Board of Directors

 Leslie Van de Walle
Non-Executive Chairman

Leslie Van de Walle (age 54) became a Non-Executive Director on 1 October 2010 and became Non-Executive Chairman on 1 February 2011.  He is also Chairman of the Nominations Committee.  He is a Non-Executive director of Aviva plc, DCC plc and La Seda de Barcelona S.A.  Formerly Chief Executive Officer of Rexam plc, executive vice president of retail for oil products and head of oil products, a division of Shell Europe Royal Dutch Shell plc and Non-Executive Director of Aegis Group plc.  Formerly held a number of senior management positions with Cadbury Schweppes plc and United Biscuits Limited.

Chris Davies (BA Oxon)
Chief Executive

Chris Davies (age 56) joined Sheffield Insulations in 1994, having previously gained UK and overseas management experience of manufacturing, contracting and specialist distribution in the metals and construction industries. He moved to a Group role in 1996, and in 2001 took up the post of Managing Director Europe. He was appointed to the main Board on 12 February 2007 and was appointed Deputy Chief Executive on 10 January 2008. He was appointed Chief Executive on 1 July 2008.

Doug Robertson
Group Finance Director

Doug became SIG's Group Finance Director on 1 December 2011.  Previously, Doug (57) was Finance Director of Umeco plc from 2007 until 2011 and Finance Director of Seton House Group Limited from 2002 until 2007.  From 1994 to 2000 he held a variety of Divisional Finance Director roles within Williams plc and, in 2000, became Managing Director of Tesa Group, the hotel security division of Chubb plc. 

Chris Geoghegan FRAES
Non-Executive Director & Senior Independent Director

Chris Geoghegan (age 56) became a Non-Executive Director on 1 July 2009 and is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.  He is currently Chairman of Hampson Industries plc nd E2V Technologies plc and a Non-Exceutive Director of Volex plc and Kier Group plc.  Prior to his retirement he was Chief Operating Officer of BAE Systems plc with responsibility for all European joint ventures and UK defence electronics assets.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a past president of the Society of British Aerospace Companies.

Jonathan Nicholls BA, ACA, FCT
Non-Executive Director

Jonathan Nicholls (age 52) became a Non-Executive Director on 6 November 2009 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee. He is a Non-Executive Director of DS Smith plc and Great Portland Estates Plc. Most recently he was Group Financial Director of Old Mutual Plc and prior to that he was Group Finance Director of Hanson Plc.

 Janet Ashdown 
 Non-Executive Director

Janet Ashdown became a Non-Executive Director on 11 July 2011. She is currently Chief Executive Officer of Blue Ocean Associates Ltd. having previously held a number of senior positions with BP p.l.c..

Mel Ewell
Non-Executive Director

Director of Hanson Plc. Mel Ewell (aged 52) became a Non-Executive Director on 8th July 2011.  Mel is currently Chief Executive and an Executive Director of Amey Plc, one of the UK's leading infrastructure services providers.  Formally Mel has held a number of senior management positions for TNT International, Xerox and ADI Group.