Babcock International Group Plc
BAB:LN
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For more than a century, Babcock has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly-skilled engineering support.
Underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, infrastructure management, and specialist training, we help customers around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets within the key market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear.
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Board of Directors
Mike Turner CBE
Chairman
Mike Turner was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 1 June 2008 and as Chairman of the Board on 1 November 2008. Since 3 May 2012 he has also been Chairman of GKN plc, where he was previously Senior Independent Director. He is a former Chief Executive of BAE Systems plc and a former Chairman of the UK Defence Industries Council (DIC). He is a member of the UK Government’s Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network and is a Non-Executive Director of Lazard Limited.
Peter Rogers CBE
Chief Executive
Peter Rogers joined the Board as Chief Operating Offi cer in June 2002 and became Chief Executive in August 2003. He is a Non-Executive Director of Galliford Try PLC and a former Director of Courtaulds PLC and Acordis BV. He has also served as a President of ADS (Aerospace Defence Security).
Franco Martinelli
Group Finance Director
Franco Martinelli was appointed Group Finance Director and Executive Director to the Board on 1 August 2014. He joined Babcock in September 2002 as Group Financial Controller. Before joining Babcock he was Group Financial Controller at Powell Duffryn plc and previous to that he held divisional and group roles at Courtaulds, James Capel and BP. Back To Top
Bill Tame
Chief Executive, International Division
Bill Tame was appointed as Chief Executive of the Group’s International division on 1 August 2014. He joined the Board as Group Finance Director in January 2002. He is a former Finance Director of Scapa Group PLC. He is a Non-Executive Director of Carclo PLC.
Kevin Thomas
Chief Executive, Support Services Division
Kevin Thomas became a Director on 1 May 2010. He joined the Group in June 2002. Before joining Babcock, he spent 12 years in facilities management, including seven years with Serco Group PLC and 15 years in local government with Merton, Surrey and Southwark Councils. Kevin is an independent Non-Executive Director of Harvey Nash Group PLC. He is a fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and a Freeman of the City of London.
Archie Bethel CBE
Chief Executive, Marine & Technology Division
Archie Bethel became a Director on 1 May 2010. He joined the Group in January 2004. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He is also President of the Society of Maritime Industries and is a Lay Member of the Court of the University of Strathclyde
John Davies
Chief Executive, Defence & Security Division
John Davies joined Babcock in 2010, following the acquisition of VT Group. He was appointed Divisional Chief Executive, Defence and Security in 2010 and joined the Group Board on 1 January 2013. John is a lawyer by background and a graduate of the University of Manchester and Chester Law College. He has worked extensively across the support services and defence sectors within Bombardier, BAE Systems and VT Group.
Sir David Omand GCB
Senior Independent Director
Sir David joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 1 April 2009, and became Senior Independent Director on 1 January 2012. He is a visiting professor in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. He left UK Government service in 2005 having served in various senior roles, including as UK Government Security and Intelligence Coordinator, Permanent Secretary of the Home Office, Director of GCHQ (the UK Signals Intelligence and Information Assurance Agency) and Deputy Under-Secretary of State for Policy in the Ministry of Defence.
Ian Duncan
ndependent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee
Ian Duncan joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in November 2010. He is a chartered accountant and is a former Group Finance Director of Royal Mail Holdings PLC. Ian is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of WANdisco plc and Bodycote plc. He has also formerly been Corporate Finance Director at British Nuclear Fuels, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President at Westinghouse Electric Company LLC in Pennsylvania, United States of America and a Non-Executive Director and the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Fiberweb plc and Mouchel Group.
Kate Swann
Independent Non-Executive Director
Kate Swann joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 1 June 2011. She is currently Group Chief Executive of SSP Group Limited. She is a former Chief Executive Offi cer of WH Smith PLC, former Managing Director of Argos and a former Managing Director of Homebase Ltd.
Anna Stewart
Independent Non-Executive Director
Anna Stewart became a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 November 2012. She is Chief Executive of Laing O’Rourke Corporation, where she was previously Group Finance and Commercial Director. Anna is a chartered surveyor.
Jeff Randall
Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
Jeff Randall joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 1 April 2014. He had a long career as a journalist and broadcaster until he stepped down as a presenter for Sky News on 31 March 2014 and as editor-at-large of The Daily Telegraph on 31 December 2013. He was business editor of the BBC between 2001 and 2005, the launch editor of Sunday Business and, for six years, was City Editor of the Sunday Times. He is a former director of Times Newspapers. He is also a Visiting Fellow of Oxford University’s Said Business School where he specialises in corporate reputation, and is an honorary professor at Nottingham University’s Business School.
Myles Lee
Independent Non-Executive Director
Myles Lee joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 1 April 2015 . He was Chief Executive Officer of CRH plc between 2009 and 2013, serving before that from 2003 as its Finance Director, having joined CRH in 1982 and served in a number of roles and management positions. Myles holds a degree in civil engineering and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Ingersoll-Rand plc which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Kevin Goodman
Group Director of Organisation & Development
Kevin Goodman joined Babcock in 2001. He was a Director of both our Defence & Security and Marine & Technology Divisions prior to his appointment to the Executive. In his present role he is responsible for Remuneration, Talent Management, Executive Development and Diversity. He is a Trustee of Babcock’s pension schemes.
Albert Dungate
Group Company Secretary and General Counsel
Albert Dungate is a solicitor. He has been Group Company Secretary and General Counsel since February 2002. He is Secretary to the Board and to the Audit and Risk, Remuneration and Nominations Committees.