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BO<strong>AR</strong>D OF DIRECTORS AND COMPANY SECRET<strong>AR</strong>Y<br />
THE RIGHT MIX OF SKILLS<br />
AND EXPERIENCE<br />
J A S WALLACE<br />
Chairman<br />
H R CHAE<br />
Group Chief Executive<br />
G S H<strong>AR</strong>DCASTLE<br />
Group Finance Director<br />
R J PERRY<br />
Non-Executive Director<br />
Appointment to the Board<br />
James Wallace joined the Board<br />
in August 2007 and became<br />
Chairman in October 2007.<br />
Experience<br />
An accountant by qualification,<br />
James spent the majority of his<br />
executive career at Pifco<br />
Holdings PLC until 2001. James<br />
has held various Non-Executive<br />
Director positions, including<br />
Chairman of Bodycote plc from<br />
January 2002 until April 2008<br />
and Non-Executive Director of<br />
Manchester Airport Holdings Ltd<br />
from January 2008 until July<br />
2015, also chairing their Audit<br />
Committee from June 2011<br />
until July 2015.<br />
Committee membership<br />
Nominations Committee<br />
(Chairman)<br />
Remuneration Committee<br />
Audit and Risk Committee<br />
Appointment to the Board<br />
Heejae Chae joined the Board as<br />
Executive Director in September<br />
2009 and subsequently became<br />
Group Chief Executive in<br />
November 2009.<br />
Experience<br />
Prior to joining <strong>Scapa</strong>, Heejae was<br />
Group Chief Executive of Volex<br />
Group plc. He was previously the<br />
Group General Manager, Radio<br />
Frequency Worldwide, for<br />
Amphenol Corporation. He spent<br />
the early part of his career in<br />
finance at The Blackstone Group<br />
and Credit Suisse First Boston<br />
before moving into industry.<br />
Heejae is currently a Non-<br />
Executive Director of the Hallé<br />
Concerts Society.<br />
Appointment to the Board<br />
Graham Hardcastle joined the<br />
Board in February 2016 as an<br />
Executive Director and assumed<br />
the role of Group Finance Director<br />
on 1 May 2016.<br />
Experience<br />
Graham is a qualified Chartered<br />
Accountant. Prior to joining <strong>Scapa</strong>,<br />
Graham was Group Finance<br />
Director at Bridon International and<br />
has held a number of senior finance<br />
positions at Smith & Nephew plc<br />
and Smiths Group plc.<br />
Appointment to the Board<br />
Richard Perry joined the <strong>Scapa</strong><br />
Board in June 2005 and was<br />
appointed Senior Independent<br />
Director in July 2006.<br />
Experience<br />
Richard was Group Finance<br />
Director at Fenner plc from 1994<br />
until his retirement in March 2015.<br />
He was formerly a senior audit<br />
partner with Price Waterhouse.<br />
Committee membership<br />
Audit and Risk Committee<br />
Nominations Committee<br />
Remuneration Committee<br />
LENGTH OF TENURE OF DIRECTORS<br />
BO<strong>AR</strong>D<br />
COMPOSITION<br />
Directors<br />
No.<br />
Less than one year 2<br />
One to three years 1<br />
Three to six years –<br />
More than six years 4<br />
Executive 2<br />
Non-Executive 5<br />
36<br />
SCAPA GROUP PLC ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2016
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