Directors

Age: 61. A non executive director and chairman of the remuneration committee from 1 January 2006.  He is a currently chairman of Survitec Group Limited, a private equity backed business, and also a non executive director and senior independent director of Havelock Europa plc, a publicly quoted company.  He is a chemical engineer and was previously chief executive of Whitecroft plc and chairman of Racal Acoustics Global Limited, Axell Wireless Limited and Allied Textiles Limited.

Age: 54. A non executive director from 1 January 2006 and chairman of the audit committee and senior independent director from 1 April 2006.  He is currently finance director of Babcock International Group plc and formerly worked for Courtaulds plc before moving to Scapa Group plc as group finance director.

Age: 64. A non executive director from September 2003 and appointed group chairman on 1 January 2006. He is a chartered engineer and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He is currently deputy chairman of Manganese Bronze Holdings plc and a non executive director of The Electric Car Corporation Plc. He was previously chief executive of Molins plc, Ricardo plc and Wagon Automotive Limited.

Age: 58. A director since 19 June 1995, he was appointed chief executive with effect from 1 July 1995. He was formerly chief executive of the engineering division of BBA Group PLC. He is a non executive director of Suprajit Engineering Limited, a manufacturer of automotive components, based in Bangalore, India.

Age: 43. Joined the group on 1 April 2004 as finance director. After obtaining an honours degree in biological sciences he qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young in London and Moscow. He joined Enron Europe in 1995 before becoming a director of his family firm, Brooksbank Industries Limited in 1997.