Kash Pandya joined the Board on 20 June 2005 as Regional Director – Europe. He was previously Chief Executive of Johnston Group plc, and prior to that he was President, Europe, Asia & South America of APW, the world's largest manufacturer of specialist cabinets and enclosures for the telecoms and computer industries. Between 1996 and 1999, Kash worked for Caradon plc, latterly as Director of European Operations of the Radiator Division. He has led a successful turnaround of the European business and has now moved to Dubai; on 1 January 2009 he was appointed Regional Director, Aggreko International.
Philip Rogerson is Chairman of Carillion plc and Northgate plc and a Non-executive Director of Davis Service Group plc. Until February 1998 he was Deputy Chairman of BG plc (formerly British Gas plc) having been a Director since 1992. He joined the Board of Aggreko plc in September 1997 and was appointed as Chairman in April 2002.
Rupert Soames joined the Board as Group Chief Executive on 1 July 2003. He was formerly with Misys PLC, where he was Chief Executive of the Banking and Securities Division. Before joining Misys, Rupert was with GEC plc for 15 years, working in a number of their subsidiaries; in the last four years of his service with GEC he was responsible for the UK, African and Asian operations of Avery Berkel. He is a Nonexecutive Director of Electrocomponents plc.
Angus Cockburn, a Chartered Accountant, joined Aggreko in May 2000 as Finance Director. He was previously Managing Director of Pringle of Scotland, a division of Dawson International PLC, having joined that company in 1997 from PepsiCo Inc. At PepsiCo he spent fi ve years in various positions, latterly as Regional Finance Director for Central Europe based in Budapest. He has worked with KPMG both in the UK and in the USA and has an MBA from the IMD Business School in Switzerland. He is also a Nonexecutive Director of Galiform Plc and a former chairman of the Group of Scottish Finance Directors.
George Walker, a United States citizen, joined Aggreko in 1987 when the Group initially entered the temperature control business through the acquisition of Mobile Air-Conditioning Inc. where he was Controller and then Vice-President. A graduate of the University of Texas, he became a Vice-President of Aggreko Inc. in 1988 and was appointed Executive Vice-President in 1997. In January 2001 he became President of Aggreko North America and was appointed as an Executive Director of Aggreko plc.
Nigel Northridge was formerly Chief Executive of Gallaher Group Plc, a position he held for seven years, having started his career with that business in 1976 as a trainee manager. He is now the Non-Executive Chairman of Paddy Power plc and a Non-Executive Director of Thomas Cook Group Plc. In addition, Nigel is a Non-Executive Director of the European Golf Tour and London Irish Rugby Football Club. He joined the Board of Aggreko plc on 14 February 2002.
Bill Caplan joined the Board on 17 November 2008. He previously had a successful career working in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the USA with United Parcel Service (UPS) and UPS Supply Chain Solutions. He was born and educated in the USA, gaining an MBA from Harvard Business School after selling his family owned beverage distribution business in 1987. For most of the last 20 years he has lived and worked in Europe and Asia serving as Managing Director for a number of UPS’ International Business Units. Bill currently serves as a Board Trustee and Non Executive Director for Phoenix Futures, a UK based charity.
David Hamill, who was appointed to the Board in May 2007, was until December 2007 Chairman and Chief Executive of ICI Paints and a main board director of ICI. In January 2008 ICI was acquired by Akzo Nobel and for the calender year of 2008, Mr Hamill led the integration process, forming the world's largest decorative paints business. Mr Hamill joined ICI in 2003 from Royal Philips Electronics where he was a member of the Group Management Committee. A graduate in production engineering and management from Strathclyde University, he worked for Honeywell and General Instruments before joining Philips Semiconductors in 1986. In May 2001 he became President and Chief Executive Offi cer of Philips Lighting.
Robert MacLeod was appointed to the Board in September 2007. He is a Chartered Accountant and has been Group Finance Director of WS Atkins plc since June 2004. He joined the Atkins Group as Group Financial Controller in March 2003 having previously worked in a variety of senior fi nancial roles at Enterprise Oil plc. A graduate of Cambridge University, he trained at KPMG.
Peter Kennerley was appointed Director of Legal Affairs and Company Secretary in October 2008. He was formerly Company Secretary and General Counsel of Scottish & Newcastle plc and before that a partner at Simmons & Simmons specialising in corporate law. He also spent two years as Secretary to the Takeover Panel.
Russell King joined the Board on 2 February 2009. He is Chief Strategy Offi cer of Anglo American PLC, having joined Anglo American as Group Head of Human Resources, Business Development and Sustainable Development in 2001. Previously, he spent over 20 years at ICI, with experience in its fertiliser, petrochemical and paint businesses.