Directors & Committees
Directors
| Richard J. Steele, BCOM FCA CTA |
Non-executive Chairman |
Dick Steele is a Chartered Accountant and a Member of the Institute of Taxation. He has spent ten years as Group Finance Director of listed companies, latterly with Storehouse and before that Lloyds Chemists. He is Non-executive Chairman of HobbyCraft, Original Additions and Europeople.
| Lawrence F. Bryan, BA |
Chief Executive |
Lawrence Bryan is the Group’s Chief Executive and President of Portmeirion USA. He first joined the Group in 1991, as Vice President, Sales of Portmeirion USA, leaving in 1994. He re-joined the Group in 1997 as President of Portmeirion USA, became a Director on 1st January 2000 and was promoted to Chief Executive on 15th August 2001. His career in the glass, ceramics and gift industry is extensive. He has previously held the positions of Vice President, Sales of Waterford Wedgwood USA, President, Waterford Wedgwood USA Retail and President of International China Company. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
| Michael Haynes, MCIM |
Group Sales & Marketing Director |
Michael Haynes is Group Sales & Marketing Director. He has over 40 years experience in this field, 31 of these being in the tableware and housewares business. He joined the Group in 2004. He was an International Marketing Consultant for 20 years, and helped many companies increase their export sales.
| Brett W.J. Phillips, BSc ACA |
Group Finance Director |
Brett Phillips is Group Finance Director. He joined the Group in 1988 and became a Director in September 1988. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1982. He is responsible for all aspects of financial control, information systems, and management reporting; human resources; intellectual property; legal and company secretarial matters. He represents the Group on all subsidiary boards, and on the board of Furlong Mills Limited.
| Barbara Thomas Judge, BA JD |
Non-executive Director |
Lady Judge is a lawyer, international banker and entrepreneur. She is Chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority, Deputy Chairman of Friends’ Provident plc as well as a Director of Quintain Estates and Development. Formerly she was a Commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and an Executive Director of News International and Samuel Montagu plc.
| Janis Kong, BSc OBE |
Non-executive Director |
Janis Kong is a Non-executive Director of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC and Kingfisher PLC. She is a Director of Visit Britain and Chairman of the board of trustees of Forum for the Future. She is a former Executive Chairman of Heathrow Airport Limited, former Chairman of Heathrow Express Limited and a former member of the BAA plc Board. She holds an honorary Doctorate with the Open University and has received an OBE.
Committees
Audit Committee
Richard J. Steele (Chairman)
Barbara Thomas Judge
Janis Kong
Remuneration Committee
Richard J. Steele (Chairman)
Barbara Thomas Judge
Janis Kong
Nomination Committee
Richard J. Steele (Chairman)
Lawrence F. Bryan
Barbara Thomas Judge
Janis Kong
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