Board of Directors and Advisers

Cameron McLatchie CBE (63)†

Chairman
Cameron joined the Board in 1983 on the acquisition of Anaplast where he had been Chairman and Managing Director since 1975, becoming Group Chairman and Chief Executive in 1988. He relinquished the role of Chief Executive in May 2003.
 

John Langlands CA (57)

Chief Executive
John joined the Board in 1994 as Group Finance Director from Eclipse Blinds plc where he was also Finance Director. He was previously Finance Director at Scottish Enterprise and United Wire Limited. Appointed Chief Operating Officer in May 2002 and Chief Executive in May 2003.

David Harris FCCA (38)

Group Finance Director
David joined BPI in 1996 and has been employed in a number of financial and general management roles during his career with the Group, including Business Director of bpi.consumer and Managing Director of bpi.industrial. David joined the Board as Group Finance Director in July 2009.
 

Hamish Grossart (53)*

Non-Executive Deputy Chairman
Hamish joined the Board in May 2005 and is currently Deputy Chairman of Cairn Energy PLC, Chairman of Indigo Vision Group plc and a Director of Artemis Investment Management Limited. After a career in investment banking, he has, over the last 20 years, held a range of executive and non-executive board positions in listed companies covering a wide variety of industries. Past Chairmanships include: Royal Doulton PLC, Eclipse Blinds plc, Scottish Highland Hotels PLC, Hicking Pentecost PLC and EFT Group plc. 

Eric M Hagman CA CBE (63)*

Non-Executive Director
Eric was previously a senior partner in Andersen UK before joining the Board in June 2002. He is Chairman of Matthew Algie Limited and Expresso Warehouse Limited, a Non-Executive Director of Scottish American Trust plc and is treasurer of the Royal College of Art in London. He is also on the advisory forum of Glasgow Caledonian University and is Non-Executive Chairman of Kynesis a management consultancy specialist in change management. 
 

Lord Jamie Lindsay (54)*

Non-Executive Director
Lord Lindsay joined the Board in March 2006 and is currently Chairman of the agricultural group SAC, a Non-Executive Director of Scottish Resources Group Limited, Chairman of UKAS (UK Accreditation Service), Chairman of Greenfield Holdings Ltd. and from 1998 – 2005 was a Non-Executive Director of the property company UA Group PLC. He is currently joint Chairman of the Risk & Regulation Advisory Council. His career has included senior appointments in the commercial, environmental and government sectors, and ministerial responsibilities for agriculture, food, the environment and sustainable development. 

David Warnock (52)*

Non-Executive Director
David joined the Board as an independent non-executive Director in August 2009. He has over 30 years’ investment experience in both public and private companies, in both the UK and USA. He co-founded Aberforth Partners LLP and was a partner for 19 years until he retired from the firm in 2008, prior to which he was with Ivory & Sime plc for four years and before that with 3i plc for seven years. David is also a non-executive Director of Phoenix IT Group plc, Standard Life European Private Equity Trust plc and a number of private companies.
 

* Member of the Remuneration, Audit and Nominations Committees.  

† Member of the Remuneration Committee

Advisers

AUDITORS
KPMG Audit Plc
191 West George Street
Glasgow G2 2LJ

SOLICITORS
Maclay Murray & Spens
151 St Vincent Street
Glasgow G2 5NJ

BROKERS
Investec Bank plc
2 Gresham Street
London EC2V 7QP
 

MAIN BANKERS
Lloyds Banking Group plc
Royal Bank of Scotland plc
Clydesdale Bank PLC