Spectris Plc
SXS:LN
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Spectris develops and markets precision instruments and controls. The firm's products can be found in most industries from ultraviolet curing of printed CD coatings to sound level measurement and particle contamination detection.
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Board of Directors
John Hughes
Chairman
AppointedJune 2007 Appointed Chairman in May 2008 Committees Nomination (chairman) Relevant experience John Hughes was formerly executive vice-president and chief operating officer of defence, aerospace and electronic systems company Thales Group SA.. External appointments Executive chairman of Telecity Group plc and non-executive chairman of Just Eat plc. Non-executive director of CSG International, Inc. (a NASDAQ-listed company). Ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society.
John O’Higgins
Chief Executive
AppointedJanuary 2006 Committees Nomination Relevant experience Before joining Spectris, John O’Higgins worked for Honeywell in a number of management roles, most recently as president of automation and control solutions, Asia Pacific. John began his career as a design engineer at Daimler Benz in Stuttgart. He has engineering degrees from University College Dublin and Purdue University and an MBA from INSEAD.
Clive Watson
Group Finance Director
AppointedOctober 2006 Relevant experience Clive Watson was previously chief financial officer and executive vice president for business support at Borealis. Prior to this, he was group finance director at Thorn Lighting Group and before that group finance director Europe with Black & Decker. Clive is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Chartered Institute of Taxation. External appointments Non-executive director of Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc.
Martha Wyrsch
Non-executive Director
AppointedJune 2012 Committees Nomination, Audit and Risk Relevant experience Martha Wyrsch is executive vice president and general counsel of Sempra Energy, a company quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. Martha was formerly president of Vestas Americas, a subsidiary of Vestas Wind Systems A/S and prior to that she was president and CEO of Spectra Energy Transmission. External appointments Director of the Cristo Rey Network, a US educational foundation, San Diego Gas and Electric Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sempra Energy and of Southern California Gas Company, a publicly traded company in the USA.
Peter Chambré
Non-executive Director
AppointedAugust 2006 Committees Nomination, Remuneration, Audit and Risk Relevant experience Peter Chambré was formerly chief executive officer of Cambridge Antibody Technology Group plc and prior to that was chief operating officer of Celera Genomics Group and chief executive of Bespak plc. External appointments Chairman of 7TM Pharma A/S and immatics biotechnologies GmbH. He is a director of Cancer Research Technology Ltd, OneMed Sverige AB and Imperial Innovations Group plc.
Russell King
Non-executive Director
AppointedOctober 2010 Committees Remuneration (Chairman), Nomination, Senior Independent director Relevant experience Russell King is chairman of Hummingbird Resources Plc. He was previously chief strategy officer of Anglo American PLC and a non-executive director of Anglo Platinum Ltd. Prior to that he spent over 20 years in senior roles at ICI. External appointments Non-executive chairman of Sepura plc. Non-executive director of Aggreko plc and Interserve Plc.
Lisa Davis
Non-executive Director
AppointedApril 2014 Committees Nomination, Remuneration Relevant experience Member of the Siemens AG managing board and chair of Siemens Corporation in the US. Lisa Davis’ responsibilities include Americas, power and gas, wind power and renewables and power generation services. She was formerly executive vice president of strategy, portfolio and alternative energy, Shell International Petroleum Company.
Bill Seeger
Non-executive Director
AppointedJanuary 2015 Committees Audit and Risk (Chairman) Relevant experience Bill Seeger was formerly group finance director of GKN plc and prior to that, president and CEO of the propulsion systems and special products division of GKN, having previously been CFO in the aerospace division. He spent most of his career at TRW, latterly in senior finance roles, including as vice president, financial planning and analysis and vice president, finance, of TRW Automotive. External appointments Non-executive director and chairman of the Audit Committee of Smiths Group plc.
Ulf Quellmann
Non-executive Director
AppointedJanuary 2015 Committees Remuneration, Audit and Risk Relevant experience Ulf Quellmann is global head of treasury at Rio Tinto plc. He was previously vice president, investor relations and media relations and chief pension investment officer and assistant treasurer at Alcan Inc. Prior to that he held senior management positions at General Motors, including as senior manager, capital planning and managing director of Vauxhall Masterhire.
Roger Stephens
Head of Commercial & Company Secretary
AppointedJanuary 1997 Relevant experience Roger Stephens is responsible for legal and governance matters and capital projects across the Group. Prior to joining Spectris, Roger held commercial roles in the power and construction sectors, specialising in contract negotiation, litigation and claims resolution, IP exploitation and property development.