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A chartered accountant, John spent his career until May 2011 with global professional services firm Deloitte. John joined the firm in 1980, serving in various roles of increasing responsibility. During his time at Deloitte, he held a wide range of senior leadership positions in the United Kingdom and internationally. He was Global Chairman between 2007 and 2011 and Global Managing Director from 2003 to 2007. He was Senior Partner and CEO of the UK Partnership from 1999 until his retirement from the Partnership in 2011. John is chairman of G4S plc and also of a number of private companies. Beyond commercial business roles, John is on the Board of Governors of London Business School, is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity and a member of the CBI President’s Advisory Council.

Prior to joining Amec Foster Wheeler, Samir was a member of the group executive committee of ABB Ltd., Switzerland, Head of the Power Systems Division and Chairman of ABB Lummus Global, ABB’s international projects and services business. Samir holds an engineering degree, a Master of Science in Thermal Technology from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, and completed the YMP Program at INSEAD in France in 1991. In 2000 he also completed a senior executive programme in Stanford, US and in 2015 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Cranfield University.

Ian qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in 1984. His early career was spent in the brewing industry. Between 1985 and 1995 he held various positions with the Foster’s Brewing Group, including General Manager, Strategy. He was Finance & Strategy Director of the Inntrepreneur Pub Company Limited from 1995 to 1998 and then served at Scottish & Newcastle plc from 1998 to 2008, first as Finance Director of Scottish Courage and later as Group Finance Director of Scottish & Newcastle plc. Ian holds a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Bristol.