Appointed: September 2018
Nationality: British

Andrew joined the Group as Chief Executive in September 2018, bringing a wide range of executive and leadership expertise to Spectris, with proven experience in technology-enabled businesses and a track record of delivering shareholder value. He previously served as CEO of Imagination Technologies Group plc from 2016 to 2018 and before that was CEO of Alent plc.

Prior to this, Andrew had a 30-year career with Rolls-Royce where he held a number of international and senior management roles, latterly serving as the president of energy from 2010 to 2015. Andrew has a BSc in engineering from Imperial College London and an MBA from Loughborough University.

Other appointments
Andrew was appointed as a non-executive director of Rotork plc in April 2024.

Appointed: September 2024
Nationality: British

Angela joined the Group as CFO in September 2024 and has more than 25 years of finance and commercial experience, with proven and highly relevant industrial end-market expertise. In addition to being responsible for Group finance operations, she also leads the operational management of Group Risk, Legal, Investor Relations, IT and the Capital Allocation process. Angela was previously CFO at Royal Mail. Prior to this, Angela spent over 20 years in various international leadership roles at Siemens AG in industrial software and business development, including as CFO for Siemens UK & Ireland.

Angela has a Bachelor of Accounting (BAcc), is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and is a chartered manager.

In 2022, Angela was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for services to Education.

Other appointments
Angela was appointed a non-executive director and chair of the audit committee of Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. in May 2023.

Appointed: March 2019
Nationality: British

Derek has served as an Executive Director since March 2019, originally joining the Group as CFO. In September 2024, Derek became President of the enlarged Spectris Scientific Division.

Prior to joining Spectris, Derek most recently served as group finance director at Shop Direct. Derek was CFO at Senior plc from 2013 to 2017 and before that he was at Wolseley plc for 11 years in a number of financial leadership roles, most recently as finance director of Wolseley UK. He previously held a number of group roles, including group financial controller, director of group strategy and investor relations and head of mergers and acquisitions. Derek qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC.


Other appointments
Derek was appointed as a non-executive director of The Sage Group plc in March 2021.

Ben was appointed as President of HBK in January 2022. He joined HBK in 2020 as Chief Operating Officer and has been a key part of its Executive Management Team developing and executing on their strategy.

Prior to joining HBK, Ben spent six years in Eaton Corporation including two years where he served as President of the Hydraulics Division EMEA, based in Hungary. Prior to this, Ben spent 10 years at Honeywell Corporation spending his early years in contracts and senior commercial roles, before assuming various key operations positions with increasing levels of responsibility. He has a track record of successfully developing and executing strategic business plans, growing revenue and improving margin, underpinned by a strong commitment to Lean and people development.

Rebecca joined Spectris in 2017 and became Head of Sustainability in May 2020 and Head of Corporate Affairs in October 2022.

Rebecca is responsible for the Group’s Sustainability strategy, including our Net Zero ambition, our approach to climate change and our social strategy on STEM, communities and Inclusion and Belonging. Rebecca was appointed as Company Secretary to the Board of Spectris plc in October 2022 and is responsible for the Group’s compliance with relevant law, regulation and best practice in relation to the Group’s listing on the London Stock Exchange.

Rebecca began her career in the City where she held several governance roles in both the banking and insurance industry, including RSA Insurance, HSBC and Schroders. She then spent seven years at BG Group, most recently as deputy company secretary, leading their retail shareholder strategy.

Rebecca gained her law degree at Lancaster University and is a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute.

Other current appointments
None

Andrew joined Spectris in 2017 and has considerable human resource experience gained in areas including change management, talent and development, employee engagement, acquisitions and disposals.

Andrew joined Spectris from GKN where he served as Senior VP Human Resources in the Aerospace division and subsequently as Senior VP Human Resources in the Automotive division. Prior to GKN, he was VP Human Resources with Sequana Private Equity which followed a series of senior human resource leadership roles with industrial companies in the UK and Europe.

Other current appointments
None

Judith joined Spectris in June 2020 as Head of Corporate Development.

She was previously Global Head of M&A and Strategy at Coats Group plc and prior to that, led strategy and business development for Rio Tinto Alcan Engineered & Automotive Solutions, having been a strategy consultant at McKinsey.

Judith brings extensive experience in M&A, strategy development and execution, change leadership and programme management. She obtained her Licentiate in Economics, Finance and Capital Markets from the University of St. Gallen and her MBA from HEC Montréal.

Other current appointments
None.