Spirax Group
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Spirax is a leading provider of steam and industrial fluid control solutions and a world leader in the peristaltic pumps business. These pumps can be used in industries such as biotechnology and waste and water processing.
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Bill Whiteley
Chairman
Appointed to the Board July 2002. Appointed Chairman in June 2009 Areas of experience Senior management, engineering, international Background Until his retirement in 2008, Bill Whiteley was Chief Executive of Rotork plc, where he had been a Director since 1984. Bill has been awarded an honorary Doctorate of Engineering by the University of Bath. External appointments Chairman of Brammer plc and Hill & Smith Holdings PLC.
Nick Anderson
Group Chief Executive
Appointed to the Board March 2012. Appointed Chief Operating Officer in August 2013 and Group Chief Executive in January 2014 Areas of experience International, operational, industrial, sales and marketing, engineering Background Before joining the Group in 2011 as Director EMEA, Nick Anderson was Vice-President of John Crane Asia Pacific (part of Smiths Group plc), based in Singapore, and President of John Crane Latin America, based in the USA. Previously, Nick held senior positions with Alcoa Aluminio in Argentina and the Foseco Minsep Group plc in Brazil.
Neil Daws
Executive Director EMEA
Committees Risk Management Appointed to the Board June 2003 Areas of experience Manufacturing, engineering, product development, sales, broad operational experience Background Neil Daws joined the Group in 1978 and held positions in production and design engineering prior to being named as UK Supply Director. Following this Neil has held responsibility for Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Group’s Supply operations, including the Group’s health, safety and environmental matters.
David Meredith
Finance Director
Committees Risk Management Appointed to the Board June 1992 Areas of experience Finance and accounting, engineering, international, pensions Background Before joining the Group in 1988 as Group Accountant, David Meredith trained as an accountant with Redman Heenan International, a specialist engineering group, and was appointed Accountant at their Heenan Drives Ltd subsidiary. David later joined English & American Reinsurance Company where he held finance positions.
Jamie Pike
Independent Non-Executive Director & Senior Independent Director
Committees Audit, Nomination, Remuneration Appointed to the Board May 2014 Areas of experience Senior management, engineering, international Background Jamie Pike joined Burmah Castrol in 1991 and was Chief Executive of Burmah Castrol Chemicals before leading the Foseco buy-out in 2001 and its subsequent flotation in 2005. Prior to joining Burmah, he was a partner at Bain & Company. Jamie was educated at Oxford, holds an MBA from INSEAD and is a Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. External appointments Chairman of Lafarge Tarmac Limited, Tyman plc and RPC Group.
Krishnamurthy Rajagopal
Independent Non-Executive Director
Committees Audit, Nomination, Remuneration (Chairman) Appointed to the Board February 2009 Areas of experience Remuneration, engineering, senior management, operations Background On completing his Doctorate in 1980, Krishnamurthy Rajagopal held senior positions in BOC Group plc prior to being named Chief Executive of BOC Edwards and Executive Director of the BOC Group plc, before retiring in 2006. He was previously a Non-Executive Director of FSI International Inc., Foseco Ltd and Dyson Group plc. External appointments Chairman of UMI3 Ltd and HHV Pumps Ltd. Non-Executive Director of WS Atkins plc, Bodycote plc, e2v technologies plc and Porvair plc.
Trudy Schoolenberg
Independent Non-Executive Director
Committees Audit, Nomination, Remuneration Appointed to the Board August 2012 Areas of experience Engineering, product development, oil and petrochemical Background Prior to her current position at AkzoNobel, Trudy Schoolenberg served as Vice-President of Global Research & Development at Wärtsilä Oy. Trudy previously held senior management positions with Royal Dutch Shell plc and was Head of Strategy for Shell Chemicals. External appointments Director of Integrated Supply Chain and Research, Development and Innovation, Decorative Paints Division of AkzoNobel. Non Executive Director of COVA and Low & Bonar PLC.
Clive Watson
Independent Non-Executive Director
Committees Audit (Chairman), Nomination, Remuneration Appointed to the Board July 2009 Areas of experience Finance, tax and treasury, engineering Background Clive Watson held several tax and finance roles before joining Black & Decker in 1988 as Director of Tax and Treasury Europe. He was later appointed Vice-President of Business Planning and Analysis in the USA. Clive then joined Thorn Lighting as Group Finance Director before working for Borealis as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice-President of Business Support. External appointments Executive Director and Group Finance Director of Spectris plc.
Jay Whalen
Executive Director Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group
Committees Risk Management Appointed to the Board March 2012 Areas of experience Sales and marketing, engineering, international business development Background Jay Whalen joined the Group in 1991 as President of Watson-Marlow Inc. in the USA. He was named Sales and Marketing Director of the global Watson-Marlow pump business in 2002 and in 2010 was appointed to his current Group position of President, Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group. Prior to joining Watson-Marlow, Jay was Vice-President Operations for Harvard Bioscience, Inc.