Directors and Company Secretary

 
John W Newman

John W Newman (64)

  • Non-executive Chairman
  • Chairman of the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committees

Appointed to the Board in 1986. Became Non-executive Chairman on 1 September 2009, having previously served as Executive Chairman. A Chartered Accountant who is also Chairman of the Newship group of companies.

 
 
Geraint Anderson

Geraint Anderson (50)

  • Group Chief Executive
  • Chairman of the Corporate and Social Responsibility and
    Risk Committees

Appointed to the Board in 2008. Previously Vice President and General Manager of the Worldwide Service Provider Organisation for Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems, Inc.

 
 
Shatish D Dasani ACA

Shatish D Dasani ACA (48)

  • Group Finance Director
  • Member of the Corporate Governance and Risk Committees

Appointed to the Board in 2008. A Chartered Accountant, previously with De La Rue plc, Lafarge SA and Blue Circle Industries plc. Was also previously a non-executive director of Camelot plc.

 
 
Tim H Roberts

Tim H Roberts (39)

  • Group Business Development Director

Appointed to the Board on 26 January 2010. Joined TT electronics in January 2008. Previously Strategy and Business Development Director with Spirent Communications plc and formerly a solicitor specialising in corporate finance.

 
 
David S Crowther

David S Crowther (64)

  • Senior Independent Non-executive Director
  • Chairman of the Audit and Remuneration Committees and member of the Nominations Committee

Appointed to the Board in 2005. A Chartered Accountant who was a senior partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Member of the Professional Oversight Board, a part of the Financial Reporting Council, and a non-executive Board Member and chairman of the Audit Committee of the Treasury Solicitor’s Department.

 
 
John C Shakeshaft

John C Shakeshaft (55)

  • Independent Non-executive Director
  • Member of the Audit, Remuneration, Nominations and Corporate Governance Committees

Appointed to the Board in 2007. Currently chairman of Ludgate Environmental Fund Limited and of Valiance Special Opportunities Fund of Funds and Co-Investment Fund; investment director, Corestone, AG and a director of Tele2 AB, Xebec Adsorption, Inc and TEB, NV. Also an external member of the Audit Committee of Cambridge University. Previously a corporate financier with ABN AMRO, Lazard and Barings.

 
 
Sean M Watson

Sean M Watson (61)

  • Independent Non-executive Director
  • Member of the Remuneration, Nominations and Corporate and Social Responsibility Committees

Appointed to the Board in 2007. A partner at CMS Cameron McKenna LLP and was a non-executive director of Informa plc from 2000 to 2009.

 
 
Wendy J Sharp ACA

Wendy J Sharp ACA (44)

  • Group Company Secretary
  • Member of the Corporate Governance Committee