Smiths Group Plc
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Engineer Smiths' activities are split between aerospace instruments, which include a heavy defence element, medical equipment and heavy industrial seals. Its aeronautics branch manufactures aircraft components and navigation systems, which includes surveillance equipment for the military.
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Sir George Buckley
Chairman
Sir George Buckley joined the Board on 1 August 2013 as a non-executive director and Deputy Chairman and was appointed as its Chairman on 19 November 2013. A citizen of both the UK and US, Sir George has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. Strengths and experience Sir George retired in 2012 as Chairman and CEO of 3M, the US-based global technology company and Dow Jones 30 component, after a long and successful business career spent mainly in the United States. He was previously Chairman and CEO of Brunswick Corporation and Chief Technology Officer at Emerson Electric Company. He currently holds a number of non-executive positions at major international companies, as well as chairmanships of two fund-management and private equity groups. Sir George’s expertise in engineering and innovation, combined with his extensive experience of multi-industry businesses that operate in global markets, are of huge benefit to Smiths.
Andrew Reynolds Smith
Chief Executive
Andrew was previously Chief Executive, Automotive and Metallurgy at GKN plc, and a member of the Board. He previously held a number of senior positions across the company’s automotive businesses. In his earlier career, he held various general management and functional positions at Ingersoll Rand, Siebe plc (now Invensys plc) and Delphi Automotive Systems. He is a former Chairman of the CBI Manufacturing Council and a former member of the Ministerial Advisory Group for Manufacturing. External appointments
Chris O’Shea
Finance Director
Chris is British with an MBA from Duke University. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant with a finance degree from the University of Glasgow. He joined Smiths Group as Finance Director on 18 September 2015.
Bruno Angelici
Non-executive director
Bruno Angelici is French with a MBA (Kellogg School of Management) and Business and Law degrees from Reims. He was appointed to the Board of Smiths Group in 2010. Bruno’s career includes senior management roles in pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Bruno retired from AstraZeneca in 2010 as Executive Vice President, International after a 20-year career. He was responsible for Europe, Japan, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa and originally joined as President of ICI Pharma France. Prior to this, he was at Baxter, a US-based global supplier of medical devices. He has extensive international experience, including in the US, and brings a deep understanding to the Group of the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.
David Challen, CBE
Senior Independent Director
David Challen CBE was appointed to the Board in 2004. He is British with a BA in Mathematics, a BSc in Natural Science – Physics and an MBA from Harvard. David had a long and distinguished career in investment banking. He is a former Chairman of J Henry Schroder & Co, where he spent most of his professional career. He was the first chairman of the Financial Services Practitioner Panel set up under the act which created the Financial Services Authority (the predecessor to the Financial Conduct Authority). He has an in-depth understanding of capital markets and provides valuable support to the Group on key financial matters. Committee membership
Tanya Fratto
Non-executive director
Tanya Fratto was appointed to the Board in 2012. An American, she is a qualified electrical engineer with a BSc in Electrical Engineering. Strengths and experience Tanya was CEO of Diamond Innovations Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of super-abrasive products for the material removal industry, until 2010. Before that she enjoyed a successful 20-year career with GE. She held a number of senior positions in product management, operations, Six Sigma and supply chain management. Tanya provides Smiths with wide experience in product innovation and sales and marketing in a range of sectors.
Anne Quinn, CBE
Non-executive director
Anne Quinn was appointed to the Board in 2009. She is from New Zealand and has a BCom and MSc in Management Science. Strengths and experience Anne spent her early career with NZ Forest Products Limited and the US management consulting company, Resource Planning Associates. She has extensive overseas experience in the oil and gas sector, having enjoyed a successful 25-year career with Standard Oil of Ohio and BP. She held a number of executive positions including Group Vice President in the US, Belgium, Colombia and the UK. Following her career with BP, Anne was managing director of Riverstone LLP, an energy private equity group. Anne’s experience is a great benefit to the Group in its development of new geographic markets and its exposure to the oil and gas sector.
Bill Seeger
Non-executive director
Bill Seeger was appointed to the Board in May 2014. He is a US citizen with a BA in Economics and an MBA, both from UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles). Strengths and experience Bill joined GKN plc, the global engineering company, in 2003 as Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Aerospace. In 2007 he became a member of the Executive Committee as President and Chief Executive Propulsion Systems and Special Products before being appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director the same year. Bill retired as the Finance Director of GKN in 2014. He previously held a number of senior finance posts during a 28-year career with TRW, the US-based automotive and aerospace group. His long career in finance in the engineering sector and in-depth knowledge of global markets, contracting and strategy execution greatly benefits Smiths.
Sir Kevin Tebbit, KCB, CMG
Non-executive director
Sir Kevin Tebbit was appointed to the Board in June 2006. Sir Kevin is British and has a BA in History. Strengths and experience Sir Kevin held policy management and finance posts in the MoD, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and NATO. These included three years’ service in Washington as Defence and European Counsellor at the British Embassy before becoming Director of GCHQ and finally Permanent Under Secretary at the Ministry of Defence from 1998 to 2005. Sir Kevin’s career as a former senior British civil servant provides Smiths with considerable experience in the defence sector and in government relations issues.