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

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

Lynton has extensive international experience with listed companies, having started his in-house career with AstraZeneca plc, subsequently becoming Head of Legal EMEA at Syngenta AG following the spin-out of its Crop Protection Division. Lynton has worked in Group General Counsel/Company Secretary roles for over 20 years, first with QinetiQ Group plc, where he led on all legal/regulatory aspects of the company’s privatisation and subsequent IPO, and most recently with TT Electronics plc. Lynton qualified as a solicitor with Simmons & Simmons and has also practiced with Macfarlanes LLP and Burges Salmon LLP. 

Lynton holds a Law Degree (LLB) from the University of Leeds and is a graduate of the Stanford University Business School (Executive Program).

Stijn was appointed Chief Commercial Officer in May 2025 and leads the Personal Care and Performance Specialties businesses.

Stijn grew into a key and widely respected leader of the company during his time at Elementis. He builds high-performing cross-functional teams and always demonstrated the right balance of strategic, operational and customer focus. He led the Personal Care business from 2020 to 2025 and set the strategy that enabled the accelerated growth in this segment.

Prior to that, he held leadership positions in Personal Care, Coatings and Pharma at Elementis, having previously held senior commercial roles at Capsugel (now Lonza) and Barentz.

Stijn holds Master degrees in Bio-Engineering from Ghent University and Agro-Management from Montpellier SupAgro and is a graduate of the Executive Development Program from the Wharton School.

Colin was appointed Senior VP Global Manufacturing in June 2025 and is responsible for global manufacturing, health safety and environment (HSE), quality and our capital investment program.

Colin brings over 30 years of experience in chemical manufacturing, having started his career as a graduate trainee at British Aerospace. During his early career, he managed various high-hazard processes related to the production of energetic materials for military applications – an experience that shaped his strong focus on process safety and HSE management.

Since joining Elementis, Colin has held various leadership roles at site, regional and global levels covering manufacturing and continuous improvement. This has given him an extensive experience in our manufacturing processes and capabilities, enabling him to improve operational efficiency across the business.

Colin holds a BEng in Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of Strathclyde. 

Joe joined in 2019 to run Global R&D and Product Stewardship. His former commercial experiences enable him to ensure our innovation pipeline is capable of delivering both technical and financial success. Joe is responsible for collaborating with the business leaders to develop new technologies that enhance our customers’ product performance as it pertains to the quality, sustainability and efficiency needs of our partners. Joe has 30 years’ experience in the chemicals industry and joined us from BASF where he had many different technical and commercial roles over his 24 year tenure. Joe has a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Seton Hall University.

Chris leads the Group Human Resources and Communications function and is responsible for talent, succession, HR operations, reward programmes and internal communications. Chris’ focus is on embedding the Company’s culture and values throughout the organisation, developing internal talent and standardising our global people processes. Chris has over 20 years’ experience of global human resources gained in a mix of privately held US and UK listed plcs with the first 12 years of his career in manufacturing and supply chain. Chris holds an MEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Liverpool.