Halma Plc
HLMA:LN
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Company Profile
Halma develops and sells products for use in the enhancement of public safety and for minimising hazards in the workplace. Its six business divisions cover the development and supply of visual warning systems, toxic gas and smoke detectors, electronic alarm systems and water leakage detectors.
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Sector Industrials
Industry Industrial Conglomerates
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Corporate
Board of Directors
Paul Walker
Non-executive Chairman
Paul was appointed non-executive Chairman of Halma in July 2013, having been appointed to the Board in April 2013. Paul is non-executive Chairman of Perform Group plc and WANdisco plc and a non-executive director of Experian plc and Sophos Group plc. He was CEO at the Sage Group plc from 1994 to 2010 and has previously served on the boards of Diageo plc and Mytravel Group plc. Paul qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young, having graduated from York University with an economics degree.
Paul Walker
Chief Executive
Andrew was appointed Chief Executive of Halma plc in February 2005. He was promoted to Director of the Halma plc Board in 2004. Andrew joined the Halma Executive Board in 2002 as Divisional Chief Executive after joining Halma in 1994 as Manufacturing Director of Reten Acoustics (now HWM-Water), where he became Managing Director in 1997. He is a Chartered Engineer and a production engineering graduate of Birmingham University. He attended the Advanced Management Program at Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania in 2004. Andrew is a non-executive director of Capita plc.
Kevin Thompson
Finance Director
Kevin was appointed to the Halma plc Board in 1998. He became Group Finance Director in 1997 after joining the Halma Executive Board as Finance Director in 1995. Kevin joined Halma as Group Financial Controller in 1987. Kevin qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse and is an economics and accounting graduate of Bristol University. He attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2007.
Adam Meyers
Sector Chief Executive, Medical
Adam joined the Halma plc Board in April 2008 and is Chief Executive of the Medical sector. He became a member of the Halma Executive Board in 2003 as Divisional Chief Executive, having joined Halma in 1996 as President of Bio-Chem Valve. Adam gained his MBA from Harvard Business School and is a systems engineering graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
Jane Aikman
Non-executive Director
Jane was appointed a nonexecutive Director of Halma in August 2007. She is Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Phoenix IT Group plc. Previously Jane was Finance Director of Infinis Energy Limited, Wilson Bowden Plc and Pressac plc. She spent three years as an internal audit manager with GEC Alsthom and five years in East Asia with Asia Pulp and Paper Co Limited. Jane qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young and has a degree in civil engineering from Birmingham Universi
Daniela Barone Soares
Non-executive Director
Daniela was appointed a non-executive Director of Halma in November 2011. She is also a non-executive Director of Evora S.A. in Brazil and sits on the advisory board of a number of non-listed, social sector organisations in the UK and Brazil. Daniela is a member of the UK National Advisory Board, which advises the G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce. She was Chief Executive Officer of Impetus – The Private Equity Foundation from 2006 to 2015 and previously held senior roles at Save the Children, BancBoston Capital, Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. (New York) and Citibank, N.A. (Brazil). Daniela has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSc in economics from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil.
Tony Rice
Senior Independent Director
Tony was appointed a non-executive Director of Halma in August 2014. He is the Senior Independent Director and remuneration committee Chairman of Spirit Pub Company plc. Tony was formerly chief executive officer of Cable & Wireless Communications plc. Earlier in his career, Tony was CEO of Tunstall Plc and held a number of senior roles in BAE Systems plc (including British Aerospace). Tony has a BA in Business Studies from City of London College, an MBA from Cranfield School of Management and is a member of both the Association of Corporate Treasurers and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
Roy Twite
Company Secretary
Carol was appointed Company Secretary of Halma plc in 1998. She joined Halma in 1995 as Group Finance Manager having spent three years with English China Clays plc. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen and is a mathematics graduate of Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, Virginia. Carol is a non-executive director of Renishaw plc where she chairs the Audit Committee.