Board of Directors
Anthony Allen — Non-Executive Chairman
Anthony joined the Group in January 2003 as a Non-Executive Director and became Chairman on 1 January 2004. He brings extensive corporate experience to the Group gained during a 35 year career with N M Rothschild & Sons Limited.
Eric Hutchinson — Non-Executive Director
Eric trained as an Accountant with Thomas McLintock & Co. (which has since become part of KPMG LLP). He was appointed to the Board as a non-executive Director on 21 June 2004. Eric has worked for Spirent plc (formerly Bowthorpe Holdings PLC) since 1983. Before being appointed Group Finance Director of Spirent plc in 2000, he was the Head of Financial Reporting and Control for 12 years. He chairs Trifast’s Audit Committee and sits on the Remuneration and Nominations Committees.
Bill Wilson — Non-Executive Director
Bill is an Executive Director of the Euronext listed company Eriks Group NV and before that Chief Executive Officer of the international engineering and distribution organisation WYKO Group Ltd and brings with him a wealth of industry and international experience from which Trifast will benefit over the coming years. Bill was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 8 January 2008, chairs Trifast’s Remuneration Committee and sits on the Audit Committee.
Steve Auld — Chief Executive Officer
Steve was appointed as an Executive Director on 13 October 2005, following the acquisition of Serco Ryan. He has spent 24 years in the fastenings industry and has a wealth of commercial experience. Steve joined the Serco Ryan Board in March 1990 as Sales and Marketing Director and in July 2004, was appointed Managing Director to oversee the reorganisation of the Company. He is also President of the European Fastener Distributor Association (EFDA) and Chairman of the British Association of Fastener Distributors (BAFD).
Stuart Lawson — Chief Financial Officer
Stuart joined in 1995 as UK Finance Director and Group Company Secretary. He was subsequently appointed to the Trifast Board in 2003. Prior to this Stuart was with KPMG for six years where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Before being appointed to the Trifast Board, he held the positions of Group Financial Controller, European Finance Director and Managing Director of the Group’s Scandinavian operations. In addition to his Main Board responsibilities, Stuart is also Managing Director of the Group’s European operations.
Geoff Budd — Executive Director
Geoff joined the Company in 1976 and became a member of the Board in 1986. During his time at TR, Geoff has been involved in many areas of the business including manufacturing, purchasing and product development. Geoff is currently responsible for developing our Asian Business.