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The G&H board of directors is composed of a chairman, two executives, three non-executive directors and a company secretary.

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Appointed 21 February 2018 Gary previously held senior management positions, including sales and marketing roles, at IBM and BT Group PLC and was a non-executive director of Chloride Group PLC and Rotork PLC. Gary most recently held the position of President of Logica UK until October 2012 and was a member of the Executive Committee of Logica PLC. 

Non-executive director of Spirent Communications PLC

Gary Bullard

Relevant skills and experience: Charlie joined Gooch & Housego Plc in September 2022 from TT Electronics Plc where he was Executive Vice-President since 2018 when TT acquired Stadium Group Plc. Charlie was CEO at Stadium, an AIM listed company, from 2013 until its acquisition by TT. Previously he was Vice President of Global Operations for Laird Plc, a FTSE 250 electronics company. Charlie has held senior roles globally in hi-tech businesses supplying into the medical, telecoms, industrial and A&D sectors.

Charlie Peppiatt

Appointed September 2019 Prior to joining Gooch & Housego PLC Chris was Group Director of Financial Control at TT Electronics PLC, Senior Vice President of Finance at Cobham PLC and Finance Director of MBDA UK. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant whilst working with Ernst & Young. Chris holds master’s degrees from Cambridge University and the London School of Economics. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Chris Jewell

Appointed 11 May 2020 Louise has wide financial leadership experience, having held Group Finance Director roles at Braemar Shipping Services PLC and Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC. She has also held senior positions at RPS Group PLC and Reynard Motorsport. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant whilst working with Ernst & Young. 

Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Chair of AB Dynamics PLC

Audit Committee Chair of the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation

Louise Evans

Appointed 12 February 2021 Jim has over 35 years’ experience in the Optoelectronics industry, where he has held senior management positions in operations, engineering and business. Jim has worked for Nortel Networks, Agility Communications and Oclaro PLC, where he was COO. He was also a Non-Executive Director at Andor PLC.

Jim Haynes

Appointed 1 September 2015 Brian has extensive experience of the A&D industry in both Strategic and Operational roles across a range of locations. Most recently he has been a Board Member and Business Unit MD at Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group. Previously he held a number of senior roles within BAE Systems PLC, including Director of Strategy; Group Managing Director Major Programme Assurance; Group Managing Director Sea Systems; and first CEO, then later COO, of Eurofighter GmbH based in Munich. 

Brian Phillipson – Non Executive Director

Brian Phillipson

Susan brings to the Board essential experience of investing in growing technology businesses, acquisitions and exploitation of new technologies. She has chaired plc remuneration committees and sat on various plc audit, risk and nomination committees.

Susan was a founder of Touchstone Innovations plc, and formerly its CEO. She has served on a variety of private company boards in engineering, healthcare and advanced materials, and held a variety of commercial and business development roles with Shell Chemicals, the Bank of Nova Scotia, Montech (Australia), and Signet Group plc. Previously Susan was the Senior Independent Director and Remuneration Committee Chair of Horizon Discovery Group plc, and Chair of Mercia Asset Management plc and Schroder UK Public Private Trust plc.

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Benchmark Holdings plc, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of QinetiQ Group plc and Chair of Greenback Recycling Technologies Limited.

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Susan Searle

Gareth has been with G&H since 2014. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, having qualified with PwC in Bristol. Prior to joining G&H, he was a Senior Manager in PwC’s Transaction Services practice, where he provided financial due diligence services on a wide range of global deals. Gareth qualified whilst working in PwC’s audit practice. 

Gareth Crowe, Company Secretary and Group Financial Controller

Board of Directors

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