Luc has a proven track record of delivering innovation, growth, and efficiency during his 14 years at Elementis. He led the Company's largest business segment, Performance Specialties (comprising Global Coatings, Energy and Talc), for seven years. Prior to this, he led the Global Coatings business through its 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.

Ralph was appointed CFO-Designate and Executive Director on 12 September 2016 and became the Elementis Group CFO on 1 November 2016.

Ralph is an accomplished CFO who has a strong track record in finance, strategy development and implementation, and M&A which enables him to provide effective financial leadership to underpin the delivery of the Reignite Growth strategy.

Ralph had a 30 year career with BP, where he held a number of significant leadership positions, including roles in financial management, sales and marketing, corporate development, M&A, strategy and planning. In 2010, Ralph was CFO of BP Lubricants and served on the board of Castrol India Limited from 2010 until 2016.

Ralph holds an MA in Modern History and Economics from the University of Oxford and an MBA from INSEAD.

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, he 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.

John held previous non-executive director roles at various companies, including Exide Technologies, a US based supplier of battery technology to automotive and industrial users (2010-2015).

He 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

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). She 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), senior independent director of TI Fluid Systems plc (2022-2025), and independent director of SPIE SA (2021-2025).

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

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. She 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. She has also held CFO and finance leadership roles at 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 2017-2021, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult from 2020 to 2024, and non-executive director of 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. He 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. He 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