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 and Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult from 2020 to 2024. 

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 

External appointments

• Non-executive director of Arecor Therapeutics plc 

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

Anna has responsibility for all legal and compliance matters across the Group and is the Group Company Secretary. Anna also serves as the Group’s Chief Compliance Officer and chairs the Ethics & Compliance Council. She has extensive international experience gained through holding senior legal positions in companies across diverse sectors including Rolls-Royce plc, Johnson Matthey plc and Kingfisher plc. She qualified as a solicitor at Allen & Overy LLP and holds a BA in Modern Languages from the University of Oxford, a Postgraduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice from BPP Law School and is an Associate of the Chartered Governance Institute.

Stijn is responsible for the leadership of the Personal Care business which includes Cosmetics and AP Actives businesses. Stijn is an accomplished leader who has demonstrated an ability to build and lead high-performing commercial teams. Stijn spent many years developing his career at Elementis in various positions in our Personal Care and Coatings business, most recently as Director Global Sales Personal Care. Prior to Elementis, he also held leading commercial roles at Capsugel, now Lonza, and Barentz. His leadership skills combined with strong commercial experience and focus on customer relationships will be key to ensure successful execution of our strategy and the acceleration of growth in our Personal Care segment. 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.   

Arthur brings a strong passion for safety, driving end-to-end supply chain performance and building high performing teams.

Arthur is responsible for supply chain, manufacturing, capital projects, quality and health and safety.

Arthur joined Elementis following a 25 year career at DuPont, where he was Global Integrated Operations Leader for Water and Protection.  Prior to this Arthur performed the same role for the Electronics and Industrial Platform at DuPont.  He has gained extensive experience in operational excellence through leading large manufacturing facilities, implementing continuous improvement programmes globally and leading international teams.

Arthur has a Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Virginia.

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.