Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and Nominations Committee (N)

Appointment:

Angus was appointed Non-Executive Chairman to the Board and the Nominations Committee on 1 May 2021.

Key strengths and experience:

• Extensive business leadership experience
• Strong strategic and financial knowledge

Angus joined from Serco Group plc, where he was Group Chief Financial Officer, a position he held since October 2014. Angus's previous roles have included Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Executive of Aggreko plc, Managing Director of Pringle of Scotland and senior finance positions at PepsiCo Inc. He was also previously a Non-Executive Director of Howdens Joinery Group plc and GKN plc.

He is a chartered accountant with an MBA from the IMD Business School in Switzerland and is an Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

External appointments:

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Ashtead Group plc; Senior Non-Executive Director of the privately owned Edrington Group Limited; Non-Executive Director of Securities Trust of Scotland plc and Non-Executive Director of BAE Systems plc.

Chief Executive Officer

Appointment:

Jean joined James Fisher as Chief Executive Officer on Monday 5 September 2022.

Key strengths and experience:

• Strong leadership skills
• Clear strategic mindset
• Significant financial experience
• Commercial and business management

Jean has considerable experience working in the energy and the technology sectors in both the UK and around the world. Most recently, Jean was Chief Executive Officer of Smiths Group's largest division, John Crane, where he drove a highly effective growth strategy in a business that operates in over 50 countries. He has an engineering degree and spent over a decade in various financial and market facing roles with energy services business, Schlumberger. His experience also includes five years as Chief Financial Officer of Expro, the offshore energy services provider, during which he played a key role in its successful turnaround.

External appointments:

None.

Chief Financial Officer

Appointment: Karen was appointed to the Board as Chief Financial Officer in December 2023.

Key Strengths and Experience:
• Significant financial leadership experience
• Extensive global experience in the industrial, defence and energy sectors

Karen was the Director of Group Finance at Johnson Matthey plc, a position she held from January 2020 to November 2023 – including the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer for six months, in November 2020. Karen's previous roles also include Finance Director for the Aviation sector of Babcock plc and a variety of senior finance roles at Vodafone plc, Hanson plc and Amec Foster Wheeler plc. Karen began her career at Arthur Andersen. She is a member of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of Scotland and the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

External appointments: None

Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee 

Appointment:

Justin was appointed to the Board in February 2018 and was appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee in May 2018.

Key strengths and experience:

• Significant operational and financial experience through his previous and current roles
• Substantial experience on boards of listed companies in both executive and non-executive roles

Justin was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Keller Group plc between April 2004 and May 2015, having previously held the position of Group Finance Director and Chief Operating Officer. He was also previously a Non-Executive Director of Sirius Real Estate Ltd and Chair of the Audit Committee. Justin was a financial manager at Reuters plc, and trained and qualified as a chartered accountant at Deloitte Haskins & Sells.

External appointments:

Chairman of Forterra plc.

Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee

Appointment:

Inken was appointed to the Board on 1 March 2019. She was appointed chair of the Remuneration Committee in November 2023.

Key strengths and experience:

• Strategic growth mindset
• Significant global operational experience
• Track record in innovation, technology, digital transformation and management

Inken was previously Chief Innovation and Digital Officer and member of the Executive Board at Halma plc. Prior to joining Halma plc in 2017, Inken spent 13 years at RWE AG, the German energy giant, and its renewables subsidiary innogy SE, where she held various international leadership roles focusing particularly on strategy, innovation, digital transformation and change management. Inken studied Innovation & Technology at Kiel University and has a PhD in Technology Management. Inken is committee member of the Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub.

External appointments:

Non-Executive Director of Xaar plc. 

Non-Executive Director of TT Electronics plc. 

Independent Non-Executive Director and Non-Executive Director for Employee Engagement

Appointment:

Kash was appointed to the Board on 1 November 2021. He was appointed as the Non-Executive Director for Employee Engagement in January 2024.

Key strengths and experience:

• Considerable international leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing and service businesses

Kash is Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Vantage Towers AG and Non-Executive Director of TowerCo of Africa. Kash was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Helios Towers plc (HTWS), between August 2015 and April 2022, and Non-Executive Deputy Chairman between May 2022 and August 2022. Kash was Chair of Climate Impact Partners, a world leading Voluntary Carbon Market Group, between January 2022 and December 2023.

Prior to joining HTWS, Kash spent eight years on the board of Aggreko plc, with responsibility for managing its European and International businesses. Kash previously worked for various engineering and manufacturing companies in a number of senior roles, including Jaguar, General Electric Company, Ford Motor Company, Novar plc (then Caradon) plc, APW Limited and Johnston Group.

External appointments:
Vice Chairman of Supervisory Board of Vantage Towers AG and Board member of TowerCo of Africa.

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointment:

Claire was appointed to the Board on 1st January 2022. She was appointed Senior Independent Director in November 2023.

Key strengths and experience:

• Significant experience in the energy sector
• ESG / sustainability leadership and management expertise
• Experience of the development and delivery of organisational strategies including business process transformation, leadership succession and diversity and inclusion
• Extensive experience in portfolio management and leading complex commercial transactions

Claire is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the ESG Committee of Ibstock Plc, a market-leading manufacturer of clay and concrete building products. Claire is also a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Responsible Business Committee of FirstGroup plc, as well as a Non-Executive Director of Defence Equipment and Support, a Bespoke Trading Entity and Arm's Length Body of the Ministry of Defence.

Claire has over 30 years' experience in the energy sector, where she held a variety of international leadership positions, most recently with Tullow Oil plc, and prior to that with BG Group plc and British Gas plc. Claire is fellow of the Energy Institute and Chapter Zero.

External appointments:

Non-Executive Director of Ibstock Plc, Defence Equipment and Support and FirstGroup Plc.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointment:

Shian was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director and member of Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nominations Committee on 1 March 2024.

Key strengths and experience:

• Significant global operational and transformational leadership
• Renewables sector expertise, including offshore wind and green hydrogen

Shian worked in a variety of leadership positions at Ørsted, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, from 2006 to 2022. While at Ørsted, she was inter alia Head of Operations Excellence, Offshore Wind and Head of Business & Market Development, Power-to-X, where she led the global market scale-up of Ørsted’s green hydrogen and renewable fuels business. Shian has a degree in Law from the University of Copenhagen and spent her early career in M&A advisory.

External appointments:

None.