Leadership
Board of Directors
Robert Lerwill, Non-Executive Chairman
Robert was appointed as a non-executive director of the Company
in January 2005 and Chairman in September 2010. He is currently a
non-executive director and Chairman of the audit committee of BAT
plc and non-executive director and Chairman of the audit committee
of Transcom Worldwide SA. Until November 2008, Robert was Chief
Executive of Aegis Group plc. Between 1997and 2003 Robert was an
executive director of Cable & Wireless plc, and prior to that
was Group Finance Director of WPP Group plc. Robert qualified as a
chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen. He is Chairman of the
Company’s Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration
Committee.
Richard Steeves, Group Chief Executive
Richard founded the business in 1991 and was appointed Chief
Executive in 1992. Previously he was corporate development manager
for Braithwaite plc, a plant hire company, and associate consultant
with strategic consultants, LEK Consulting. Richard has a PhD in
biochemistry from St John’s College, Cambridge and a BSc (1st Class
Hons) in human physiology from the University of British Columbia
in Vancouver, Canada. Richard is a Companion of the Chartered
Management Institute.
Gavin Hill, Group Finance Director
Gavin joined the Group as Finance Director in April 2010. He was
previously Director, Corporate Finance for Serco Group plc
following a number of divisional Finance Director and Commercial
roles. Prior to Serco, Gavin worked for Syngenta AG and AstraZeneca
plc in both Finance and Corporate Treasury. Gavin is a qualified
chartered accountant and associate member of the Association of
Corporate Treasurers.
Sir Duncan K Nichol, Non-Executive Director
Duncan became a non-executive director in November 2002. He was
Chief Executive of the National Health Service Management Executive
between 1989 and 1994, and a non-executive director of BUPA between
1994 and 2002. Duncan is currently a non-executive director of
Lorica Group, Deltex Medical Group plc, the Christie NHS Foundation
Trust and UKAS. He is also Chairman of HM Courts Service Board for
England and Wales and Chairman of Skills for Justice. He is
Chairman of the Company’s Remuneration Committee and a member of
the Audit and Nomination Committees.
Constance Baroudel, Non-Executive Director
Constance was appointed to the Board as a non-executive director
in September 2010. She is currently the Group Director of Strategic
Marketing at De La Rue plc. Prior to De La Rue she was a senior
consultant for Strategic Decisions Group. Constance attended
l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris where she majored in
corporate finance and international relations. Constance also has
an MSc in International Accounting and Finance from the London
school of Economics. Constance is chairwoman of the
Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination
committees.
Liz Hewitt, Non-Executive Director
Liz Hewitt was appointed to the Board as a non-executive
director in September 2011 and is Chairwoman of the Audit Committee
and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees. She is
a Trustee of Cancer Research UK and has previously been a
non-executive director of an NHS trust. Liz was Group Director
Corporate Affairs of Smith & Nephew plc from 2004 to 2011. She
worked for 3i Group plc for 18 years as an investor and finally as
Corporate Affairs Director. Liz was seconded to the UK government
in 2006 where she was involved in establishing the Enterprise
Capital Fund. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur
Andersen & Co and has a degree in economics from University
College London.
Senior Executive Board
Adrian Coward, CEO UK and Ireland
Adrian joined the Group in 2004 as director of IT and was later
appointed Managing Director for the Decontamination Services
division. Adrian previously worked for a scientific and IT
consultancy company providing solutions to engineering and R &
D companies. Adrian has a BSc in mathematics and a PhD in applied
mathematics. Adrian was appointed CEO UK and Ireland In June
2010.
Marcello Smit, CEO Europe and Middle East
Marcello joined LIPS Textielservice Holdings B.V.
(LTS) following completion of his post-graduate studies in
economics at the University of Amsterdam. He has held various
management positions in the organisation and was also a director of
a joint venture healthcare foundation. Marcello was appointed Chief
executive of LTS in 1997. He was a member of the PLC Board between
November 2005 and September 2010. Marcello was appointed CEO Europe
and Middle East in June 2010.
Glenn M. Thibault, CEO Americas
Glenn was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Synergy
Health Americas Division in April 2011. Glenn has over 20 years of
experience in the medical device manufacturing and sterilization
arenas. His prior responsibilities included Manager of Quality
Operations for the Denver, Colorado, Service Center and Corporate
Director of Quality. Prior to joining BeamOne, he was North
American Medical Manager of TUV, as well as Quality Assurance
Manager for Conmed / Aspen Labs. He has served as a member of the
AAMI/ISO Radiation Sterilization board, AAMI/ISO Microbiology
board, and on the HIMA sub-committee on Sterilization. Glenn is a
graduate of the University of North Carolina with a degree in
Microbiology.
Paul Santing, Group Commercial Director
Paul joined the Senior Executive Board of the Group in 2007,
following the acquisition of the Dutch company Gammaster Group. As
a qualified industrial pharmacist, Paul joined OPG-Group in 1985
and for 13 years he was active in the Pharmaceutical Division in
various manufacturing and sales and marketing roles and joined
Gammaster Group in 1988 as Business Development Manager. From 2000
onwards he became President of the Gammaster Group and in 2002
joined the Executive board of Isotron. Paul has a Masters degree in
pharmacy from the University of Amsterdam. Paul was appointed Group
Commercial Director in June 2010.
Tim Mason, Group Company Secretary
Tim joined the Group in September 2009. He was previously Group
Company Secretary of Compass Group plc as well as being director
and company secretary of their UK and Ireland holding company.
Previously Tim held senior corporate secretariat positions with HP
Bulmer holdings PLC, AMEC Plc and Grand Metropolitan plc. Tim is a
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
and holds an MA in professional administration. Tim is also
secretary of the company's Audit, Remuneration and Nomination
Committees.