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The Board comprises the following executive and non-executive directors who bring significant expertise and experience to the Group's operations and activities:
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| William Paterson-Brown, Executive Chairman |
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Willy, born May 1965, has been Chairman of the Group since inception. His focus has been on the shareholders, shareholder value, investor relations, the structure of the Company, strategic partnerships, licensing relationships and corporate opportunities. Having graduated with a B.A. from the University of Durham, he started his career in World Bank/United Nations backed projects in Africa and China. He became an entrepreneur in 1988, involved in the sports marketing sector where he founded, built and ultimately sold his first company, specialising in merchandising and commercialising the value of patented products. He has been investing in the environmental science sector for the past fifteen years in technology development, commodity trading and consumer product companies and has been involved in the financing of numerous companies at various stages from start up and private equity to public offerings. He is also an advisory trustee of a number of international trusts and a director of a number of companies. Willy is based in Switzerland. |
| Finlay Morrison, Chief Executive Officer |
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Finlay, born October 1959, has held senior positions at both Celanese and Hoechst Chemical Companies over the last 20 years. His focus has been on Sales, Marketing and Procurement on a global basis. Having graduated from Strathclyde University with a BSc in Chemistry, he started his career with Berger Paints in the R & D function and swiftly graduated into Operations and Production before moving over to the commercial arena. He has vast international experience having lived in Germany for 4 years and the USA for the past 11 years. Over the last 9 years he has increasingly focused on Asia, with China being the centrepiece, culminating in taking a leading role in major investments in a chemical complex in Nanjing, China. |
| Kevin Wood, Chief Financial Officer |
| Kevin, born January 1966, has held senior financial positions across manufacturing, retail and distribution sectors. Having graduated from Nottingham University with a MEng in Chemical Engineering, he joined Coopers & Lybrand where he qualified as a chartered accountant. He started his commercial finance career in pharmaceuticals with GEHE UK plc (Lloydspharmacy) before moving into food manufacturing with Arla Foods UK plc (formerly Express Dairies plc). |
| Gordon Campbell, Non-Executive Director |
| Gordon, born October 1946, is Chairman of British Nuclear Fuels plc. He is part-time Chairman of Babcock International Group plc and former Chief Executive of Courtaulds plc. Gordon is also a Vice-President of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Non-Executive Chairman of ITI Scotland. He was formerly Chairman of the Acordis Group, which was formed by the combination of the fibres operations of Akzo Nobel and Courtaulds. He has Non-Executive Directorships at Jupiter Split Trust plc and Senior plc. Gordon is also a member of the British Heart Foundation Council as well as a Companion of the British Institute of Management. He continues to be a visiting professor at Strathclyde University. |
| Timothy Paterson-Brown, Non-Executive Director |
| Tim, born September 1960, is currently Chairman and CEO of MGT Capital Investments an American public company (Ticker Symbol: MGT) specialising in medical imaging. He is also Chairman of both its subsidiaries, Medicexchange plc and Medicsight plc, the latter of which listed on AIM (Ticker Symbol: MDST) in June 2007. Tim obtained a BA from London University and an MA from Cambridge University. He trained as a Chartered Surveyor and qualified with Strutt & Parker. He spent the next ten years in a variety of industries ranging from entertainment to technology and was responsible for major reorganisations of a number of quoted public and private companies in North America. Upon leaving America in 1999, he went to work in Abu Dhabi for a period of five years advising on international investments and property related matters and thereafter returned to the United Kingdom where he currently resides, focusing on the global expansion of MGT Capital Investments. Tim is the brother of Willy Paterson-Brown. |
| The Rt. Hon. Lord Sanderson of Bowden, Kb, D.L, Non-Executive Director |
| Lord Sanderson, born April 1933, chairs the Nomination & Remuneration Committee and sits on the Audit Committee of the Company. He is currently Chairman of The Hawick Cashmere Co., and a director of Develica Deutschland PLC and Develica I LLP. He retired as Chairman of Clydesdale Bank PLC in June 2004 having served as its Chairman for six years and as a board member for twelve years. He was also a member of the boards of Yorkshire Bank PLC and National Australia Bank (Europe). He served for 10 years as Chairman of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust and was a member of the boards of Morrison Construction, United Auctions and Shires Investment Trust. Lord Sanderson served as Minister of State at the Scottish Office from 1987 to 1990 and as Chairman of The Scottish Conservative Party from 1990 to 1993. Lord Sanderson started his business career in the Wool Industry and was a Director of both Johnston of Elgin and Illingworth Morris PLC. He has received Honorary Degrees from both Glasgow University and Napier University. |
| Thomas Priday, Non-Executive Director |
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Tom, born in April 1958, is currently Chairman of Finisterre Capital LLP, an Emerging Market focused fund management business. Prior to co-founding Finisterre Capital in 2003, Tom gained extensive banking and managerial experience with 2 years at European Banking Company, 10 years at Banque Paribas Capital Markets, and 4 years at Union Bank of Switzerland. In each Financial institution Tom was responsible for starting new businesses with particular emphasis on Emerging Market countries. Having created a global Emerging Market Debt business for UBS Tom left to co-found DePfa Investment Bank – a specialist Emerging Market Bank. DePfa Bank bought out the partners of DePfa Investment Bank in 2003. Tom holds an LLB Honours degree (Law) from King’s College, London University. |
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