Board of Directors

John was appointed a Non-Executive Chair and Chair of the Nomination Committee on 1 September 2021. John joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 4 February 2020 and was appointed Senior Independent Director on 29 April 2020 prior to his appointment as Chair.

Skills, experience and contribution

John served as chief executive of Spectris plc from January 2006 to September 2018, leading the business through a period of significant strategic transformation and development. Prior to Spectris plc, John spent 14 years at Honeywell International in a number of senior management roles including Chairman of Honeywell Automation India and President of Automation & Control for Asia- Pacific. His early career was spent at Daimler Benz A.G. as a research and development engineer.

Previous non-executive director roles include Exide Technologies, a US based supplier of battery technology to automotive and industrial users (from 2010 to 2015).

John holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University (USA) and an MBA from INSEAD.

Committee membership

Chair of the Nomination Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee

External appointments

• Non-executive director of Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc
• Non-executive director of Johnson Matthey plc and a member of the audit, nomination and remuneration committees
• Advisor to Envea Global, a market leader in environmental air and emissions measurement and majority owned by The Carlyle Group

Luc has a proven track record of delivering innovation, growth, and efficiency during his 13 years at Elementis. He has led the Company's largest business segment, Performance Specialties (which combines the segments previously known as Global Coatings, Energy and Talc), for seven years. Previously, he led the Global Coatings business through the transformation programme and drove the execution of its growth strategies.

Luc started his career with Elementis leading the Personal Care and Surfactants businesses following leadership positions at specialty chemicals company Croda.

Luc has an MSc degree in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and a Professional Doctorate in Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology.

Kath was appointed CFO-Designate on November 2025 and became the Elementis Group CFO on 1 January 2026.

Kath is an accomplished CFO who has over 20 years of experience in a range of CFO and senior finance roles in the UK and US with Learning Technologies Group, SIG, Vitec, Rexam, and BOC Group. 

Kath brings a strong track record of leading finance functions at international public companies and a wealth of expertise across industries, which will be highly valuable to deliver our Elevate Elementis strategy. 

Kath is a Chartered Management Accountant with a degree in Business and Management Studies, and an MBA from the Manchester Business School.

Trudy was appointed Non-Executive Director on 15 March 2022.

Skills, experience and contribution

Trudy has over 30 years’ experience of work as a Senior Independent Director in the chemicals, engineering and high performance product sectors. Having built her executive career with global organisations such as Shell, Wärtsilä and Akzo Nobel, she brings a strong international perspective and a proven track record for driving sustainability through innovation.

In addition, Trudy has strong operational knowledge, gained during her time at Shell as Production Manager at the Pernis refinery in the Netherlands, the largest refinery in Europe and one of the largest in the world.

Trudy currently serves as a non-executive director and chair of Accsys Technologies plc (AIM listed sustainable building materials business) and as a supervisory board member of SPIE SA (a listed technical services business). Trudy previously served as a board member of The Netherlands Petroleum Stockpiling Agency (COVA) (2011-2021), non-executive director and senior independent director at Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc (2012-2021), non-executive director and senior independent director of Low and Bonar plc (2013-2020), supervisory board member of Avantium N.V. (2020-2022) and senior independent director of TI Fluid Systems plc (2022-2025).

Trudy has a Ph.D in Technical Physics from the Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) and holds a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering.

Committee membership

Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee

External appointments

• Non-Executive Director and chair of Accsys Technologies plc
• Independent Director of SPIE SA

Dorothee was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 1 March 2017.

Skills, experience and contribution

Dorothee provides the Board with valuable insight into the wider European chemicals sector as well as sector specific acquisition expertise. 

Dorothee manages her own corporate advisory consultancy serving a number of European clients in the pharma/biotech sector. She is active in various industry bodies. Her previous executive roles included managing director and head of Corporate Advisory Group (Europe) at UBS in Zurich, head of M&A chemicals and healthcare at a private investment bank in Germany and as a senior executive in the corporate finance department at the Roche Group. Dorothee served as non-executive director of the supervisory board of Bilfinger SE and member of the audit committee (May 2016 - May 2021).

Dorothee holds a master’s degree in Chemistry from the Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg and an MBA from INSEAD.

Committee membership

Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee

External appointments

• Supervisory board member of OMV AG
• Non-executive director of Cornucopia SICAV-SIF

Christine was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 1 November 2020, is the Designated Non-Executive Director for workforce engagement and became Chair of the Audit Committee on 26 April 2022.

Skills, experience and contribution

Christine brings significant experience of innovation and the commercialisation of technology to the Board. Christine is an experienced CFO with a strong track record from leading a range of private and public companies rooted in innovation with a particular focus on biotechnology, life sciences and pharmaceutical products.

From 2015 until February 2020 she was CFO and Company Secretary of Acacia Pharma Group plc, a public quoted provider of pharmaceutical products designed to improve the outcomes and recovery for surgical patients. Prior to Acacia Pharma Group plc, Christine served as CFO and then non-executive director of AIM-listed Electrical Geodesics, Inc., which was acquired by Philips NV in 2017. Other CFO and finance leadership roles include Optos plc, BTG plc (former FTSE250 constituent), Oxagen Limited and Celltech Chiroscience Group plc, having started her life-sciences career as Financial Controller of Medeva plc.

Christine has previously served as chair of the audit committee at e-therapeutics plc, an AIM listed technology based drug discovery platform from 2017 to February 2020 and at Provalis plc, a quoted healthcare business from 2000 to 2005. She was also non-executive director of Futurenova Limited, a provider of antimicrobial cases for ipads and iphones from 2017 to 2021, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult from 2020 to 2024, and Arecor Therapeutics plc from 2021 to 2025. 

Christine is a chartered accountant and holds a degree in Mathematics from the University of Durham.

Committee membership

Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.

Clement was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 1 December 2022 and became Chair of the Remuneration Committee on 30 April 2024.

Skills, experience and contribution

Clement brings broad managerial experience in global technology and consumer-related industries. He has a strong track record of renewing traditional industries and revitalising growth through strategic interventions and in-depth experience and knowledge of markets in the Asia Pacific region.

Clement was Group CEO of Saurer Intelligent Technology Co Ltd, a €1 billion textile machinery and components business listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, between August 2016 and March 2020. Clement continued to serve on the board of Saurer as non-executive director until August 2021. Between March 2021 and January 2023, Clement served as Chairman of PFI Foods Industries Pte. Ltd. 

Between April 2014 and July 2016, Clement was Advisor and Co-CEO of Jinsheng Industry Co. Ltd, an industrial company in China with diverse interests including biotech, automotive and textiles. Clement also previously held various senior positions at companies based in Switzerland and Singapore including Division CEO of Leica Geosystems AG, President & CEO of SATS Ltd, and CEO Textile Division of OC Oerlikon AG.

Clement holds an MSc in Industrial Engineering and a BEng in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore, as well as an MBA in Technology Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Committee membership

Chair of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee

External appointments

• Non-executive director of Morgan Advanced Materials plc

Maria was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 11 March 2024.

Skills, experience and contribution

Maria’s professional experience spans over 35 years in the petrochemical industry and includes roles in manufacturing, R&D, commercial and business management. She worked at The Dow Chemical Company, Columbia Gas of Ohio and Container Corporation of America in the USA. She also spent over a decade in global leadership roles in Europe, with Celanese, General Electric Plastics (now owned by SABIC) and Borealis, where her last role was Commercial Vice President for Borealis’ Global Specialty Solutions Business.

Since 2022, Maria has held the role of President for the USA & Canada business of Royal Vopak, a global, independent infrastructure provider. Maria sits on the board of Vopak’s USA and Canadian joint ventures, which include Vopak Industrial Infrastructure Americas, Vopak Exolum Houston, Vopak Energy Storage Texas, Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal and Ridley Island Energy Export Facility. 

Maria holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration – both from The Ohio State University.
 

Committee membership

Audit Committee and Nomination Committee 

Christopher was appointed a non-independent Non-Executive Director on 1 January 2025.

Skills, experience and contribution

Christopher is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Investment Manager of North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc, a UK listed investment trust, and a non-executive director of Assetco plc, MJ Gleeson plc, The PRS REIT plc, Oryx International Growth Fund Limited and various other organisations.
 

Committee membership

Nomination Committee

External appointments

• Chief Executive Officer and Investment Manager of North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc
• Non-executive director of Assetco plc
• Non-executive director of Oryx International Growth Fund Limited
• Non-executive director of Bigblu Broadband plc
• Non-executive director of Catalyst Media Group plc
• Non-executive director of EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc
• Non-executive director of Frenkel Topping Group plc
• Non-executive director of MJ Gleeson plc
• Non-executive director of PRS REIT plc
• Non-executive director of Renalytix plc

Hannah is responsible for all legal and compliance matters across Elementis and is the Group Company Secretary. Hannah also serves as the Group’s Chief Compliance Officer and chairs the Ethics and Compliance Council. 

Hannah is an experienced lawyer with a strong track record of delivering pragmatic legal and strategic counsel across a broad range of sectors – from technology and defence to retail and leisure. Before joining Elementis, Hannah held a number of senior roles at Smiths Group Plc, a FTSE 100 listed industrial engineering company, including a period living and working in Singapore with responsibility for the Asia Pacific region, and most recently serving as General Counsel for Corporate & M&A.

Hannah holds an MA Cantab in Modern and Medieval Languages from the University of Cambridge, and the Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course qualifications from BPP Law School.