The Board

John Brown
Non-Executive Chairman
John Brown was previously Chief Executive of Speedy Hire PLC, a FTSE 350 company. John is a Non-Executive director and Chairman of the audit committee for Lookers plc and Henry Boot plc and was also Chairman of Novera Energy plc until he retired in May 2007. John joined the Allen Group, a private building company in 1973 as Finance Director and Company Secretary. In 1977, he started the Speedy Hire business with one depot in Wigan and helped develop its expansion. He became Chief Executive of Allen plc in February 2001 and was responsible for the transformation of the Allen Group into Speedy Hire PLC with a market capitalisation of approximately £350 million.

Nick Kelsall
Group Chief Executive
Nick Kelsall joined Norcros as Finance Director H & R Johnson Tiles Limited, in 1993. Formerly, Nick had held a number of senior financial management positions with Touche Ross, Manchester and, immediately prior to joining Norcros, with Waterford Wedgwood Group plc. In October 1996, Nick was appointed Group Finance Director of Norcros plc.

Nick succeeded Joe Matthews as Group Chief Executive on 1 April 2011

Nick studied at The University of Manchester, gaining a BA Honours in Economics. He is a Chartered Accountant.

Martin Payne
Group Finance Director
Martin Payne joined the Board as Group Finance Director in March 2011.

Martin has most recently held senior financial positions at JCB, the construction equipment manufacturer, and previously at IMI plc, the FTSE-100 engineering company. Martin previously spent six years as Finance Director of H&R Johnson Tiles Ltd earlier in his career. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and has an economics degree from Durham University.

David Hamilton
Director and Company Secretary
David Hamilton joined Norcros Limited as Group Legal Advisor in October 1973 following positions as Legal Adviser and Legal Assistant respectively with Automotive Products, Leamington Spa and Pfizer Limited, Kent. David was promoted to the position of Company Secretary in 1989 and joined the Board of Norcros Limited in 1996. In November 1999 pursuant to the MBO, David purchased an equity shareholding in Norcros. David gained a Degree in Law and Economics (LLB) at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and is a Scottish lawyer.

Leslie Tench
Non-Executive Director
Formerly Non-Executive Chairman of SIG plc, the international multi-site distributor of insulation, roofing and commercial interior products with revenues of approximately £2.0 billion and operating from in excess of 700 branches, Les has considerable experience in building products. Les joined CRH plc in 1992 and from 1998 until his retirement in December 2002 was Managing Director of CRH Europe – Building Products. Les was also a Non-Executive Director of the privately owned family business Shepherd Building Group Limited (Construction and Engineering, Manufacturing and Property Development) from 1994 until 2004. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Lupus Capital plc. Les is a graduate of Nottingham University where he read metallurgy.

Martin Towers
Non-Executive Director
Martin joined the Board in July 2011. He is also presently a Non-Executive Director of RPC Group plc, KCOM Group plc and Lupus Capital plc. He was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Spice plc, the utility support services group, and prior to that Group Finance Director of Kelda Group plc, the FTSE 100 water company that incorporated Yorkshire Water, Group Finance Director of Spring Ram Corporation plc, the manufacturer and distributor of home improvement products, and McCarthy and Stone plc, the retirement home developer. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has an economics and accountancy degree from Leeds University.

Vijay Aggarwal
Non-Executive Director
Vijay Aggarwal is the Managing Director of H. & R. Johnson (India) Limited, India’s leading Tile Company. H. & R. Johnson (India) Limited is the parent of Lifestyle Investments Pvt. Ltd, a major shareholder of Norcros plc. Vijay also holds a number of other directorships including RMC Ready Mix (India) Pvt Ltd, Exide Industries Ltd and Ardex Endura (India) Pvt Ltd. He is also a director of the Indian Council of Ceramic Tiles and Sanitaryware (ICCTAS). He was previously employed as a Merchant Banker with SBI Capital Markets Limited. Vijay studied at the Indian Institute for Technology, Delhi, and graduated with a B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering. He later gained an MBA with Distinction from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Senior Management

Lorna Fellowes
Managing Director, Triton Showers
Lorna joined Triton in 1992 as Head of Marketing and became Marketing Director in 1994. Lorna took on additional responsibility of R&D in 1994 and Customer Service in 1995. She was appointed Managing Director in 1999. Prior to 1992, Lorna spent two years with housewares company Probus plc, heading up marketing and she previously spent seven years with GKN in various aspects of marketing. Lorna was born and educated in Denmark.