46 AVEVA Group plc Annual Report and Accounts 2019
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Philip Aiken Craig Hayman Christopher Humphrey Jennifer Allerton Peter Herweck Paula Dowdy James Kidd Emmanuel Babeau Ron Mobed Chairman Chief Executive Officer Senior Independent Independent Non-Executive Director Independent Deputy CEO and CFO Non-Executive Director and Independent Non-Executive Director Non-Executive Director Non-Executive Director Vice Chairman Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 7 years 1 month Tenure: 1 year 3 months Tenure: 2 years 11 months Tenure: 5 years 11 months Tenure: 1 year 3 months Tenure: 4 months Tenure: 8 years 5 months Tenure: 1 year 3 months Tenure: 2 years 3 months (appointed 1 May 2012) (appointed 19 Feb 2018) (appointed 1 Jul 2016) (appointed 9 Jul 2013) (appointed 1 Mar 2018) (appointed 1 Feb 2019) (appointed 1 Jan 2011) (appointed 1 Mar 2018) (appointed 1 Mar 2017) Nationality: Australian Nationality: British Nationality: British Nationality: British Nationality: German Nationality: American and British Nationality: British Nationality: French Nationality: British and American and Swiss
Phil has 48 years of Craig joined AVEVA as Chris is a qualified Jennifer has more than Peter Herweck has been Paula is the Senior Vice President James is a Chartered Accountant Emmanuel has been Deputy Ron has a broad range of global experience in industry and CEO in February 2018, accountant and has over 25 40 years’ experience in a member of Schneider & General Manager EMEA for and joined AVEVA in 2004. Prior to Chief Executive Officer in charge experience in electronic information commerce. From 1997 to bringing more than 30 years years’ experience managing technology working in Electric’s Executive Illumina Inc., the global leader his appointment to the Board, James of Finance & Legal Affairs at businesses across a number 2006 he was President of of technology industry engineering and technology multinational companies Committee since 2016 and in DNA sequencing and array- held several senior finance roles Schneider Electric since 2013. of sectors and regions. Most BHP Petroleum and then leadership and executive companies. From 2008 until in the UK, the US, Brazil, leads Schneider Electric’s based technologies. Prior to her within the Group and was Head He joined Schneider Electric in recently, he was Chief Executive Group President of Energy management experience. 2015 he was Group Chief Asia and Switzerland. global Industrial Automation appointment to Illumina in 2016, of Finance from 2006 until 2011, 2009 as Executive Vice President Officer of the Elsevier business of BHP Billiton. He has been Previously he was Chief Executive Officer of Anite Notably, she was a member Business. He has extensive Paula worked for Cisco in a variety when he was appointed CFO. James Finance and as a Member of of RELX Plc and has also held Managing Director of BOC/ Operating Officer at plc, after having joined of the Pharma Executive experience in Automation, of senior sales, services and strategy was Chief Executive from January the Management Board. Executive positions with Cengage CIG, Chief Executive of BTR software company PTC Inc, Anite in 2003 as Group Committee and Chief Digitisation and Industrial roles, notably as Senior Vice 2017 to February 2018, leading the Learning, IHS and Schlumberger. Nylex, Senior Advisor of where he had responsibility Finance Director. Prior to Information Officer of Software. Peter started his President for Cloud, Software and merger with the Schneider Electric Emmanuel began his career at Macquarie Bank (Europe), for sales, marketing and this he was Group Finance F. Hoffmann-La Roche, career at Mitsubishi in Japan, Managed Services. Paula also led Software Business before being Arthur Andersen in 1990. In 1993, He is a Fellow of the Institute Chairman of Robert Walters development. He also Director at Critchley Group with responsibility for IT later joining Siemens where the integration of the analytics and appointed Deputy CEO and Chief he joined Pernod Ricard where he of Directors and of the Energy plc, Senior Independent served as President of plc and held senior positions strategy and operations for he held several executive automation software acquisitions Financial Officer of the enlarged held several senior finance and Institute. He holds a Bachelor’s Director of Kazakhmys plc the PTC Solutions Group. in finance at Conoco and the Pharma division and positions in Factory and into the larger Cisco sales force Group. Prior to joining AVEVA James executive positions, becoming Vice degree in Engineering from Trinity and Essar Energy plc and Prior to joining PTC, Craig Eurotherm International plc. all Group IT operations. Process Automation along and was a board observer for worked for both Arthur Andersen President of Development in 2001. College, University of Cambridge Director of Essar Oil Limited. was President of eBay’s Chris has a BA (Hons) in Prior to that, she served with leading Corporate one of Cisco’s investments. and Deloitte, serving technology He was appointed CFO in 2003 and and a Master’s degree in Petroleum Other previous roles include: enterprise business and Economics, is a Chartered as Technology Director Strategy as Chief Strategy clients in both transactional Group Deputy Managing Director Engineering from Imperial College, Director of National Grid plc served more than 15 years in Management Accountant, at Barclaycard with Officer. He has a global She holds an MBA from Pepperdine and audit engagements. of Finance in 2006, supervising University of London. Ron was from 2008 to 2015, Director senior leadership positions at a Fellow of CIMA and has responsibility for Fraud and extensive executive University and a Bachelor of Finance, Information Systems previously a Non-Executive Director of Miclyn Express Offshore, IBM. At IBM he created and an MBA from Cranfield Operations and IT and held and senior management Arts degree from the University Other current appointments: and Industry Administrations. of Argus Media from 2009 until 2011. Chairman of the 2004 grew IBM’s SaaS business School of Management. senior positions in IT at background in Germany, of California, Berkeley. None. World Energy Congress and and initiated and led 18 high Unilever and BOC. She has China, the US and Japan. Emmanuel graduated from École Other current appointments: serving on the Boards of performing acquisitions. Other current appointments: degrees in Mathematics, Other current appointments: Supérieure de Commerce de Paris None. the Governor of Guangdong Craig returned to the UK Senior Independent Director Geosciences and Physics and Peter holds an MBA from None. (ESCP) in 1989 and holds a degree in International Council, World from the US to the CEO role and Chairman of the Audit speaks several languages. Wake Forest University finance and accounting (DESCF). Energy Council and Monash at AVEVA. He holds a BSc. Committee of Vitec Group She holds dual nationality School of Business and Mt Eliza Business School. (Hons) in Computer Science plc, Non-Executive Chairman being a citizen of both the Engineering degrees Other current appointments: and Electronics from the of Eckoh plc and a Non- UK and Switzerland. from Metz University Non-Executive Director of Sodexo Other current appointments: University of London. Executive Director of SDL plc. and Saarland University. S.A. and of Sanofi. Chairman of Balfour Beatty Other current appointments: He is also a Harvard plc, Non-Executive Director Other current appointments: Non-Executive Director of Business School Advanced of Newcrest Mining Limited, None. Iron Mountain Inc. and Management Alumni. Chairman of Australian Day Sandvik AB. Foundation, Director of Other current appointments: Gammon China Limited and None. Gammon Construction Holdings Limited.
From left: Craig Hayman, Philip Aiken, Christopher Humphrey, Jennifer Allerton, Peter Herweck, Paula Dowdy, James Kidd, Emmanuel Babeau and Ron Mobed
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Philip Aiken Craig Hayman Christopher Humphrey Jennifer Allerton Peter Herweck Paula Dowdy James Kidd Emmanuel Babeau Ron Mobed Chairman Chief Executive Officer Senior Independent Independent Non-Executive Director Independent Deputy CEO and CFO Non-Executive Director and Independent Non-Executive Director Non-Executive Director Non-Executive Director Vice Chairman Non-Executive Director
Tenure: 7 years 1 month Tenure: 1 year 3 months Tenure: 2 years 11 months Tenure: 5 years 11 months Tenure: 1 year 3 months Tenure: 4 months Tenure: 8 years 5 months Tenure: 1 year 3 months Tenure: 2 years 3 months (appointed 1 May 2012) (appointed 19 Feb 2018) (appointed 1 Jul 2016) (appointed 9 Jul 2013) (appointed 1 Mar 2018) (appointed 1 Feb 2019) (appointed 1 Jan 2011) (appointed 1 Mar 2018) (appointed 1 Mar 2017) Nationality: Australian Nationality: British Nationality: British Nationality: British Nationality: German Nationality: American and British Nationality: British Nationality: French Nationality: British and American and Swiss
Phil has 48 years of Craig joined AVEVA as Chris is a qualified Jennifer has more than Peter Herweck has been Paula is the Senior Vice President James is a Chartered Accountant Emmanuel has been Deputy Ron has a broad range of global experience in industry and CEO in February 2018, accountant and has over 25 40 years’ experience in a member of Schneider & General Manager EMEA for and joined AVEVA in 2004. Prior to Chief Executive Officer in charge experience in electronic information commerce. From 1997 to bringing more than 30 years years’ experience managing technology working in Electric’s Executive Illumina Inc., the global leader his appointment to the Board, James of Finance & Legal Affairs at businesses across a number 2006 he was President of of technology industry engineering and technology multinational companies Committee since 2016 and in DNA sequencing and array- held several senior finance roles Schneider Electric since 2013. of sectors and regions. Most BHP Petroleum and then leadership and executive companies. From 2008 until in the UK, the US, Brazil, leads Schneider Electric’s based technologies. Prior to her within the Group and was Head He joined Schneider Electric in recently, he was Chief Executive Group President of Energy management experience. 2015 he was Group Chief Asia and Switzerland. global Industrial Automation appointment to Illumina in 2016, of Finance from 2006 until 2011, 2009 as Executive Vice President Officer of the Elsevier business of BHP Billiton. He has been Previously he was Chief Executive Officer of Anite Notably, she was a member Business. He has extensive Paula worked for Cisco in a variety when he was appointed CFO. James Finance and as a Member of of RELX Plc and has also held Managing Director of BOC/ Operating Officer at plc, after having joined of the Pharma Executive experience in Automation, of senior sales, services and strategy was Chief Executive from January the Management Board. Executive positions with Cengage CIG, Chief Executive of BTR software company PTC Inc, Anite in 2003 as Group Committee and Chief Digitisation and Industrial roles, notably as Senior Vice 2017 to February 2018, leading the Learning, IHS and Schlumberger. Nylex, Senior Advisor of where he had responsibility Finance Director. Prior to Information Officer of Software. Peter started his President for Cloud, Software and merger with the Schneider Electric Emmanuel began his career at Macquarie Bank (Europe), for sales, marketing and this he was Group Finance F. Hoffmann-La Roche, career at Mitsubishi in Japan, Managed Services. Paula also led Software Business before being Arthur Andersen in 1990. In 1993, He is a Fellow of the Institute Chairman of Robert Walters development. He also Director at Critchley Group with responsibility for IT later joining Siemens where the integration of the analytics and appointed Deputy CEO and Chief he joined Pernod Ricard where he of Directors and of the Energy plc, Senior Independent served as President of plc and held senior positions strategy and operations for he held several executive automation software acquisitions Financial Officer of the enlarged held several senior finance and Institute. He holds a Bachelor’s Director of Kazakhmys plc the PTC Solutions Group. in finance at Conoco and the Pharma division and positions in Factory and into the larger Cisco sales force Group. Prior to joining AVEVA James executive positions, becoming Vice degree in Engineering from Trinity and Essar Energy plc and Prior to joining PTC, Craig Eurotherm International plc. all Group IT operations. Process Automation along and was a board observer for worked for both Arthur Andersen President of Development in 2001. College, University of Cambridge Director of Essar Oil Limited. was President of eBay’s Chris has a BA (Hons) in Prior to that, she served with leading Corporate one of Cisco’s investments. and Deloitte, serving technology He was appointed CFO in 2003 and and a Master’s degree in Petroleum Other previous roles include: enterprise business and Economics, is a Chartered as Technology Director Strategy as Chief Strategy clients in both transactional Group Deputy Managing Director Engineering from Imperial College, Director of National Grid plc served more than 15 years in Management Accountant, at Barclaycard with Officer. He has a global She holds an MBA from Pepperdine and audit engagements. of Finance in 2006, supervising University of London. Ron was from 2008 to 2015, Director senior leadership positions at a Fellow of CIMA and has responsibility for Fraud and extensive executive University and a Bachelor of Finance, Information Systems previously a Non-Executive Director of Miclyn Express Offshore, IBM. At IBM he created and an MBA from Cranfield Operations and IT and held and senior management Arts degree from the University Other current appointments: and Industry Administrations. of Argus Media from 2009 until 2011. Chairman of the 2004 grew IBM’s SaaS business School of Management. senior positions in IT at background in Germany, of California, Berkeley. None. World Energy Congress and and initiated and led 18 high Unilever and BOC. She has China, the US and Japan. Emmanuel graduated from École Other current appointments: serving on the Boards of performing acquisitions. Other current appointments: degrees in Mathematics, Other current appointments: Supérieure de Commerce de Paris None. the Governor of Guangdong Craig returned to the UK Senior Independent Director Geosciences and Physics and Peter holds an MBA from None. (ESCP) in 1989 and holds a degree in International Council, World from the US to the CEO role and Chairman of the Audit speaks several languages. Wake Forest University finance and accounting (DESCF). Energy Council and Monash at AVEVA. He holds a BSc. Committee of Vitec Group She holds dual nationality School of Business and Mt Eliza Business School. (Hons) in Computer Science plc, Non-Executive Chairman being a citizen of both the Engineering degrees Other current appointments: and Electronics from the of Eckoh plc and a Non- UK and Switzerland. from Metz University Non-Executive Director of Sodexo Other current appointments: University of London. Executive Director of SDL plc. and Saarland University. S.A. and of Sanofi. Chairman of Balfour Beatty Other current appointments: He is also a Harvard plc, Non-Executive Director Other current appointments: Non-Executive Director of Business School Advanced of Newcrest Mining Limited, None. Iron Mountain Inc. and Management Alumni. Chairman of Australian Day Sandvik AB. Foundation, Director of Other current appointments: Gammon China Limited and None. Gammon Construction Holdings Limited.
Independence split Chairman Executive Directors Non-Executive Directors Independent Non-Executive Directors
Gender split Female Male
Sector experience of the Board Power 22% Construction 22% Engineering 44% Oil & Gas 22% Software 56% Technology 56% Construction 33%