Keller Group Plc
KLR:LN
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Keller Group is a ground engineering specialist. It prepares the ground for projects and provides solutions to ground engineering problems. The company has a global presence in Europe, North America and Australia.
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Board of Directors
Alain Michaelis
Chief Executive
A Mechanical Engineer by training, he most recently held the role of Group Operations Director of Rolls-Royce plc where he also served as a major divisional head, and he has held senior leadership positions at Tenneco, a Tier 1 automotive supplier, and at Wolseley, the building products distributor. Alain began his career as a consulting engineer at Arup.
Roy Franklin
Non-Executive Chairman
Roy was appointed to the Board in 2007 and became Chairman of the Board and the Nomination Committee in 2009. He was formerly Chief Executive of Paladin Resources plc and Group Managing Director of Clyde Petroleum plc, following various senior management posts at BP. Roy’s background in the international oil and gas sector brings with it an understanding of what it takes to operate within challenging markets. Roy is a Non-executive Director of the Australian-listed company Santos Ltd. He is also an Advisory Board Member of Kerogen Capital, a Non-executive Director of privately held Cuadrilla Resources Holdings Limited and is a member of the Supervisory Board of OMV AG. Roy has been appointed as Non-executive Director of Amec Foster Wheeler plc, the British multinational consultancy, engineering and project management company, with effect from 1 January 2016.
James Hind
Finance Director
James spent two years in the New York office of Coopers & Lybrand advising on mergers and acquisitions further to qualifying as an accountant.
Wolfgang Sondermann
Director, Global Technology & Best Practice
He was appointed Director, Global Technology & Best Practice in January 2012. In 2014, Wolfgang was appointed as Chairman of the Board of the German Geotechnical Society (DGGT), a technical and scientific society dedicated to the science and application of soil and rock as a foundation and construction material.
Ruth Cairnie
Independent Non-executive Director
A physicist by background, Ruth’s strategic and commercial experience were gained within Shell, where she held a number of senior international roles, most recently as Executive Vice President Strategy and Planning, before her retirement in 2014. Ruth is a Non-executive Director of Associated British Foods plc and Rolls-Royce Holdings plc.
Chris Girling
Independent Non-executive Director
A chartered accountant by training, Chris was formerly Group Finance Director of Carillion plc and he brings to Keller his background in a range of sectors, as well as recent and relevant financial experience. He is a Non-executive Director of Workspace Group PLC and South East Water Limited and the independent Chairman Trustee for Slaughter and May’s pension fund.
Nancy Tuor Moore
Independent Non-executive Directo
Nancy’s extensive international business experience, together with a proven record in winning and safely delivering both global and local contracts, was gained at CH2M Hill, Inc., where she held the board position of Group President and Corporate Sponsor for Sustainability before retiring in 2013. Nancy is a Non-executive Director on the board of Global Food Exchange and a member of the Board of Governors for Colorado State University.
Paul Withers
Senior Independent Director
He qualified as a chartered mechanical engineer and was Group Managing Director at BPB plc, the international building materials business, where he spent his executive career. He is a Non-executive Director of Devro plc and Premier Farnell plc.
Kerry Porritt
Group Company Secretary
She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and has over 20 years’ experience of complex and global FTSE100 companies.