Board of Directors

Find out who our board members are, their responsibilities and and their roles.  Click on the photographs to read a brief biography of each director

Meet the Board of Directors 

Committees of the Board: A - Audit Committee, N - Nomination Committee, M - Management Development and Remuneration Committee

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  T E P Stevenson Chairman
  T E P Stevenson, OBE Chairman, age 63; joined Johnson Matthey as Chairman Designate on 29th March 2011; appointed Chairman in July 2011. Has been Chairman of The Morgan Crucible Company plc since December 2006 and was Chairman of Travis Perkins plc from November 2001 to May 2010. From 1975 to 2000 he held a variety of senior management positions at Burmah Castrol plc, including Chief Executive from 1998 to 2000. He is a qualified barrister and is Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. M, N
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  N A P Carson Chief Executive
  N A P Carson, BSc

  Chief Executive, age 55; joined Johnson Matthey in 1980; appointed Division Director, Catalytic Systems in 1997 after having held senior management positions in the Precious Metals Division as well as Catalytic Systems in both the UK and the US. Appointed to the board as Managing Director, Catalysts & Chemicals in August 1999 and additionally assumed board level responsibility for Precious Metals Division in August 2002. Appointed Chief Executive in July 2004. Currently a non-executive director of AMEC plc and a member of the Advisory Board for the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership.

  
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  R J MacLeod Group Finance Director
  R J MacLeod, Group Finance Director, age 47; joined Johnson Matthey as Group Finance Director Designate in June 2009 and assumed his current job role in September 2009. Previously he was Group Finance Director of WS Atkins plc and worked in a variety of senior financial roles at Enterprise Oil plc. He is currently a non-executive director of Aggreko plc. He is a Chartered Accountant.

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  M J Roney Non-executive director
  M J Roney,

  Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Management Development and Remuneration Committee, age 57; appointed a non-executive director in June 2007. Currently Chief Executive of Bunzl plc. Joined Bunzl plc as a non-executive director in 2003. Prior to becoming Chief Executive of Bunzl he was the Chief Executive Officer of Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe BV and had an extensive career with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co holding a number of senior management positions with responsibilities in Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. A, M, N

  
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  A M Ferguson Non-executive Director
  A M Ferguson,

  Chairman of the Audit Committee, age 54; appointed a non-executive director on 13th January 2011. Currently a non-executive director of Croda International Plc and The Weir Group PLC. He was previously Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Lonmin Plc. He left Lonmin on 31st December 2010. Prior to joining Lonmin, he was Group Finance Director of The BOC Group until late 2006 when the Linde Group acquired BOC. Before joining BOC in 2005, he worked for Inchcape plc for 22 years in a variety of roles including Group Finance Director from 1999 until his departure. He is a Chartered Accountant. A, M, N

  
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  Sir Thomas Harris Non-executive Director
  Sir Thomas Harris, KBE CMG Age 67; appointed a non-executive director in April 2009. Currently Vice Chairman of Standard Chartered Capital Markets Ltd, a non-executive director of SC First Bank (Korea), City UK and the UK India Business Council. Until 2004, he was Director General of Trade & Investment USA responsible for British business and technology promotion throughout the United States. He served previously as British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea in Seoul, Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Nigeria and Commercial Counsellor in the British Embassy in Washington DC. A, M, N

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  D C Thompson Non-executive Director
  D C Thompson, Age 51; appointed a non-executive director in September 2007. Currently Chief Executive of Drax Group plc. Joined the board of Drax Group plc as Chief Executive in 2005. Prior to joining Drax she was head of the European business of the global power generation firm, InterGen. First starting her career in banking she has had senior management roles in the UK, Asia and Africa. A, M, N
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  L C Pentz Executive Director, Environmental Technologies,
  L C Pentz, BS ChE, MBA Executive Director, Environmental Technologies, age 56; joined Johnson Matthey in 1984; appointed Division Director, Process Catalysts and Technologies in 2001 after having held a series of senior management positions within Catalysts Division in the US. Appointed Executive Director, Process Catalysts and Technologies in August 2003, Executive Director, Emission Control Technologies in July 2004 and to his current position in April 2009. Currently a non-executive director of Victrex plc.
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  W F Sandford Executive Director, Precious Metal Products
  W F Sandford, BA Executive Director, Precious Metal Products, age 58; joined Johnson Matthey in 1977; appointed Division Director, Precious Metal Products in 2001 after holding a series of senior management positions within the division. Appointed Executive Director, Precious Metal Products in July 2009.