Board Members
John Kembery - Executive Chairman
John is a graduate engineer who spent his early career with large international groups such as Alcan. Until 1992 he was Chairman of the engineering Division and a Main Board Director of McKechnie plc. Since then he has chaired many public and private companies in sectors as varied as Packaging, Sports Equipment and Electronics. He has been Executive Chairman of Belgravium plc since 1997.
Contact: john.kembery@belgravium.com
Mark Hardy - Group Managing Director
Mark joined Belgravium in 1992 and has been involved in the mobile communications market since graduating from University with a BA Honours degree in Business Studies in 1986. Prior to joining Belgravium, Mark worked for American based companies and was instrumental in driving sales of high-tech products into developing markets. With overall responsibility for the commercial running of Belgravium since 1997, Mark still remains extremely active in the sales and key account management aspects of the business.
Contact: mark.hardy@belgravium.com
Mike Unwin - Finance Director
Mike Unwin undertook his training with an accountancy firm in Sheffield. In 1978 he joined Stainless Steel Wire Company Ltd, which was later purchased by Eadie Holdings plc (now Belgravium Technologies plc).
Upon the subsequent sale of Stainless Steel Wire in 1988, Mike was asked to remain with the group as assistant to the Group Financial Director. Following various changes within the group he became Group Financial Controller and later Company Secretary.
Upon his appointment as Finance Director on 1st January 2010, Mike resigned as Company Secretary. He is the longest serving employee of the group.
Contact: mike.unwin@belgravium.com
Chris Phillips - Director
Chris joined the Board in March 2007 following his role as a Director of Touchstar Technologies Limited from the date of acquisition in 2005. For the previous 4 years he was managing Director of Eadie Industries Limited, a management buy out of a group of engineering businesses from Eadie Holdings plc, where he had been Operations Director since 1995. Prior to that he spent 18 years at Horsell Graphic Industries Limited, the last 5 years of which were as Managing Director.
Contact: chris.phillips@touchstar.co.uk
Roddy McDougall - Non-Executive Director
Roddy is a graduate in History of University College, Oxford. He began his career at Hill Samuel, a leading merchant of the time, where he became Head of UK Investment Research. In 1978 he became the Deputy Chairman of Jacksons of Picadilly, which was sold in 1985. In 1981 he became a director of Rediweld Holdings Ltd, a private engineering group. Also in 1981, he became a director of PSM Fasteners. This was later floated on the London Stock Exchange and then sold to McKechnie plc.
In 1987 he acquired a shareholding and became a director of Bespoke Foods Ltd, of which he is still Non-Executive Chairman. The same year he helped set up Taylor-Young Investment Management Ltd, subsequently becoming its Non-Executive Chairman. He resigned in 2001 following the sale of control to third parties. In 1988 he became a director of Celestion Industries plc following an MBI.
Audit Committee - Oversees the Groups relationships with the external auditors and formally reviews that relationship
Audit Committee comprises of
R.D. McDougall
Remuneration Committee - Considers and recommends to the Board, remuneration policy for Executive Directors
Remuneration Committee comprises of
R.D. McDougall |
|