Directors Biographies

Member of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees

David Hollywood is a Chartered Accountant, and a past director of Brammer PLC where he held the positions of Chief Executive of the Industrial Services Division and European Electronics Rental Division. He has also held a number of senior operational and financial roles in Europe and the US.

Kevin Appleton has been Group Chief Executive since 2002, having spent most of his previous working life in the international transport and logistics industry including NFC (now Exel Logistics/DHL) and Fedex (formerly Caliber) Logistics from 1993 to 2000, based first in the US and then in the Netherlands. Immediately prior to joining Lavendon he ran a business restructuring exercise for private equity owners of a manufacturing business.

Alan Merrell has been Group Finance Director since May 1998. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1984. Prior to joining the Group he had spent the previous 12 years in the transportation industry with TNT Post Group where he held a number of financial roles, both in the UK and overseas, before becoming Finance Director for its international business operation.

Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees

John Standen is a Durham graduate and is a member of the Securities Institute. He was Chief Executive of Corporate Finance for BZW from 1993 to 1995. He is non-executive Chairman of Stanelco plc and Xploite plc. He is also Chairman of the Council of Hull University.

Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees and member of the Audit Committee

Tim is a solicitor and past director of George Wimpey plc, with extensive experience of construction, building materials and related industries. He is currently Chairman of Hargreaves Services plc and Superglass Holdings plc, Interim Chairman of Connaught plc and a non-executive director of May Gurney Integrated Services plc and other private companies.