Board of Directors
Executive Directors
J David Abell - Chairman
David Abell was appointed Chairman of Jourdan plc in May 1997. David Abell was educated at Leeds University and the London School of Economics and has a BA in Economics. From 1968 - 1981 he held senior managerial posts with British Leyland, including Managing Director of Leyland Australia, Group Managing Director of British Leyland Limited, Director of British Leyland Limited and Chairman and Chief Executive of Leyland Vehicles Limited. From 1981 to 1996 he was Chairman and Chief Executive of Suter plc, when the company was sold to Ascot plc. Other Directorships now include Leicester Football Club plc and Tigers Events Limited.
Paul Hartley - Director
Paul Hartley was appointed an Executive Director in August 2008. He has been with Westfield Medical Limited since 1989. He has had 15 years experience as a Local Magistrate and is currently a Director of Sterile Barrier Association, the association of the major companies involved in the manufacture and distribution of single use sterilisation products. He has previously been involved in various manufacturing companies within the furniture, textile and printing industries in a variety of roles including General Manager, Sales Director and Manufacturing Director, both in the UK and Europe.
Non Executive Directors
Jon P Pither
An industrialist, Jon Pither was appointed a Non Executive Director and Deputy Chairman in May 1997. He is Chairman of the Jourdan plc Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Other Directorships include Active Capital Trust plc, The Alumasc Group and St Helens Capital plc.
Robert R Morris - Director
Robert Morris was appointed Group Managing Director in August 1997. He is Chairman of the Jourdan plc Risk Assessment Committee. Robert Morris is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. He was a Director of Overseas Operations for Leyland Vehicles Limited from 1978 to 1982, Managing Director of N.R.S. Limited from 1982 to 1987 and Deputy Managing Director of Suter plc from 1987 until 1996 when the company was sold to Ascot plc. Robert Morris retired as Group Managing Director on 24 April 2008 but remains as a Director.
Adrian F Lamb OBE
Adrian Lamb was appointed a Non Executive Director in October 2006. He is Chairman of the Jourdan plc Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. Between 1975 and 2001 he was a Practice Partner in Coopers & Lybrand and its successor firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers and a member of the Coopers & Lybrand board. He is currently Honorary Treasurer of The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) for which he was awarded the OBE in 2005.