HomeServe Plc
HSV:LN
Overview
Company Profile
Making home repairs and improvements easy
Classification
Sector Consumer Discretionary
Industry Personal Services
Financials
Corporate
Board of Directors
JM Barry Gibson
Chairman
Appointed to the Board in April 2004 and appointed as Chairman on 1 April 2010 following a year as Senior Non-Executive Director. Also Senior Independent Director of bwin.party digital entertainment plc. Previously Group Retailing Director at BAA plc, Group Chief Executive of Littlewoods plc and Non-Executive Director of Somerfield plc, National Express plc, William Hill plc, SSP Group Ltd and Non-Executive Chairman of Harding Brothers Holdings Ltd.
Richard Harpin
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HomeServe which was set up in 1993 as a joint venture with South Staffordshire Group. Appointed to the Board in May 2001. Previously a brand manager with Procter & Gamble, followed by management consultancy with Deloitte and his own company.
Mark Morris
Senior Independent Director
Appointed to the Board in February 2009 and as Senior Independent Director on 1 April 2015. Previously in audit, business advisory and corporate finance with Price Waterhouse before joining Sytner Group plc as Finance Director, later becoming Managing Director. Currently a Non-Executive Director of LSL Property Services plc and Chairman of Motorpoint Ltd.
Martin Bennett
Chief Executive Officer UK
Appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the UK business in January 2014, following two years as Group Chief Operating Officer and three years as Group Chief Financial Officer. Previously Finance Director of the UK business, having been Finance Director of the Warranties business and Commercial Director. Prior to joining HomeServe in 2003, he spent three years as Group Finance Director of Clarity Group and ten years at Arthur Andersen where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
Johnathan Ford
Chief Financial Officer
Appointed as Chief Financial Officer in September 2012. Also a Non-Executive Director of Lakehouse plc where he chairs the Audit Committee. Previously the Group Finance Director of NWF Group plc, an AIM-listed specialist agricultural and distribution group. Prior to joining NWF in March 2009, he spent four years at HomeServe, firstly as Group Commercial Director and later as Finance Director of the Emergency Services Division. Before joining HomeServe he was Head of Corporate Finance at Kidde plc.
Stella David
Chief Executive Officer of William Grant & Sons
Appointed to the Board in November 2010. Currently Chief Executive Officer of William Grant & Sons having joined them in 2009 following more than fifteen years with Bacardi Ltd where she undertook a number of roles culminating in four years as Global Chief Marketing Officer. Currently a Non-Executive Director of C&J Clark Limited, she also spent seven years as a Non-Executive Director at Nationwide Building Society.
Ben Mingay
Non-Executive Director
Appointed as a Non-Executive Director in January 2012. Currently Managing Partner of Smith Square Partners, an independent corporate finance advisory firm. He has more that 20 years experience as a corporate finance adviser and, prior to co-founding Smith Square Partners, he was a Managing Director of Hawkpoint Partners Limited and Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe). He is also a Non-Executive Director of AIM-listed Alternative Networks plc.
Anna Maughan
Company Secretary
Appointed Company Secretary in July 2008 following twelve years as Assistant Company Secretary. Also a Trustee of, and Secretary to, the industry wide Water Companies Pension Scheme.