The Board

Meet the board of Manganese Bronze.

John Russell
Group Chief Executive

Mr Russell (58), who was previously Vice President of Harley Davidson Motor Company and Managing Director of Harley Davidson Europe, joined the Board in March 2007 as Group Chief Executive.

Mr Russell began his career in the automotive industry at Unipart in 1972 before moving to Peugeot Talbot Motor Co in 1980. He spent six years at Peugeot, initially as UK Parts Marketing Director, and then as UK Marketing Director. This was followed by ten years at the Rover Group where he progressed from Marketing Director for Land Rover to Rover Group Board Director responsible for Sales, Marketing and Overseas Manufacturing. Prior to joining Harley Davidson he was Director General of the Walpole Committee, an organisation that promotes British luxury brands, and Interim CEO of Bombay Dyeing, a Mumbai, India, based textile manufacturer. John is currently a non-executive director of Atmaana, a Management Consultancy business.

Mark Fryer
Group Finance Director

Mark Fryer (41) was appointed Group Finance Director in January 2002. A chartered accountant, he joined the Group from GKN plc where he had been Finance Director of the Industrial Services Division and latterly Chief Financial Officer of a GKN subsidiary in the United States.

Peter Shillcock
Chief Operating Officer

Peter Shillcock (46) was appointed Chief Operating Officer in March 2005 having been Managing Director of LTI Limited, the Company’s principal subsidiary, since December 2000. A chartered engineer, he has over 25 years’ automotive engineering experience having previously held a number of senior positions within BMW and the Rover Group. Mr Shillcock is a non-executive director of the Motor Industry Research Association Limited (MIRA).

Tim Melville-Ross •
Non-executive Chairman

Tim Melville-Ross (63) was appointed as a non-executive director of Manganese in March 2000 and Chairman in January 2003. He was previously Chief Executive of the Nationwide Building Society (1985 - 94) and Director General of the Institute of Directors (1994 - 1999). He is currently Chairman of Bovis Homes PLC, DTZ Holdings plc, Royal London Mutual Insurance and the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

Christopher Ross FREng * •
Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director

Christopher Ross (63) was appointed as a non-executive Director in June 1995 and Deputy Chairman in March 2003. He has had a long career in manufacturing and professional service companies. Previously Chief Executive of Molins PLC, Ricardo PLC and Wagon Automotive, he is currently Chairman of Antonov PLC, Carclo PLC, Network Group Holdings PLC, Sonas Investments Limited and a non-executive director of Lander Holdings Limited. He was appointed as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering by Prince Philip in 1995.

Andrew Walker * •
Non-executive Director

Andrew Walker (56) was appointed as a non-executive director in August 2003. Formerly he was Group Chief Executive of McKechnie plc (1997 to 2001) and of South Wales Electricity plc (1993 to 1996) having previously spent 14 years with Dowty Group PLC. He is currently a non-executive director of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc, Delta plc, fountains plc, Plastics Capital plc, Brintons Limited, Porvair plc and API Group plc and Chairman of Bioganix plc.

Sheng Yue Gui •
Non-executive Director

Mr Gui (44) was appointed as a non-executive Director in September 2007. Mr Gui is the Chief Executive Officer of Geely Automobile Holdings Limited and is responsible for the administration of the company. Mr Gui has over twenty years experience in administration and project management. Mr Gui had also worked with China Resources (Holdings) Company Limited. Mr Gui holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Xian Jiaotong University and a Masters degree in business administration from the University of San Francisco.

Siu Lun Lawrence Ang *
Non-executive Director

Mr Ang Siu Lun, Lawrence (47) was appointed a non-executive Director in September 2007. Mr Ang is the Executive Director of Geely Automobile Holdings Limited and is mainly responsible for international business development, capital markets and investor relations for Geely. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Computer Science and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining Geely, he worked in a number of major international investment banks for seventeen years and has extensive experience in equity research, investment banking and financial analysis, focusing on China’s equity market, automobile industry and investment banking business.

 *  Member of the Audit Committee
 •  Member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee