Jonathan Fry
Non-executive Chairman, age 64
Jonathan Fry became Chairman of Elementis in September 1997. He is Chairman of Christian Salvesen plc, Deputy Chairman of Northern Foods plc, Chairman of Control Risks Group Holdings Ltd and a member of the Council of the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Jonathan Fry is Chairman of the Nominations and Remuneration Committees and a member of the Audit Committee.

Geoff Gaywood
Chief Executive, age 58
Geoff Gaywood was appointed Chief Executive in October 2001. He was previously a Director of Chemicals at Ernst & Young LLP based in the UK. Prior to that he ran the European division of International Specialty Products, Inc and was also general manager of its global acetylenics business. Before that he worked for the Dow Chemical Company for 24 years in a number of general management roles in Europe, South Africa and Japan. He was born and educated in England and holds a degree in chemical engineering from London University.

George Fairweather
Group Finance Director, age 44
George Fairweather was appointed Group Finance Director in February 1997. He will leave Elementis at the end of March 2002 to take up a similar role at Alliance UniChem Plc.

Philip Brown
Executive Director and Company Secretary, age 53
Philip Brown was appointed an executive director of Elementis in July 2000, with responsibility for company secretarial and Group legal affairs; he also chairs the Group’s risk management committee. He joined the Group as Company Secretary from Ranks Hovis McDougall in 1992. He holds a law degree and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.

Michael Hartnall
Non-executive Director, age 59
Michael Hartnall has been Finance Director of Rexam PLC since 1987, having previously held a number of senior positions in industry, including that of Managing Director of Mayhew Foods PLC. He was appointed a non-executive director of Elementis in 1993. He is the senior non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Rick McNee
Non-executive Director, age 56
Rick McNeel, a US citizen, has recently retired as Group Vice President responsible for Intermediates and Fabrications within the chemical business of BP Amoco p.l.c. He was appointed a non-executive director of Elementis in July 2000.

Edward Wilson
Non-executive Director, age 57
Edward Wilson was Chief Executive Officer of Vantico Group and prior to that was with Koch Industries International Europe and the Dow Chemical Company. He was appointed a non-executive director of Elementis in July 1999.

Paul Tomkinson
Managing Director Elementis Chromium, age 48
Paul Tomkinson was appointed Managing Director of Elementis Chromium in July 1999. He joined the Group in 1984 and worked in the Chromium business until 1997, when he was appointed Managing Director of the Catalyst, Zinc Products and Carboxylates business. His early career was spent at Shell, British Gas and Rolls Royce.

David Dutro
Managing Director
Elementis Pigments, age 46
David Dutro joined the Group in November 1998 as Managing Director of Elementis Pigments. He was previously Vice President General Manager of Universal Foods' Dairy and Food Ingredients business, prior to which he was with ICI in the colours, polymer additives and surfactants businesses.

Neil Carr
Managing Director
Elementis Specialties, age 38
Neil Carr was appointed Managing Director of Elementis Specialties in May 2000. He joined Elementis in 1998 as Group Director of Human Resources from SmithKline Beecham,where he was Human Resource Director, Worldwide Supply Operations.

Martin Pugh
Managing Director
Linatex, age 49
Martin Pugh joined Elementis as Managing Director of Linatex in February 1999. He was previously with the Dow Chemical Company, where he held a number of positions in Europe and the Middle East,most recently as Global Business Director of Speciality Polyethylenes.

Gary Castellino
Chief Information Officer, age 50
Gary Castellino was appointed Chief Information Officer in January 2002. He joined from Interlogix, Inc where he was Vice President and Chief Information Officer. He was previously Vice President and Chief Information Officer with International Specialty Products, Inc.

Jon Cheele
Director of ERP Programme, age 41
Jon Cheele joined Elementis in July 1999 as Commercial Director, Elementis Chromium and was appointed Director of ERP Programme in December 2001. His early career was spent with Zeneca Specialties where he was most recently General Manager Resins, for the Americas and Asia Pacific.

Peter Russell
Director of Human Resources, age 55
Peter Russell joined Elementis in December 2001. Previously he ran his own consultancy company providing coaching and support to board level executives. Prior to that, he was Director of Human Resources for the European division of International Specialty Products, Inc.

Brian Taylorson
Director of Corporate Finance and Finance Director designate, age 46
Brian Taylorson was appointed Director of Corporate Finance in December 2001 and will succeed George Fairweather as Finance Director on 2 April 2002. He was previously Head of European Chemicals M&A at KPMG Corporate Finance. He joined KPMG from the Dow Chemical Company where he held a number of positions in finance and corporate finance, most recently as Corporate Director Mergers and Acquisitions for Dow Corporate. He holds an MA from Cambridge University, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

John Wardzel
Director of Manufacturing, age 43
John Wardzel joined Elementis in July 2000 as Director of Manufacturing. He was previously with Grace Performance Chemicals, a division of WR Grace where he was Vice President, Engineering and Manufacturing Support and prior to that he worked for General Electric for ten years.