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Board Committees

The Board has established a number of Committees, each with its own delegated authority defined in terms of reference. These terms are reviewed periodically and the Board receives reports and copies of minutes of Committee meetings. The Board appoints the members of all principal Board Committees, having received the recommendations of the Nominations Committee.


 

Principal Committees

The principal Committees, together with their terms of reference and a link to a summary of their activities (as detailed in our latest Annual Report), are detailed below:

Nominations Committee Terms of reference Activities
Audit Committee Terms of reference Activities
Remuneration Committee Terms of reference Activities

Other Committees

Our latest Annual Report includes details of:


Warren Tucker

Chairman

Committees:

  • Nominations (Chair)
  • Remuneration

Joined TT: April 2020

Relevant skills and experience:

Warren has over a decade of non-executive experience, as director and chairman, and he brings an in-depth knowledge of a number of our end-markets. He was a non-executive director of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc from 2010-2020, and a non-executive director at the UK Foreign Commonwealth Office from 2015-2020 (when it was replaced by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office). As chief financial officer and an executive director of Cobham plc from 2003 to 2013, he has a track record of delivering profitable growth and value creation. He has extensive experience in large multinational organisations across several geographies and industries, including aerospace & defence. He also brings a wide understanding of the UK investment community, strategic growth and the delivery of successful M&A. Warren is a Chartered Accountant and has an MBA from INSEAD.

Other Current Appointments:

Non-executive director and chair of the audit committee of Tate & Lyle plc and Trustee on the board of Magna Learning Partnership.

Richard Tyson

Chief Executive Officer

Committees:

  • People, Social, Ethics and Environment (Chair)
  • Risk (Chair)

Joined TT: 2014

Relevant skills and experience:

Richard has developed an extensive portfolio of leadership, managerial and operational capabilities over a 30-year career with a range of leading electronics manufacturing companies in advanced technology industry sectors. Richard has significant experience of leading large, complex, global engineering and manufacturing businesses and transforming them into higher growth, higher quality entities through organic action and portfolio change. As well as driving growth and innovation in high technology businesses Richard has led more than 15 acquisition or divestment transactions with successful transition and integration experience.  Additionally, Richard has worked in all tiers of the value chain in these industries with extensive knowledge of global manufacturing and supply chain operations. Richard is a member of the Manufacturing Council of the CBI.

Other current appointments:

Non-executive director of the Vitec Group plc and Governor of St Swithuns’ Independent School for Girls in Hampshire.

Mark Hoad

Chief Financial Officer

Committees:

  • Risk

Joined TT: 2015

Relevant skills and experience:

Mark has a deep understanding of finance and operational activities which he has acquired during a career spent in senior finance/management roles with FTSE listed companies including in the aerospace domain. Mark’s experience includes several years working in a variety of management roles in Continental Europe and Australia, as well as a strong focus on driving business transformation in the US. Mark has spent the last 25 years working in global industrial businesses and has extensive experience of driving business and functional re-structuring and transformation, M&A, and equity and debt capital markets.

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Senior independent non-executive Director

Committees:

  • Audit
  • Nominations
  • Remuneration
  • People, Social, Environmental & Ethics

Joined TT: 2016

Relevant skills and experience:

Jack has a background in corporate finance, investment and M&A, which he has applied in bringing a number of business ventures through to operational maturity in the engineering, telecommunications and biotechnology sectors. Jack’s extensive experience of innovation and the exploitation of technology, in the private sector and through working with Government bodies, are highly relevant given the Company’s transformational agenda. Awarded an OBE in 2015 for services to science and engineering, Jack was formerly a non-executive director of Mitie Group plc and Laird plc, and chairman of Ilika plc, AIM-listed Seeing Machines Limited and the Academies Enterprise Trust. He was also an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and strategy consultant at Bain & Co.

Other current appointments:

Non-executive director of Ricardo plc, senior independent director and chair of the remuneration committee of Elcogen plc, chair of the University of Bristol, non-executive director of the Department of Education and Member of the Board of the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials.

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Independent non-executive Director

Committees:

  • Remuneration (Chair)
  • Audit
  • Nominations

Joined TT: 2016

Relevant skills and experience:

Alison’s background is in leading business development, M&A and strategic planning across blue-chip UK companies, particularly in the defence sector. In addition, during her time as the Remuneration Committee chair of several FTSE listed companies, she has gained an invaluable insight into the development and execution of remuneration policy, which is a key component of the Company’s growth ambitions. Alison was formerly global director corporate development & strategy for National Grid plc and before that, group strategic development director for BAE Systems plc. Alison has previously held non-executive directorships at Cobham plc, e2v technologies plc, BTG plc, THUS plc and Costain Group plc.

Other current appointments:

Non-executive director and chair of the remuneration committee of Oxford Instruments plc and Capricorn Energy plc, and non-executive director of Galliford Try Holdings plc and the British Standards Institution (BSI). 

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Independent non-executive Director

Committees:

  • Audit (Chair)
  • Nominations

Joined TT: 2019

Relevant skills and experience:

Anne has many years of experience gained from board level finance roles in listed international companies, including across life sciences, medical and industrial markets. Anne has particular expertise in financial management, risk, audit and M&A which complements the Company’s strategy as it continues to transform. Anne is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland and has formerly served as chief financial officer of Exova Group plc and group finance director at British Polythene Industries PLC. Anne was formerly a non-executive director of BTG plc.

Other current appointments:

Senior independent director and chair of the Audit Committee of Diploma PLC.

 

Lynton Boardman

General Counsel & Company Secretary

Committees:

  • People, Social, Environmental & Ethics
  • Risk

Joined TT: 2012

Relevant skills and experience:

A qualified solicitor, having practised with Simmons & Simmons, Macfarlanes and Burges Salmon LLP. Formerly head of legal (Europe, Middle East and Africa) at Syngenta Crop Protection and then general counsel and company secretary of QinetiQ Group plc from 2002 to 2011.