Jeremy F G Pilkington BA
Executive Chairman

Jeremy Pilkington became Executive Chairman of the Group with effect from 1 July 2004. Appointed a Director of the Company in 1979, he was previously Chairman and Chief Executive, positions which he held since 1981. Jeremy is Chairman of the Nomination Committee.

Neil A Stothard MA, FCA
Group Managing Director

Neil Stothard was appointed to the Board in July 1997 when he joined Vp as Group Finance Director. He has been Group Managing Director of Vp since July 2004. He has previously held a number of posts outside of the Group including Group Finance Director of Gray Dawes Group Limited and Divisional Finance Director of TDG plc. Neil is also a Non-Executive Director of Scarborough Building Society.

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

Mike Holt was appointed Group Finance Director when he joined Vp 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.

Barrie Cottingham FCA, ATII
Non-Executive Director

Barrie Cottingham was appointed a Non-Executive Director in 1996. He was a senior partner at Coopers & Lybrand until his retirement in 1995. He was also Non Executive Chairman of SIG plc for 8 years until retiring in 2004 and Non-Executive Chairman of Cattles plc for 7 years, having been a Non Executive Director for a total of 11 years until retiring in 2007. Barrie is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees.