Shearwater Group Plc
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Shearwater Group is an AIM-listed company focused on building a UK based group providing digital and organisational resilience for corporate clients domestically and globally.
Our aim is to acquire and develop information security, cyber security companies and risk management with a leading product, solution or service capability whose full potential can be unlocked through active management and capital investment.
We will deploy a ‘buy, focus, grow’ strategy to deliver enhanced value through our acquisitions and help to solve the core scaling issues faced by SME information security and cyber security companies.
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Phil Higgins
Group Chief Executive Officer
Phil has over thirty years’ industry experience during which time he has been instrumental in the delivery of next generation technology solutions to many leading global FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies. Following a six-year secondment to the US as International Business Director for Info Products Europe (now SCC), Phil returned to the UK market in 2001. After a brief spell at NSC Global and three years at Repton (now CDW), he co-founded Brookcourt Solutions in 2005. In December 2018, Phil joined the Board of Shearwater as an Executive Director, and in April 2019 was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Shearwater Group.
Jonathan Hall
Chief Financial Officer
Jon is an experienced Finance Leader. He qualified as an accountant with Arthur Andersen, before moving to PA Consulting Group, working as a management consultant specialising in Business Operations and Performance. Jon spent five years as the Finance Director at Saracens Rugby Club and the wider Premier Teams Holdings Group of which it was part. From there he moved into the world of esports, leading the IPO to make Gfinity plc the world’s first listed esports business in 2014. Jon served as a board director and Chief Financial Officer at Gfinity for 9 years. He joined Shearwater Group plc in August 2024 following a short interim role with MindGym plc
David Williams
Chairman
David has a reputation for building companies in the public and private sectors and has chaired a large number of these, both in an executive and non-executive capacity. In developing these companies he has raised in excess of £1 billion of capital to support organic and acquisition growth strategies. He was formerly chairman of Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE: ETO), Breedon Group plc (AIM: BREE) and Oxford Biodynamics Plc (AIM: OBD). David serves as the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.
Robin Southwell
Non-Exec Director
Robin has over thirty-five years’ experience of working in the aerospace and defence industry, including roles as Chief Executive Officer of Airbus UK and Airtanker Ltd, as well as senior positions at BAE Systems, which included running their operations in Australasia and establishing the company’s asset management organisation. Robin is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and has been appointed as a DTI Business Ambassador by the UK Government and received his OBE in 1997. Robin serves as a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Stephen Ball
Non-Exec Director
Stephen has over thirty-five years’ experience of working in senior roles in the technology, defence, information security and communications industries. Stephen was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin UK until his retirement in 2016. Prior to this, he was Managing Director of the company’s operations in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. Before joining Lockheed Martin, Stephen spent twenty-one years with HM Government Communications Centre (HMGCC), latterly as Chief Executive Officer, working on specialist development and the manufacture of security and communications equipment. Stephen serves as a member of the Nomination and Audit Committees.
Giles Willits
Non-Exec Director
Giles has more than 25 years’ experience in senior leadership and financial roles. Until June 2022 he was the financial officer of IG Design Group plc (AIM IGR). Prior to this, Giles was also chief financial officer of the FTSE 250 listed Entertainment One Ltd (LSE: ETO), having worked with Entertainment One Ltd initially as a non-executive director before assuming the chief financial role in 2007. During his time at Entertainment One Ltd the market capitalisation grew to an excess of £1 billion. Giles was formally director of group finance of J Sainsbury plc and Woolworths Group plc.