Senior Plc
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Senior is an international manufacturing group providing engineered products for demanding operating environments. The company operates through two divisions: In Aerospace, it serves both the commercial aerospace and defence markets with a range of products for structures, fluid conveyance, and gas turbine engines. In Flexonics it services industrial markets with a range of products for land vehicles and industrial process control.
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Industry Aerospace & Defense
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Board of Directors
CHARLES BERRY
Chairman
Appointment to the Board: Charles Berry was appointed to the Board in March 2012 and became non-executive Chairman and Chairman of the Nominations Committee on 27 April 2012. External Appointments: Chairman of The Weir Group PLC and Drax Group plc. He is to retire from the board of Drax Group plc in April 2015. Previous Experience He was an Executive Director of Scottish Power plc from 1999 to 2005 and Chief Executive of their UK Operations between 2000 and 2005. Prior to joining Scottish Power, he was Group Development Director of Norwest Holst, a subsidiary of Compagnie General des Eaux, and held management positions within subsidiaries of Pilkington plc. He is a former non-executive director and Chairman of Eaga plc and Thus Group plc, and a former non-executive director of Impax Environmental Markets PLC and Securities Trust of Scotland plc. Qualifications BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering and MSc in Management.
David Squires
Group Chief Executive
David started his career in the Oil Industry working for Shell, however, most of his working life has been spent in the Aerospace Industry, initially with Hughes Aircraft Company (now Raytheon), then GEC-Marconi, BAE Systems and Eaton Corporation (following Eaton’s acquisition of Cobham’s FR-HiTEMP subsidiary) before re-joining Cobham in April 2009. A graduate in business management, member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply and Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. David has held senior posts in operations and procurement, business development, programme management and general management. He was Managing Director of GEC-Marconi\'s Electronic Warfare business and BAE Systems Inertial Systems business and immediately prior to joining Cobham was the Vice President and General Manager of Eaton Aerospace’s Fuel Systems Division. David Squires joined Senior plc in June 2015 as Group Chief Executive.
CELIA BAXTER
Independent Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: Celia Baxter joined the Board on 2 September 2013 and became Chair of the Remuneration Committee in December 2013. External Appointments: She is the Director of Group HR of Bunzl plc. Previous Experience: Her early HR career was with Ford Motor Company and KPMG. She has held executive HR positions with Hays plc, Enterprise Oil Plc and Tate & Lyle Plc. Qualifications: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.
ANDREW BODENHAM
Group Company Secretary
Andrew Bodenham, joined as Group Company Secretary in 2002. He acts as Secretary to the Senior plc Board and its Committees and also sits on the Group’s Treasury Committee. Qualifications: LLB (Hons) and a Chartered Secretary.
Senior Independent Non-executive Director
ANDY HAMMENT
Appointment to the Board: Andy Hamment joined the Board in April 2011 and became the Senior Independent Director in December 2013. External Appointments: He is a nonexecutive director of Chemring Group plc. Previous Experience: He was formerly Group Marketing Director of Ultra Electronics plc. He has worked in the aerospace and defence industry for most of his career, mainly in business development and management roles. He joined Dowty in 1988 as Managing Director of the Controls business and participated in the management buyout that created Ultra Electronics. Qualifications: BA (Hons) in Economics.
DEREK HARDING
Group Finance Director
He joined Senior from Wolseley plc, where he had worked for 11 years, most recently as Finance Director of Wolseley UK. Prior to this, he undertook a number of group roles including Director of Group Strategy & Investor Relations and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1998 following which he fulfilled audit and transaction services roles in the UK and USA before joining Wolseley in 2002.
GILES KERR
Independent Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: Giles Kerr joined the Board on 2 September 2013. Giles became Chairman of the Audit Committee, when David Best retired from the Board in April 2014. External Appointments: He is Director of Finance of Oxford University and is a non-executive director of BTG Plc and Victrex plc. Previous Experience: Giles held a number of positions with Amersham PLC within finance and corporate development, culminating in his role as Group Finance Director. He was formerly a Partner with Arthur Andersen & Co. Qualifications: BA (Hons) in Economics and a Chartered Accountant.
MARK E. VERNON
Independent Non-executive Director
Appointment to the Board: Mark E. Vernon joined the Board in April 2011. External Appointments: He is a director of LiqTech International, Inc. Previous Experience: He was the Group Chief Executive of Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc until his retirement in January 2014. He has had a long career in the industrial engineering industry, serving previously as Group Vice-president of Flowserve’s Flow Control Business Unit, Group Vice-president of Durco International and President of Valtek International, a global controls business. Qualifications: BSc in Chemistry.