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Kash Pandya
(45) Managing Director – Europe
Kash Pandya joined the Board on 20 June 2005. 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.
Philip Rogerson
(63) Chairman
Philip Rogerson is Chairman of Carillion plc, THUS Group 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
(48) Group Chief Executive
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 4 years of his service with GEC he was responsible for the UK, African and Asian operations of Avery Berkel. On 13 July 2007 he joined the Board of Electrocomponents plc as a Nonexecutive Director.
Angus Cockburn
(44) Finance Director
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 five 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 Non-executive Director of Galiform Plc and a former chairman of the Group of Scottish Finance Directors.
Derek Shepherd
(65) Managing Director – International
Derek Shepherd, a Chartered Engineer, joined Aggreko in 1988 as Managing Director of the UK business. He was appointed Director of Aggreko Europe in 1991 and became Managing Director in the following year. He joined the Board of Aggreko plc in September 1997. In March 1999 he was given responsibility for Aggreko International Power Projects together with the Group’s activities in the Middle East, Australia, Asia, Africa and South America. He is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
George Walker
(50) President – Aggreko North America
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 ¶ * §
(52) Senior Independent Non-executive Director
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. Over his 30 years with Gallaher he held a wide range of senior positions including Divisional Director Iberia, General Manager Europe and, prior to becoming Group Chief Executive, Group Sales and Marketing Director. He is also senior independent Non-executive Director of Paddy Power plc. He joined the Board of Aggreko plc on 14 February 2002.
Roy McGlone ¶ * §
(54) Non-executive Director
Roy McGlone joined the Board in September 2002. Until February 2006, he was Chief Executive of BBA Group plc, having previously held the position of Group Finance Director. A Chartered Accountant, he qualified with Price Waterhouse and subsequently held positions with Meggitt plc and BICC plc.
Andrew Salvesen
(60) Non-executive Director
Andrew Salvesen was appointed to the Board of Aggreko plc in September 1997. Previous to that, he had more than 20 years’ experience with the Christian Salvesen group, including being the Managing Director of Christian Salvesen’s former Oilfield Technology operations and was a Non-executive Director of Christian Salvesen PLC between 1989 and September 1997. He is Chairman of Eurohostel Limited and a Director of the National Trust for Scotland.
David Hamill ¶ * §
(50) Non-executive Director
David Hamill, who was appointed to the Board in May 2007, is Chairman and Chief Executive of ICI Paints and a main board director of ICI, which he joined 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. He was appointed Executive Vice President of Philips Lighting and Chief Executive Officer of the Lamps business group in 1998. In May 2001 he became President and Chief Executive Officer of Philips Lighting.
Robert MacLeod ¶ * §
(43) Non-executive Director
Robert MacLeod 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 financial roles at Enterprise Oil plc. A graduate of Cambridge University, he trained at KPMG.
Hew Campbell
(45) Company Secretary
Hew Campbell, a qualified lawyer, joined the Company as Director of Legal Affairs in August 2007 and was appointed as Company Secretary on 15 January 2008, on the retirement of Paul Allen. He was previously Head of Group Secretariat of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc.