Directors

Executive:

Michael O’Connell (Managing Director).
Joined the company in September 1980 and appointed to the Board in February 1985.

Nicholas Bell (Executive).
Joined the company in October 1999 and appointed to the Board in July 2013.

Shelley Ashcroft (Finance).
Joined the company in June 2019 and appointed to the Board in January 2025.

John Meldrum (Executive).
Joined the company in May 2007 and appointed to the Board in July 2025.

Non-executive:

Roger Lane-Smith – Age 80
Appointed as a non-executive director on 21st January 1983. He is also a non-executive director of Mostyn Estates Limited and a number of other private companies.

David Hansell – Age 80
Appointed a non-executive director in June 2014. He has retired from his position as managing director of MSI-Defence Systems after more than 50 years in the business, having started his apprenticeship in 1962 and at some time or other served in the majority of positions in the Company.

Anthony Wreford – Age 74
Appointed as non-executive Chairman on 16th July 2026. He is an experienced non-executive director and strategic adviser with a strong track record across asset and wealth management, private equity and broader business advisory. He currently holds a number of board and advisory roles, including Chair of REIS and adviser to Skybound Capital, St. James’s Place, Corient and Evolved Brands. Mr Wreford has played an important role in the Company’s recent strategic decisions in an independent advisory capacity.