The Board
Reg Heath, Non-Executive ChairmanReg joined the Board as Chairman in October 2007. Reg formerly held the position of Chairman between 1996 and 2003, retiring due to ill health from which he has subsequently fully recovered. Reg has spent his entire working life in the automotive industry. He was Chief Executive Officer of Tozer Kemsley and Millbourn (Holdings) PLC until its sale to Inchcape plc in 1992 at which point he became the Director responsible for worldwide automotive businesses within Inchcape. Reg was a Non-Executive Director of Merchant Retail Group plc from 1995 – being Chairman from 1998 to 2003 – until its sale in 2005. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Northamber PLC. |
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Avril Palmer-Baunack, Chief Executive OfficerAvril joined AutoLogic in November 2007 as Chief Executive Officer. She joined the Group from Universal Salvage plc where she held the position of Chief Executive Officer from March 2005 until the sale of the company to Copart, Inc. in June 2007. Prior to this she was Managing Director of FMG Support Limited, the UK’s largest independent provider of fleet management services, and previously held positions at Europcar UK (latterly as Sales and Marketing Director), Northgate Motor Holdings plc and the Caudwell Group. |
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Andrew Somerville, Group Finance DirectorAndrew joined AutoLogic in November 2007 as Group Finance Director. He previously held the position of Group Finance Director and Company Secretary at Universal Salvage plc from 2003 until the sale of the company to Copart, Inc. in June 2007. Prior to this he was Group Finance Director of Baldwins Industrial Services plc, an asset rental business specialising in crane hire services. |
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A Mark Butcher, Non-Executive DirectorMark joined the Board in 2006 as a Non-Executive Director. He is a Director of GPG (UK) Holdings plc and Senior UK Investment Manager of Guinness Peat Group plc where he manages a significant proportion of that company’s investments. |
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John Davies, Non-Executive DirectorJohn joined the Board in June 2007 as a Non-Executive Director having previously been Managing Director of LloydsTSB’s Asset Finance division which, amongst other businesses, included all of the bank’s motor-related operations. He was previously Head of Consumer Finance for Standard Chartered Bank and, prior to that, Managing Director of United Dominions Trust, a subsidiary of LloydsTSB. John was also a Director of the Finance and Leasing Association until May 2007. |
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Roger Putnam, CBE, Non-Executive DirectorRoger joined the Board in June 2007 as a Non-Executive Director bringing over 40 years of invaluable automotive industry experience. Roger began his career with Lotus in 1966, becoming Sales and Marketing Director in 1976. He later joined Jaguar in 1982, becoming Sales and Marketing Director in 1986 prior to becoming Chairman of Ford Great Britain in 2002. Roger is also Deputy President of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and Chairs the Retail Motor Strategy Group for the Department of Trade and Industry. |
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The Audit Committee is chaired by John Davies and comprises all the Non-Executive Directors. The Group's external auditors attend all meetings of the Audit Committee. The Committee meets at least three times a year and its terms of reference cover the points recommended by the Combined Code.
The Remuneration Committee is chaired by Roger Putnam and comprises all the Non-Executive Directors. The Committee is responsible for determining the remuneration packages and conditions of employment (including share-based benefits and contractual notice periods) of the Executive Directors, the Chairman and the Company Secretary, as well as reviewing the salaries of senior executives.