Jonathan Fry
Non-executive Chairman, age 66
Jonathan Fry became Chairman of Elementis in September 1997 and is Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. He is also Chairman of Control Risks Group Holdings Limited.

Geoff Gaywood
Chief Executive, age 60
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 48
Brian Taylorson was appointed Finance Director in 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. 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 55
Philip Brown was appointed an executive director of Elementis in July 2000, with responsibility for company secretarial and legal affairs; he also chairs the Elementis risk management committee. Philip Brown joined Elementis 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 61
Michael Hartnall was appointed a non-executive director of Elementis in 1993. He is the senior non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee. He is a non-executive director of BAE SYSTEMS plc and Lonmin plc. Michael Hartnall retired as Finance Director of Rexam PLC in 2003 after holding the post for 16 years.

Edward Wilson
Non-executive Director, age 59
Edward Wilson was appointed a non-executive director of Elementis in July 1999. He was Chief Executive Officer of Vantico Group until 2001 and prior to that was with Koch Industries International Europe and the Dow Chemical Company. In 2002 he formed Chemair Limited a consultancy company advising governments, financial institutions and industry in the fields of energy, petrochemicals and plastics.