Board of Directors and Company Secretary
Our Board is led by Steve Ellwood, the Chairman. Board members have a collective responsibility and legal obligation to promote the interests of the company and are collectively responsible for defining corporate governance arrangements. The Company Secretary acts as a trusted advisor to the Chair and the Board, assisting by preparing for effective Board meetings, including the timely dissemination of appropriate information. On governance matters the Company Secretary reports directly to the Chair.
The Board is supported by three subcommittees (a) Audit and Risk, (b) Remuneration, and (c) Nominations. Biographical details of the Board of Directors, key skills and committee membership are shown below.
Board Approach to Risk Management
The Group aims to mitigate the risks it faces as we seek to create sustainable growth over the medium to long-term by adopting an approach that is appropriate to the business activities being conducted and the scale of the enterprise. The Board retain overall responsibility for reviewing risk management strategies and this statement provides information about the exposure to the main identified risks and the controls in place to mitigate against these issues.
The executive directors work closely with the non-executive directors who provide oversight and scrutiny in this area to ensure that risk management is appropriately aligned with commercial strategy. The Board utilises a risk register which is regularly considered for changing circumstances. In all businesses, there are some risks and uncertainties which are not able to be fully controlled. Whilst all companies are subject to some financial risk, the Group continues to have a strong balance sheet and low gearing which are priorities for the Board. For further information on Principal Risks and Uncertainties, see the latest Annual Report and Accounts.

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- Nominations Committee - Chair
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- Renumeration Committee
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- Finance
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- Mergers & Acquisitions
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- Strategy & Leadership
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- Sector Experience

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- Renumeration Committee - Chair
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- Audit Committee
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- Nominations Committee
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- Strategy & Leadership
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- Sector Experience

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- Audit Committee
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- Renumeration Committee
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- Strategy & Leadership
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- Sector Experience

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- Audit Committee - Chair
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- Renumeration Committee
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- Finance
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- Mergers & Acquisitions
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- Strategy & Leadership
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- Manufacturing

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- Nominations Committee
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- Sales & Marketing
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- Mergers & Acquisitions
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- Strategy & Leadership
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- Sector Experience

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- Company Secretarial
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- Finance
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- Mergers & Acquisitions
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- Sector Experience

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- Company Secretarial
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- Finance