Tony Illsley joined the Board in 2009. He has held a variety of senior business positions including Chief Executive Officer of Telewest Communications PLC and President of Pepsi Cola Asia Pacific. He is currently Chairman of Plastic Logic Ltd and Datalase Ltd and is a Non-Executive Director of Sepura PLC, Camelot Global Services Limited and Camelot UK Lotteries Limited.
Martin Towers joined the Board in 2009. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has held a number of senior finance roles including Group Finance Director at Kelda Group PLC, Allied Textile Group PLC and the Spring Ram Corporation PLC. He is currently Non-Executive Director of RPC Group PLC and Lupus Capital PLC.
Kevin Walsh joined the KCOM Group in 2000 and the Group’s Board in 2004. He is responsible for the Group’s KC and Eclipse brands. Prior to joining the KCOM Group, Kevin was Managing Director of a new media start-up and held a number of Senior Director roles within the Electrolux Group. Kevin is a member of Business in the Community’s Yorkshire and Humber Advisory Board. He also sits on the board of East Yorkshire-based charity Hull Children’s University which aims to inspire children to achieve their full potential.
Bill Halbert was appointed Executive Chairman of the KCOM Group in July 2009 having joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in September 2006. He has worked in the information technology industry for over 40 years and has a wealth of experience and strategic insight. He founded and for the next 13 years was CEO of the Syntegra, BT’s global consultancy and systems integration subsidiary. Bill’s other Directorships include Excelsys Ltd, Jade Communications Ltd and Tacit Connexions Ltd.
Paul Simpson was appointed Chief Financial Officer in May 2004, having joined the Group in 2000. In addition to his Group-wide finance responsibilities, Paul has responsibility for the management of the Group's Kcom and Smart421 brands and our relationship with BT. Paul is a graduate in Economics and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse.
Graham Holden joined the Board in November 2007. He is Chief Executive of Marshalls PLC, Britain’s leading supplier of hard landscape products. He has been with Marshalls for 23 years and was Group Financial Director from 1992 until 2001. Graham is a Charted Accountant and graduate of the Havard Advanced Management Programme. He is the chairman of the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Advisory Board of Business in the Community and was appointed as the 2010 Prince's Ambassador to the region. He also serves on the Boards of the Construction Products Association and the Mineral Products Association.
Kathy Smith, the Group’s Director of Internal Audit and Risk Management, assumed responsibility for the Company Secretariat in July 2010.
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Years of service to businesses and public
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Year on year improved free cashflow
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