Jonathan Fry
Non-executive Chairman, age 65
Jonathan Fry became Chairman of Elementis in September 1997 and is Chairman of the Nominations and Remuneration Committees and a member of the Audit Committee. He is also Chairman of Christian Salvesen plc and Control Risks Group Holdings Limited.

Geoff Gaywood
Chief Executive, age 59 Geoff Gaywood was appointed Chief Executive in October 2001. He was previously Managing Director of the European division of International Specialty Products, Inc and general manager of its global acetylenics business. Prior to that, he was with the Dow Chemical Company for 24 years in a number of general management roles in Europe, South Africa and Japan. Most recently Geoff Gaywood was Director of Chemicals at Ernst & Young LLP based in the UK. He was born and educated in England and holds a degree in chemical engineering from London University.

Brian Taylorson
Finance Director, age 47
Brian Taylorson was appointed Finance Director on 2 April 2002. He was previously Head of European Chemicals M&A at KPMG Corporate Finance. He joined KPMG in 2000 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. 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.

Philip Brown
Executive Director and
Company Secretary, age 54
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 60 Michael Hartnall has been Finance Director of Rexam PLC since 1987, having previously held a number of senior positions in industry. He is also a non-executive director of Focus Wickes 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.

Richard McNeel
Non-executive Director, age 57
Richard McNeel, a US citizen, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Lord Corporation. He was formerly 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 58
Edward Wilson was Chief Executive Officer of Vantico Group until 2001 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.

Neil Carr
Managing Director
Elementis Specialties, age 39
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.

Greg McClatchy
Managing Director Linatex, age 38
Greg McClatchy was appointed Managing Director of Linatex in July 2002. He joined Elementis Pigments in 1999 and was most recently Managing Director at Elementis Pigments Durham. He was previously with Universal Foods' Dairy and Food Ingredients business and ICI's Polymers Additives business.

Gary Castellino
Chief Information Officer, age 51
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 42
Jon Cheele joined Elementis in July 1999 as Commercial Director, Elementis Chromium and was appointed Director of the ERP Programme in December 2001. His early career was spent with ICI. He was most recently General Manager Resins, for the Americas and Asia Pacific at Zeneca Specialties (now Avecia).

Peter Russell
Director of Human Resources, age 56 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.