Board Information

DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The Board comprises the following persons:

Non-executive Directors:

Timothy Stuart Ross, Non-executive Chairman
Tim read law at Oxford University and qualified as a solicitor, working in the City of London and as a company legal adviser, before attending London Business School and moving into general management. Previously a Main Board Director of George Wimpey plc, he is currently Chairman of Hargreaves Services plc, and a non-executive director of May Gurney Integrated Services plc, in addition to board positions with a number of private or venture capital-backed companies.

David Shearer, Senior Independent non-executive Director
Appointed to the Board in February 2007. David a qualified Chartered Accountant is an experienced corporate financier, board level strategic adviser and business manager with both UK and International experience. He was previously Senior Partner for Scotland & Northern Ireland and a UK Executive board member of Deloitte LLP. He is Deputy Chairman of Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust plc, Senior Independent Director of Renold plc, STV Group plc plc and Martin Currie (Holdings) Limited and a non-executive director of Mithras Investment Trust plc. He was previously a director of City Inn Limited where he led the financial restructuring of that business prior to its sale to Blackstone, Chairman of Crest Nicholson plc where he stood down after successfully completing a financial restructuring, a non-executive director of Scottish Financial Enterprise and a Governor of the Glasgow School of Art. He also served one term ending in early 2007 as a non-executive director of HBOS plc.

David Gray, Non-executive Director
David Gray joined the Board in July 2009. Previously a partner with KMG Thomson McLintock (now KPMG), he spent six years as managing director of Caledonian Paper plc, was finance director at Scottish Hydro Electric plc and business development director at Scottish and Southern Energy plc. More recently, he was an executive director at DTZ Holdings plc. He is currently a director of Scottish Water and was previously a non-executive at F&C Asset Management plc. He is a member of Court at the University of Strathclyde.

Executive Directors:

Alex McLeod, Chief Executive
The Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Alex McLeod as Chief Executive with effect from 1st November. He has spent the majority of his career with BPB plc, now part of Saint Gobain the world leader in the supply of plasterboard and gypsum plasters and a major supplier of insualtion, ceiling tiles and related products.

Originally qualifying as an accountant and holding a number of senior financial positions with BPB, he subsequently moved into general management. Until recetly he was Managing Director of St Gobain's glasswool manufacturing operation in Cheshire, one of only two manufacturing competitors of Superglass in the UK. Over a five year period he led that business to record levels of profitability and return on investment.

Tony Kirkbright, Finance Director
Tony joined Encon in 1986 as Group Accountant from the Celcon Group Plc based in Leeds where he was a cost accountant of a division of that company. On joining Encon, Tony took responsibility for implementing the financial and commercial systems required for Superglass Insulation to operate as a stand alone entity when it was formed in 1987.

He was appointed as Finance Director of Superglass Insulation in September 1990 and has since been involved in all aspects of the management of the business. As Finance Director Tony has also been responsible for the finances of the European subsidiaries of Encon in France and Germany which have since been sold. Tony is a qualified accountant.

Senior Managers:

The principal functions, management expertise and experience of each member of the Senior Managers (who are not main board Directors) as at the date of this document are set out below:

Micheal Beard, Sales & Marketing Director
Michael Beard joined Superglass in 2000 having previously been National Sales Manager of Charcon, a division of Aggregate Industries. Michael has spent the last 25 years in the sales management sector of the construction materials industry, starting his career with Steetley Construction Materials before moving to English China Clays and Bradstone. Michael undertook various senior management roles in these businesses with the emphasis on key account management, developing strong contacts at a senior level in all sectors of the supply chain.

David Cairns MBA, Process & Engineering Director
David joined Superglass in 1989 as an Engineering Shift Craftsman having served his apprenticeship with United Glass Containers in Alloa. He was promoted to Engineering Manager in 1991 and then to Works Manager in 1999.

David holds a Masters degree in Business Administration.

John Ivinson, Operations Director
John joined the senior management team in May 2010 with a strong background in manufacturing and leadership. As a graduate of St Andrews University in 1983, John spent his early years with Courtaulds in Newcastle before being promoted to Factory Manager in their newly transformed flagship Performance Coatings facility. This was followed by ten years with Akzo Nobel Chemicals in Fife, Scotland, first as Site Operations Manager and then as Managing Director.