Adrian joined the Board in 2005 and was appointed Chairman in July 2006. He chairs the Nomination Committee and is also a member of the Remuneration Committee. Adrian is also Chairman of Readymix plc, a Non-executive Director of Electro components plc and AZ Electronic Materials S.A and the Senior Independent Director of Umeco plc. Previously he has held the position of Finance Director in a number of major companies, notably in the building materials and construction sectors, as well as senior finance positions with BP and ICI. He is also Chairman of Addaction, Britain’s largest specialist drug and alcohol treatment charity.

Chris joined the Board in May 2009 as Group Finance Director.

Following an early career with PricewaterhouseCoopers he joined TI Group plc in 1995 where he held a number of audit and finance roles. Following the merger of TI Group with Smiths Group plc in December 2000 he went on to hold further senior finance roles, most recently as Finance Director of their Specialty Engineering division.

Eric was appointed to the Board in February 2007 and sits on the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees. In July 2007 he was appointed Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Senior Independent Director. He was until January 2008 a Non-executive Director of Corus Group plc, a position he held for seven years. Eric has wide ranging European business experience and holds a number of Non-executive and advisory positions.

Peter joined the Board in May 2005 and is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and also sits on the Remuneration and Nomination Committees. Peter is a chartered accountant and was Finance Director of Taylor Wimpey plc from 2002 until October 2008. Previously he has held a number of senior positions in the Financial Services sector including those of Group Finance Director of Henderson plc, Chief Financial Officer for Pearl Assurance and Finance Director of Norwich Union Life. He was until December 2010 a Non-executive Director of Oriel Securities Limited.

Jacques was appointed to the Board in September 2010 and sits on the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees. He was Chairman and Chief Executive of SITA from 1996 and of parent company Suez Environment, one of the world’s leading water and waste management groups, in 2001. From 2005 to 2007 he was Chief Executive of Sodexo Continental Europe and South America.  Since 2007 he has been advising corporate and financial sponsors, initially as Global Head, RBS’ Environmental Services Sector and more recently as an independent consultant, with regard to Infrastructure and Environmental Services sector investments worldwide. He has extensive international non-executive experience, and has served on the boards of various listed companies. In December 2009, he was appointed a Non-executive Director of Idex SA, the French energy and facility management company, becoming Chairman of their Advisory Board in January 2011

Stephen was appointed to the Board in March 2007 and is a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees. He is currently the CEO & President, UK-Europe with International Power plc. Prior to this he was a Director of International Power plc from January 2004 to February 2011, when he resigned from the Board following the combination of International Power and GDF SUEZ Energy International. He is responsible for managing all aspects of their performance in Europe including plant operations, finance, energy trading and business development. He is a chartered engineer and joined International Power in 1985, holding senior positions in two UK power stations before being appointed Managing Director of their Australian operations in 2000.