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RPC:LN

RPC Group Plc

RPC:LN

Overview

Company Profile

RPC is a supplier of rigid plastic packaging, with operations throughout Europe and one in the USA. Its product range comprises all forms of rigid packaging, namely injection moulded packs, thermoformed packs, sheet and extrusion blow-moulded packs, as well as injection-blown and injection-stretch-blown packs. The business, which comprises 51 manufacturing sites and 6 separate distribution and sales centres, converts polymer granules into finished packaging product by a combination of moulding and assembly processes, with certain products undergoing additional value-adding decorating processes such as printing or label application.

Classification

Financials

Corporate

Board of Directors

Drs P R M Vervaat

Chief Executive

Joined RPC: Joined as Finance Director on 1 November 2007 Appointed Chief Executive effective from 1 May 2013. . Experience:. Joined Dutch metals producer, Hoogovens Groep in 1987 and held various finance positions in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. Joined Dutch ship propulsion producer Lips Group as Chief Financial Officer in 1996. In 1999 returned to Hoogovens Groep (acquired by Corus) and in 2004 became divisional Finance Director of the £3bn turnover Corus Distribution and Building Systems Division. Also chaired the Supervisory Board of a Norwegian joint venture, Norsk Stal, during this time. Appointed as non-executive director Avon Rubber Plc. on 1 March 2015..

S J Kesterton

Group Finance Director

Joined RPC: Joined as Group Finance Director designate on 1 April 2013 Appointed Group Finance Director from 1 May 2013 . . Experience: Career in finance began in the engineering and manufacturing industry in the 1990’s and developed into leading financial roles in British Federal and the European business of automotive supplier Collins & Aikman Inc. In 2006 appointed Chief Financial Officer of IAC Group Europe headquartered in Düsseldorf, and in 2011 as Chief Strategic Officer, European CFO and Director of IAC Group Global until August 2012. IAC Group is an international, multi-billion dollar, leading tier 1 supplier of automotive components and systems.

J R P Pike

Non-executive Chairman

Committees: Nomination (Chairman) Joined RPC: Appointed as non-executive Chairman on 23 July 2008. . Experience:. Joined Burmah Castrol in 1991. Rose to Chief Executive of Burmah Castrol Chemicals before leading the buy-out of Foseco in 2001 and its subsequent flotation in 2005. Chief Executive of Foseco plc until it was acquired in April 2008. Previously a non-executive director of RMC Group plc, Kelda Group plc and the Defence Support Group and Chairman of a US plastics recycling business, MBA Polymers Inc. Currently non-executive Chairman of Tyman plc and Chairman of Lafarge Tarmac Holdings Limited, a UK construction materials joint venture between Lafarge and Anglo American. Appointed as a non-executive director of Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc with effect from 1 May 2014 and Senior Independent Director from 20 May 2014.. .

S Rojahn

Independent Non-executive Director

. Committees: Remuneration (Chairman) Nomination Audit. Joined RPC: Appointed as an independent non‑executive director on 25 January 2006. Retiring as a director on 15 July 2015.. . Experience:. Held various engineering, technical, operational and managerial roles with the Bosch Group from 1978 to 2001 culminating in a position on the Board of Management. Joined Dürr AG in 2002 becoming Chairman of the Board of Management from 2003 to 2005. In 2006 became Chairman of the Board of Management of Wittur Holding GmbH, a global supplier of components to manufacturers of elevators until he retired on 31 March 2012. Currently on the Supervisory Board of Brabant Alucast International BV. Will retire from the Board of RPC Group Plc at the AGM on 15 July 2015..

M G Towers

Senior Independent Director

Committees: Audit (Chairman) Remuneration Nomination. Joined RPC: Appointed as an independent non-executive director on 1 April 2009. Senior Independent Director from 1 April 2012.. . Experience:. Appointed Group Finance Director of McCarthy & Stone plc in 1990. Subsequently, Group Finance Director of The Spring Ram Corporation plc, Allied Textile Companies plc and Yorkshire Group plc. Group Finance Director of Kelda Group plc from 2003 until its takeover in February 2008. Non executive director of Homestyle Group Plc from 2004 to 2006 becoming audit committee Chairman and Senior Independent Director. Appointed non-executive director of Spice plc in June 2009 and subsequently as Chief Executive until business sold in December 2010. Currently Chairman of the audit committee of KCOM Group PLC until he retires from its Board on 31 July 2015. Chairman of the audit committee and Senior Independent Director of Tyman plc.and Norcros plc.. ..

Drs I Haaijer

Independent Non-executive Director (until 13 May 2015)

Committees: Nomination Remuneration Audit. Joined RPC: Appointed as an independent non‑executive director on 30 May 2012. Retired from the Board on 13 May 2015.. . Experience:. Began international career in product development and marketing before becoming a management consultant for The Boston Consulting Group. Subsequently joined Royal Philips Electronics as Vice President tasked to lead the creation of the company’s new Consumer Health and Wellness business unit and leading the acquisition of the number one global infant nutrition brand, AVENT, culminating with appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Philips AVENT. . . President of the global DSM Personal Care business unit and a member of the Executive Committee of the DSM Nutritional Resigned from the Board of RPC Group Plc on 13 May 2015, following promotion and an increase in responsibilities at Royal DSM NV.. .

L Drummond

Independent non-executive director

Committees: Remuneration Nomination Audit Joined RPC: . Appointed as an independent non-executive director with effect from 16 July 2014. Appointed to the Remuneration, Nomination and Audit Committees from 25th March 2015.. . Experience:. Managing Director at Rothschild until 2010, having joined the investment banking division in 1994, establishing and growing the advisory/M&A practice in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector. Previously in the Cabinet Office as Private Secretary to the Chief Scientific Adviser. . Was a non-executive director and member of the Audit and Nomination Committees at healthcare company, Consort Medical plc from 2011 to 2014 and a non-executive director of Allocate Software plc from 2012 to 2014. Currently the non-executive chair of consumer healthcare companies, Venture Life plc and InFirst Healthcare Limited and a non-executive director of Shield Holdings AG, a speciality mineral medicines pharmaceutical company

Prof. G S Wong

Non-executive director

Committees: Nomination Joined RPC: Appointed as a non-executive director with effect from 16 July 2014. Appointed to the Nomination Committee from 25 March 2015. Experience: Business professor of MBA at various universities including Mannheim Business School, Germany and the University of California, Berkeley. Has lectured internationally in Executive MBA and other executive training programmes. Appointed Chief Expert Adviser for economic development, strategies and management by the Beijing City Government. Has been adviser to various companies, government organisations and institutional entities in the USA, Germany, Hong Kong, China, Asia, Russia and Ukraine. Has served on the board of directors of a number of US banks and other companies. Was a director of Ace Corporation Holdings Ltd until its acquisition by RPC Group Plc.

R K Joyce

Company Secretary.

Joined RPC: Joined RPC in June 1989 . Appointed as Company Secretary in November 2000.