Harland & Wolff Group Holdings plc
HARL:LN
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Harland & Wolff Group Holdings (AIM: HARL) is a multisite fabrication company, operating in the maritime and offshore industry through five markets: commercial, cruise and ferry, defence, oil & gas and renewables and six services: technical services, fabrication and construction, decommissioning, repair and maintenance, in-service support and conversion.
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Industry Aerospace & Defense
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Board of Directors
John Wood
Chief Executive Officer
John has enjoyed a distinguished career within the Oil and Gas sector, holding senior posts with BAE Systems, and was more recently the Global Head of Oil and Gas with Aurecon, a global engineering and advisory firm. He has successfully undertaken projects in Australia, the USA, Africa, Europe and the UK, building up extensive experience delivering pre-FEED and FEED (Front End Engineering Design), FID (Final Investment Decision) and EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contracts involving storage and infrastructure developments. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer at InfraStrata plc, John worked as a consultant for the company, and was closely involved in negotiating and agreeing FEED contracts for the Islandmagee gas storage facility with Costain, DEEP KBB and WSP, as well as the appointment of Evan Passaris (Atkins) as a specialist in salt cavern gas storage. During that time, John managed all FEED related activities on behalf of the company. He is a well-known and a highly respected industry professional and has extensive experience of working within maritime and offshore engineering.
Malcolm Groat
Chairman
Malcolm has worked for many years as a consultant to companies in technology, natural resources and general commerce. Following an early career with PWC in London, he held CFO, COO, and CEO roles in established corporations including the construction firm now called Arcadis. Since 2004 Malcolm has served in non-executive director or chairman positions, today including Baronsmead Second Venture Trust PLC and Tomco Energy PLC. Malcolm is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He holds university degrees from St Andrews (MA) and Warwick (MBA).
Arun Raman
Chief Finance Officer
Arun has spent the past 20 years within the commodities and infrastructure sector. While at Star Energy Group plc (now known as Petronas Energy Trading Ltd.), he was responsible for commercialising its 10BCF Humbly Grove Underground Gas Storage Project, including the negotiation and commercial delivery of the Gas Storage Agreement with Vitol SA as the capacity offtake client. He also negotiated and executed agreements with the National Grid in relation to physical gas flows between the Humbly Grove gas storage facility and the National Transmission System. On the trading side, Arun set up trading desks for natural gas, power and carbon emissions for the group. Following on from there, Arun was hired by Vitol Services Ltd. in London where he was actively trading carbon emissions and other commodities. He specialises in commercial negotiations and monetising assets underpinned by commodity flows as well as trading of commodities around such assets. Arun is a qualified Chartered Accountant having completed his training with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Citibank N.A. in India. He has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for the last 17 years post qualification, and also holds the designation of Certified Internal Auditor awarded to him by the Institute of Internal Auditors, Florida, USA.
Sir Jonathon Band
Non-Executive Director
Sir Jonathon Band is a former First Sea Lord & Chief of Naval Staff of the Royal Navy during which period he created a new innovative Command Structure in addition to promoting the need for maritime investment and security. Sir Jonathon has also worked very closely with industry to promote and implement the Defence Industrial Strategy, a UK government policy focused on the efficient allocation of military equipment and resources to the UK armed forces. Prior to his role as First Sea Lord, Sir Jonathon was Commander in Chief Fleet during which time, as Chief Operating Officer, he was responsible for the operational capability and deployment of the Navy’s front line. Sir Jonathon is highly respected for his time spent in supporting foreign and defence policies and for his crucial role in negotiating and building coalitions across NATO allies and Middle Eastern partners. Following his retirement from the Royal Navy, Sir Jonathon has held numerous non-executive positions at Lockheed Martin UK, Babcock International Group, National Museum of the Royal Navy and Survitec Group Ltd. Sir Jonathon is currently a Non-Executive Director of Carnival Corporation, the NYSE & LSE listed global cruise operator.
Katya Zotova
Non-Executive Director
Katya has 25 years’ experience in strategy and business development, investment banking and private equity. Between 2014 and 2020, she was Non-Executive Director for Vedanta Resources plc, a globally diversified natural resources company with revenues of more than $10 billion. She currently acts as an adviser at Antler, a global early-stage venture capital fund. Until recently, Katya was Managing Director at Mizuho International PLC, a major financial services company and previously held positions as Principal at LetterOne Energy LLP, Principal at Pamplona Capital LLP, Head of International Acquisitions and Divestments at Citigroup plc and various Strategy and M&A roles at Shell PLC. Katya holds an MBA from Rotterdam School of Management and completed an Executive program in Disruptive Innovation from Harvard Business School.