Gareth Rhys Williams BSc, MBA
 

Chief executive, British, appointed to the Board on 23 November 2001. Previously Regional Managing Director, Central Europe, of BPB plc. Prior to this he held senior management positions with Rexam plc, responsible for their European custom film coating business, and for NFI Electronics.
 
 
Alastair Hewgill BSc, ACMA
 

Finance director, British, appointed to the Board on 14 May 2002. Previously he held senior finance positions within GKN plc over a period of 11 years, including Finance Director of GKN Aerospace Division and Head of Corporate Finance for the Group.
 
 
Roland Peate FCIS, ACMA
 

Group company secretary, British, appointed January 1998. Previously Assistant Group Company Secretary at Trafalgar House plc. Prior to this he held senior group and operational company secretarial positions at Forte and Taylor Woodrow.
 
 
Francesco Bernardi
 

Chief executive, Photographic division. Italian, appointed February 2004. Formerly Sales and Marketing director for Gruppo Manfrotto where he achieved significant successes. Prior to this he held various management positions in sales and marketing in several consumer goods companies including Benetton and Marzotto/Hugo Boss.
 
 
Andy Crist AB, MBA, CPA
 

Chief executive, Broadcast Services division. American, appointed July 2000. Previously Chief Operating Officer for DVD Express and Vice President, Mergers, Acquisitions and Financial Operations at Blockbuster Entertainment Group and Executive Director, International Development with Alamo Rent A Car. Trained and qualified as a Certified Public Accountant with KPMG in the USA.
 
 
Martin Green MA, MBA
 

Head of Business Development, British, appointed June 2005. Previously he held corporate development positions at Bunzl plc, at a venture capital backed broadcast equipment rental business and worked in investment banking at NM Rothschild. Trained and qualified as a solicitor with Linklaters & Alliance in the UK.
 
 
Joop Janssen MSc Electronic Engineering
 

Chief executive, Broadcast Systems division. Dutch, appointed June 2003. Previously Vice President and General Manager of Thomson-Grass Valley (RCA) Broadcast, based in the USA. He has an MSc in Electronic Engineering and over 15 years experience in the broadcast sector.