Howden Joinery Group Plc
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The company (formerly called Galiform) came into existence in October 2006 after MFI Furniture Group sold its retail business and changed its name. The group is now focussed on its Howdens business. Howden Joinery sells kitchens and joinery products to the building trade.
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Board of Directors
Will Samuel
Non-executive Chairman
Will was appointed a non-executive director in July 2006 and became Chairman in October 2006. He is Chairman of TSB Bank Plc, and Chairman of Ecclesiastical Insurance Group plc. Prior to this he was a Senior Advisor to Lazard & Co, Senior Adviser to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA, formerly the Financial Services Authority), director of Schroders plc, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Schroder Salomon Smith Barney (a division of Citigroup Inc) and Vice Chairman, European Investment Bank of Citigroup Inc, Chairman of H P Bulmer plc, Deputy Chairman of Inchcape plc, a non-executive director of the Edinburgh Investment Trust plc and on the Board of Trustees and Honorary Treasurer of International Alert. He is a Chartered Accountant.
Matthew Ingle
Chief Executive Officer
Matthew was appointed Chief Executive in October 2005. He set up Howden Joinery in 1995 and has been responsible for its growth into a successful business today. Prior to joining the Company he had been Managing Director of the Magnet Trade operation. He was elected to the Board of the Company in 1998.
Mark Robson
Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer
Mark was appointed Deputy Chief Executive in May 2014, having joined the Board in April 2005 as Chief Financial Officer. Mark spent the previous six years as Group Finance Director at Delta plc. Prior to this, he had held a number of senior financial positions with ICI between 1985 and 1998. He is a Chartered Accountant and qualified with Price Waterhouse.
Mark Allen
Non executive director
Mark was appointed non-executive director in May 2011. He is CEO of Dairy Crest Group plc. After a brief period at Shell between 1986-1991, Mark joined Dairy Crest in 1991 as a general manager and, after being promoted through a variety of roles including Sales & Operations Director and two divisional Managing Director roles, he was appointed to Dairy Crest\'s main Board in 2002, becoming Chief Executive in 2006. He is a Trustee for The Prince\'s Countryside Fund and a non-executive director of Dairy UK. He is also a Director for The GLF Schools Board.
Geoff Drabble
Non Executive director
Geoff was appointed non-executive director in July 2015. He is the current Chief Executive Officer of Ashtead Group Plc, the FTSE100 international equipment rental company. He was appointed as chief executive in January 2007, having served as chief executive designate from October 2006 and as a non-executive director since April 2005. Geoff was previously an executive director of The Laird Group plc where he was responsible for its Building Products division. Prior to joining The Laird Group, he held a number of senior management positions at Black & Decker.
Tiffany Hall
Non Executive director
Tiffany was appointed a non-executive director in May 2010. Currently Managing Director at BUPA Home Healthcare, Tiffany was previously UK Marketing Director at BUPA and Head of Marketing at British Airways. She was also Chairman of Airmiles and BA Holidays. Prior to that, she held various positions at British Airways including Head of Global Sales and Distribution and Head of UK Sales and Marketing. Tiffany was previously a non-executive director of Think London.
Richard Pennycook
Non Executive director
Richard is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has been a public company Director for over 20 years. He is currently the Group Chief Executive of The Co-operative Group, having previously been the Group Finance Director. He is the Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Persimmon plc and Non-Executive Chairman of The Hut Group Limited. His previous Finance Director roles include Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC, RAC Group plc, H P Bulmer Holdings plc, Laura Ashley Holdings plc and J D Wetherspoon plc. Richard\'s other past roles include President of Allders International North America, Chief Executive Officer of Welcome Break Holdings Ltd and a Non-Executive Director of Richer Sounds plc.