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Vp CEO: Jeremy Pilkington

Jeremy F G Pilkington BA
Executive Chairman


Jeremy Pilkington was appointed a Director of the Company in 1979 and was Chairman and Chief Executive between 1981 and 2004. Since July 2004 he has been Chairman of the Company. He is also Chairman of the Nomination Committee.

Vp Managing Director: Neil Strothard

Neil A Stothard MA, FCA
Group Managing Director


Neil Stothard joined Vp as Group Finance Director in 1997. In July 2004 he was appointed Group Managing Director. He was previously Group Finance Director of Gray Dawes Group Limited, a business travel management company and Divisional Finance Director of TDG plc.

Vp Financial Director: Mike Holt

Mike Holt BA, MBA, FCA, AMCT
Group Finance Director


Mike Holt joined Vp as Group Finance Director in July 2004. From 1993 until joining Vp, he held a number of senior financial positions with Rolls-Royce Group plc within the UK, USA and Hong Kong.

Vp Non-Executive Director: Peter Parkin

Peter Parkin
Non-Executive Director


Peter Parkin was appointed a Non-Executive Director in 1999. He is Chairman of Wheeldon Brothers Limited, a private house building company and had previously been Chairman and Chief Executive of Raine plc. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.

Vp Non-Executive Director: Stephen Rogers Stephen Rogers BSc FCA
Non-Executive Director


Stephen Rogers was appointed a Non-Executive Director in 2008. He is recently retired as a senior partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers ('PwC') where his career was primarily involved in providing audit, accounting and financial advisory services to clients with both UK and overseas operations. He is also a non-executive director at Heywood Williams PLC and is a trustee and treasurer of the Leeds Community Foundation. Stephen is a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.
 

 

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