The Lead Team — Taking Responsibility
Malcolm Diamond MBE
Executive Chairman
Length of Service: total 30 years, re-appointed in 2009 as Chairman, formerly CEO for 20 years before retiring in 2002
Key areas of expertise: Sales & marketing, strategic planning & implementation, business development and investor relations
Other Directorships: Independent Director, Unicorn AIM VCT Fund and Chairman, Cathedral Works Organisation Limited
Committee membership: Nominations Committee and by invitation
Jim Barker
Chief Executive
Length of Service: total 21 years, re-appointed in 2009 after retiring as CEO in 2007
Key areas of expertise: extensive industry experience at domestic and international level including; global sourcing, purchasing & logistics, focus on Asian & European manufacturing and distribution
Other Directorships: Chairman, European Fasteners Distributors and Chairman, the British Association of Fastener Distributors
Committee membership: Nominations Committee and by invitation
Mark Belton
Group Finance Director & Company Secretary
Length of Service: 13 years; appointed to the Board in 2010
Key areas of expertise: all aspects of financial planning, reporting and controls at Group and operational levels; Company secretariat function
Committee membership: by invitation
Glenda Roberts
Group Sales Director
Length of Service: 22 years; appointed to the Board 2010
Key areas of expertise: Global sales & marketing, logistics & supply chain and Customer relationship management
Committee membership: by invitation
Geoff Budd
TR Europe Managing Director
Length of Service: 36 years; appointed to the Board in 1986
Key areas of expertise: extensive knowledge of the industry, European and Asian markets particularly in sales & purchasing, manufacturing and quality
Committee membership: by invitation
Seamus Murphy
Director of Operations, HR & IT
Length of Service: 16 years, appointed to the Board in 2010
Key areas of expertise: extensive industry experience including multisite distribution, quality, IT, finance, purchasing & operational planning
Committee membership: by invitation
Thomas Tan
Managing Director TR Asia
Length of Service: 17 years with TR; 33 years within the industry, appointed MD of Asia in 2009
Key areas of expertise: manufacturing & engineering, specifically in product development and cold forging technology; business management in diverse Asian cultures
Neil Chapman
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Length of Service: 3 years, appointed to the Board in 2009
Key areas of expertise: finance, audit, governance and compliance
Other Directorships: Group Finance Director, Endeavour Holdings Ltd, Managing Director, Rivervale Cars
Committee membership: Audit Committee (Chairman), Nominations Committee (Chairman) and Remuneration Committee
Jonathan Shearman
Independent Non-Executive Director
Length of Service: 3 years, appointed to the Board in 2009
Key areas of expertise: Investment Fund management, stockbroking & investment banking, IT and charitable foundations
Other Directorships: various charitable foundations
Committee membership: Remuneration (Chairman), Audit Committee and Nominations Committee
