Jonathan Nicholls

Chairman 

• Chair of the Nomination Committee 
• Remuneration Committee 

• Degree in Economics and Accounting awarded by Manchester University 
• Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, having qualified with KPMG in 1982 
• Fellowship member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers 
• Over 20 years’ experience at the senior management or director level of businesses, including those in brick manufacturing, roofing and construction, and property development 
• Significant experience as CFO and other senior finance roles in public companies 

• Chairman of Shaftesbury Capital PLC (appointed September 2016)

• Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee at SIG plc 
• Senior Independent Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees of DS Smith plc 
• Chief Financial Officer of Hanson plc 
• Chief Financial Officer of Old Mutual plc 

Joe Hudson

Chief Executive Officer

• Sustainability Committee  

• BA Hons Degree in Education awarded by the University of Exeter 
• General Management programmes at INSEAD and London Business School 
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development 
• Varied international career in general management, operations and strategic human resources in Europe, North America and Africa 
• Operational line management experience in cement, plasterboard, concrete products and construction materials 
• Experience of large scale business combinations 

• Director (Officer) of Construction Products Association

• Managing Director, Cement & Concrete Products, Aggregate Industries UK 
• Executive Director, Lafarge Africa Plc. 

Christopher McLeish

Chief Financial Officer 

• Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales 
• Wealth of experience in key Finance leadership roles with a broad background in manufacturing, media and technology sectors 
• Extensive experience of Group Finance and Controls, as well as global shared services operations 
• Demonstrable success in a range of senior operational, corporate and financial communication roles 
• Experience in digital transformation within complex, global operating environments

• Finance Director, Tate & Lyle North American Sugars 

Nicola Bruce

Non-Executive Director

• Chair of the Remuneration Committee
• Audit Committee 
• Nomination Committee 

• Extensive experience as a Remuneration Committee Chair 
• Breadth of strategy and business development experience including within residential property and building materials sectors 
• Degree in PPE awarded by Oxford University and MBA from INSEAD 
• Chartered Management Accountant, having qualified in 2020 

• Non-Executive Director and Remuneration Committee Chair and member of Audit and Nomination Committees of MJ Gleeson Plc (appointed March 2023)
• Non-Executive Director and Remuneration Committee Chair and member of Audit and Nomination Committees of Stelrad plc (appointed October 2021)
• Non-Executive Director and Casework Committee Chair of OFWAT (appointed December 2020)
• Senior Independent Director and Remuneration Committee Chair of Anchor Hanover Group (appointed November 2018)

• Non-Executive Director, Hanover Housing Association 
• Non-Executive Director, Civil Service Healthcare Society 
• Non-Executive Director, The Money Advice Service 
• Executive Director of Strategy & Business Development, De La Rue plc 

Louis Eperjesi

Senior Independent Director 

• Sustainability Committee  
• Remuneration Committee 
• Audit Committee 
• Nomination Committee 

• Experience of manufacture and supply of building products in international markets 
• 12 years’ experience in UK roofing or brick markets 
• Experience of strategy development, change management programmes and M&A activity 
• Strong commercial, marketing and product background 
• 14 years’ experience in UK capital markets 

• Non-Executive Director and member of  Audit, Remuneration, Nominations and Sustainability Committees of Howden Joinery Group Plc (appointed June 2023)
• Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees of Trifast plc (appointed January 2023) 
• Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees of Accsys Technologies PLC (appointed June 2022) 

• Executive Director of Kingspan Group plc 
• Chief Executive Officer of Tyman plc 

Peju Adebajo

Non-Executive Director

• Sustainability Committee  
• Remuneration Committee 
• Audit Committee 
• Nomination Committee 

• CEO with experience across a number of industrial sectors including building materials, renewables, consulting and banking
• Over 14 years’ experience in commercial expansion and development of products and services
• Experience in sustainability leadership, turnarounds and value creation
• Educated at Imperial College London and holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Engineering (Chemical Engineering) 
• MBA from Harvard University and alumna of INSEAD

• Non-Executive Director of Wolseley Jersey Limited (appointed July 2022)

• CEO/MD of Major State Agricultural Department, Nigeria 
• MD of Lafarge Africa PLC 

Justin Read

Non-Executive Director 

• Chair of the Audit Committee 
• Remuneration Committee 
• Nomination Committee 

• Educated at Oxford University and holds an MBA from INSEAD 
• 9 years as a CFO of FTSE-listed companies 
• Financial and management experience working across a number of different industry sectors, including real estate, support services, building materials and banking 
• Experience of managing businesses across multiple jurisdictions 
• Experience of strategy, M&A, business development, investor relations and capital raising 

• Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees of Grainger PLC (appointed February 2017) 
• Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees of Affinity Water Limited (appointed July 2020)
• Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees of Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Ltd (appointed October 2021)

• Non-Executive Director of Carillion plc (for a six-week period from 1 December 2017) 
• Group Finance Director of Segro plc 
• Group Finance Director at Speedy Hire plc 

Claire Hawkings

Non-Executive Director 

• Chair of the Sustainability Committee  
• Remuneration Committee 
• Audit Committee 
• Nomination Committee 

• Degree in Environmental Studies awarded by Northumbria University 
• MBA from Imperial College Management School 
• Fellow of the Energy Institute 
• Sustainability leadership and management expertise 
• Experience of the development and delivery of organisational strategies including business process transformation, leadership succession and diversity and inclusion 
• Significant experience (30 years) in the energy sector in a variety of international leadership positions including: P&L responsibilities, M&A, portfolio management and leading complex commercial transactions 

• Non-Executive Director and member of Programme Review and Audit Committees of Defence Equipment and Support (MOD) (appointed April 2021)
• Senior Independent Director and member of Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees of James Fisher and Sons Plc (appointed January 2022)
• Non-Executive Director and Responsible Business Committee Chair and member of Audit and Nominations Committees of FirstGroup plc (appointed January 2022)

• Director, Tullow Oil Netherlands 
• Director, Tullow Oil Bangladesh 
• Director, Gujarat Gas Co. Ltd 
• Director, British Gas India Pvt. Ltd 

Nick Giles

Group Company Secretary 

• Undergraduate degree in Business Studies and a Master’s degree in Business Law awarded by the University of Portsmouth
• Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute UK and Ireland since 2008
• More than 20 years in senior company secretarial, governance, legal and compliance roles at FTSE 100 and 250 listed businesses
• Broad experience gained with companies across a range of different sizes and sectors with both UK and international operations including publishing, FMCG, engineering, lighting, and plastic products.