Meet the Board

George Burnett    
Chairman

 

George Burnett retired as Chief Executive of Ashtead Group plc in 2006. Until 2008 he was Chairman of the Governors of the University for the Creative Arts. He joined the Board in 1995 and became Chairman in 2004.

Chris Hills     

 

Chris Hills was appointed to the Board on 17 June 2010. He is Chief Investment Officer of Investec Wealth & Investment, a position he has held (originally with Carr Sheppards) for sixteen years. He was formerly a director of Baring Fund Management. He is a non-executive director of Invesco Income Growth Trust plc.

Malcolm King     

 

Malcolm King (known as Max) was appointed to the Board in 2005. He has 25 years’ experience in fund management, including investment in UK smaller companies. He works at Investec Asset Management and is a consultant at Eden Financial.

Peter May    

 

Peter May was appointed to the Board in 2004 and as Chairman of the Audit Committee in 2006. He is a Chartered Accountant (ACA). His background is in corporate finance, including 17 years spent at Charterhouse and 9 years at MacArthur.

Peter Jones      

Peter Jones was appointed to the Board on 12 December 2011. He has been Chief Executive of Associated British Ports Holdings Ltd since April 2007. He was formerly Chief Executive of Mersey Docks & Harbour Company, having worked in ports and shipping businesses in the UK and Europe since 1977. Mr Jones is also a non-executive director of SKIL Ports & Logistics Ltd, an AIM-listed company involved in the development of a small port in India, at Karanja in close proximity to Mumbai. He has previously served as non-executive director of Through Transport Mutual Insurance and of the United Kingdom Major Ports Group. Mr Jones has also been a member of the Bank of England’s North-West Quarterly Panel.