Board of Directors

Board of Directors

John W Newman

John W Newman

Non-executive Chairman
Chairman of the Nominations Committee
Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee

Appointed to the Board in 1986. A Chartered Accountant who is also Chairman of the Newship group of companies.

Geraint Anderson

Geraint Anderson

Group Chief Executive
Chairman of the Corporate and Social Responsibility and Risk Committees

Appointed to the Board on 4 August 2008. Previously Vice President and General Manager of the Worldwide Service Provider Organisation for Linksys, a Division of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Shatish D Dasani ACA

Shatish D Dasani ACA

Group Finance Director
Member of the Corporate Governance and Risk Committees

Appointed to the Board on 1 August 2008. A Chartered Accountant, previously with De La Rue plc, Lafarge SA and Blue Circle Industries plc.

Tim H Roberts

Tim H Roberts

Group Business Development Director

Appointed to the Board on 26 January 2010. Joined TT electronics in January 2008. Previously Strategy and Business Development Director with Spirent Communications plc, a network device and services testing company and formerly a solicitor specialising in corporate finance.

David S Crowther

David S Crowther

Senior Independent Non-executive Director
Chairman of the Audit and Remuneration Committees and
member of the Nominations Committee

Appointed to the Board in 2005. A Chartered Accountant who was a senior partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Member of the Professional Oversight Board, a part of the Financial Reporting Council, and a non-executive Board Member and chairman of the Audit Committee of the Treasury Solicitor's Department.

John C Shakeshaft

John C Shakeshaft

Independent Non-executive Director
Member of the Audit, Remuneration, Nominations and Corporate Governance Committees

Appointed to the Board in 2007. Currently chairman of Ludgate Environmental Fund Limited and of Valiance Special Opportunities Fund of Funds and Co-Investment Fund; investment director, Corestone, AG and a director of Tele2 AB, Questair Technologies Inc and TEB NV. Also an external member of the Audit Committee of Cambridge University. Previously a corporate financier with ABN AMRO, Lazard and Barings.  

Sean M Watson

Sean M Watson

Independent Non-executive Director
Member of the Remuneration, Nominations and Corporate and Social Responsibility Committees

Appointed to the Board in 2007. A solicitor and senior corporate finance partner at CMS Cameron McKenna LLP.

Wendy J Sharp ACA

Wendy J Sharp ACA

Group Company Secretary
Member of the Corporate Governance Committee