Diploma Plc
DPLM:LN
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Company Profile
DIPLOMA - Diploma is a leading British-based business supplying specialised technical products and services. It operates globally in three sectors: Life sciences, where it supplies consumables, instrumentation and related services to the healthcare and environmental industries; Seals, where it supplies seals, gaskets, filters, cylinders, components and kits for heavy mobile machinery and industrial equipment and controls; where it supplies specialised wiring, connectors, fasteners and control devices for technically demanding applications.
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Sector Industrials
Industry Industrial Equipment Distributors
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Board of Directors
John Nicholas
Non-Executive Chairma
Chartered Certified Accountant with a Masters degree in Business Administration from Kingston University. John has a wealth of business and commercial experience and spent much of his early career in technology-focused international manufacturing and service companies involved in analytical instruments, fire protection and food processing. He has been Group Finance Director of Kidde plc (on its demerger from Williams Holdings) and of Tate & Lyle PLC. John was a member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel.
John Rennocks
Non-Executive Chairman
ohn is a Chartered Accountant with over 41 years of experience in commerce and industry, including nearly 20 years as the Finance Director of FTSE 100 companies. He has been a Non‑Executive Director of many companies, including as Chairman of six other public or private companies across several industrial or support service sectors.
Bruce Thompson
Chief Executive Office
Bruce started his career in the automotive industry, first as a design engineer and then in product marketing. He then spent three years in international marketing with a construction materials company, developing new markets in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Prior to joining Diploma, he was a Director with Arthur D Little Inc., the technology and management consulting firm, initially in the UK and then as Director of the firm’s Technology Management Practice based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Nigel Lingwood
Group Finance Director
Prior to joining the Company, Nigel was the Group Financial Controller at Unigate PLC where he gained experience of working in a large multi‑national environment and on a number of large corporate transactions. Nigel qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse, London.
Marie-Louise Clayton
Non-Executive Director
: Marie‑Louise is a Chartered Certified Accountant with some 30 years\' experience in commerce and industry, who has held senior positions in Alstom (formerly, Alsthom GEC) and was previously Group Finance Director of Venture Production PLC. She has also been a non‑Executive Director of Forth Ports PLC and Ocean Rig ASA.
Iain Henderson
Chief Operating Officer
Iain qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant and began his career in the food industry, progressing to be an operations general manager with H J Heinz. Since 1988, Iain has specialised in the acquisition and development of small to medium sized enterprises within group structures. This was firstly within the privately owned Bricom MBO, where he ran ANC Holdings and from 1994 in a public company environment as a Director of Glenchewton plc.
Charles Packshaw
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Charles is Head of UK Advisory and Managing Director in HSBC’s global banking business. Over 30 years of City experience, including 18 years at Lazard in London, where he was Head of Corporate Finance, prior to joining HSBC in 2002. Charles has been a non-Executive Director of two listed companies and he is also a Chartered Engineer.
Andrew Smit
Non-Executive Director
Andrew is currently Managing Director, Severn Trent Business Services having previously been an Executive Director of Severn Trent Plc, responsible for Water Services and Group HR Director. Previously Andrew was Group HR Director and member of the board of The Boots Company PLC. Andrew has also worked in the UK and overseas with global businesses including BP, Mars and Pepsi, in engineering and operational management roles.
Anne Thorburn
Non-Executive Director (appointed 7 September 2015)
Anne is currently Chief Financial Officer at Exova Group plc and previously served as Group Finance Director at British Polythene Industries PLC. Anne has many years of experience at Board level in listed international groups and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland.