Directors

Amit Bhatia

Non-executive Chairman

Core strengths and experience:

• Over 15 years’ experience in corporate finance and private equity

Other positions currently held:

• Chairman of Global Relief Initiative and Queens Park Rangers Football Club
• Partner at Summix Capital, Swordfish Investments and Initial Capital
• Director of Brimary Investments Sarl, QPR Holdings Limited, Summix Capital Limited and Global Relief Initiative

Amit has over 15 year’s corporate finance and private equity experience and has held previous Board and Chairman positions. He is a Gold Leaf member at the Aspen Institute and a William Pitt group member at Chatham House. Amit was Executive Chairman of Hope Construction Materials until it was acquired by Breedon Group in August 2016 when he joined the Board. He was appointed Deputy Chairman in 2018 and Non-executive Chairman in May 2019. Amit also Chairs the Nomination Committee.

Rob Wood

Chief Executive Officer

Core strengths and experience:

• Over 15 years’ experience in the building materials industry, including Hanson PLC and HeidelbergCement AG
• Qualified Chartered Accountant with M&A experience
• Director of the Mineral Products Association Limited

Rob has over 15 years’ experience in the international building materials industry. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young and subsequently joined Hanson PLC where he held a number of senior positions including Finance Director Brick Continental Europe, Finance Director Building Products UK and Chief Financial Officer Australia and Asia Pacific. Following the acquisition of Hanson PLC by HeidelbergCement AG, Rob returned to the UK and joined Drax Group plc as Group Financial Controller. During his time at Drax he also spent a period of time as Head of M&A. Rob joined Breedon as Group Finance Director and was appointed to the Board in 2014. Rob was appointed Chief Executive Officer in April 2021.

James Brotherton

Chief Financial Officer

Core strengths and experience:

• CFO with extensive experience in primary and secondary capital markets, M&A, change and restructuring, investor relations, corporate development and strategy
• Director of The Quoted Companies Alliance

James joined Breedon's senior management team as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") designate in January 2021. James was CFO of Tyman Plc ("Tyman") between 2010 and 2019, prior to which he was Director of Corporate Development for five years. James contributed to the significant growth and geographic expansion of Tyman during that period. Prior to Tyman, James worked in investment banking roles at Citi and HSBC, after qualifying as a chartered accountant at Ernst and Young. James joined the Board in April 2021 as Chief Financial Officer.

Carol Hui

Non-executive Director

Core strengths and experience:

• Non-executive director with extensive corporate, commercial and sustainability experience primarily in major infrastructure businesses

Other positions currently held:

• Non-executive director of the British Tourist Authority and Chair of their Audit and Risk Committee

Previously, Carol was the Chairman at Robert Walters plc, an Executive Director at Heathrow Airport Limited and Amey plc, and held senior positions at British Gas plc and TDG plc.  She was originally a corporate finance lawyer with City law firm Slaughter and May. Carol was a Board member of Action for Blind People and London South Bank University and a Review Body member for Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration. She has received numerous awards in her career including FT Innovative Lawyers Award. Carol was appointed to the Board in May 2020 and appointed as Designated Non-executive Director for Sustainability in September 2020.

Pauline Lafferty

Non-executive Director

Core strengths and experience:

• Experience in a diverse range of organisations both in the UK and worldwide, building outstanding executive leadership teams
• Focus on talent development and retention, employee engagement and culture change

Other positions currently held:

• Non-executive director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at XP Power Limited and Scottish Events Campus Ltd
• Non-executive director at Centurion Group Ltd

Pauline brings a wealth of experience from an international career spanning manufacturing and supply, executive search and human resources.  Since retiring from her role as Chief People Officer at Weir Group Plc, where she was responsible for progressing the Group’s agenda on all aspects of strategic HR, she has embarked on a non-executive portfolio that includes being the Chair of the Remuneration Committee for XP Power Limited and Scottish Events Campus Ltd.  Prior to joining Weir Group Plc, Pauline was a Partner with The Miles Partnership and an Executive Director at Russell Reynolds Associates in the UK and Australia, and Asia Pacific Director of Materials & Supply at Digital Equipment Corporation in Hong Kong.  Pauline was appointed to the Board and as Chair of the Remuneration Committee in August 2021, as well as being appointed Designated Non-executive Director responsible for Workforce Engagement.

Helen Miles

Non-executive Director

Core strengths and experience:

• Finance professional with highly relevant contract management, regulatory, government, procurement, and commercial and strategic skills

Other positions currently held:

• Non-executive director of the Royal Navy
• Capital and Commercial Services Director at Severn Trent Plc

Helen brings with her a breadth of commercial experience having worked within regulated businesses and sectors across Telecoms, Leisure and Banking. As a member of the UK Board, Helen was instrumental in delivering HomeServe’s future growth strategy and ensuring a sustainable, customer-focused business. As an experienced finance professional, Helen was previously Chief Financial Officer for Openreach, part of BT Group Plc, and has extensive experience of delivering major business transformation across the Group. Prior to BT Group, Helen worked in a variety of sectors and organisations such as Bass Taverns, Barclays Bank, and Compass Group. Helen was appointed to the Board in April 2021 as an independent Non-executive Director.

Clive Watson

Non-executive Director

Core strengths and experience:

• Chartered Accountant and member of the Chartered Institute of Tax with significant finance experience in a variety of industries

Other positions currently held:

• Non-executive Director discoverIE Group PLC, Chair of Audit and Risk Committee
• Non-executive Director Kier Group plc, Chair of Audit and Risk Committee
• Non-executive Director Trifast plc, Senior Independent Director and Chair of Audit Committee

Clive has considerable finance experience, having previously been the Group Finance Director of Spectris PLC, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for business support at Borealis, Group Finance Director at Thorn Lighting Group and held a variety of finance roles at Black & Decker. In 2019, Clive retired as a non-executive director of Spirax Sarco Engineering plc, where he was Chair of the Audit Committee and Senior Independent Director. Clive was appointed to the Board in September 2019 and became the Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee in April 2020.