Spectris at a glance Financial highlights Chairman's statement Business review Corporate social responsibility statement Board of directors Directors' report Directors' remuneration report Auditors' report Consolidated financial statements Notes to the consolidated financial statements Company balance sheet Notes to the company's accounts Shareholder information PDF download	John Poulter Chairman John Poulter, 64, joined Spectris in 1988 and was Chief Executive from 1992 until he became non–executive Chairman in 2001. He is chairman of the Nomination Committee. John's earlier career was with BTR plc and Cambridge Instruments. He has been a non-executive director of a number of public companies including RAC plc and Kidde plc. He is non-executive chairman of Filtronic plc and a non-executive director of Smaller Companies Value Trust plc and several private companies.       John O'Higgins Chief Executive John O'Higgins, 43, joined Spectris in January 2006. He is a member of the Nomination Committee. John was previously with Honeywell, most recently as President of Automation and Control Solutions, Asia Pacific. Prior to this he was based in Brussels and Germany in a series of management roles in the automation and controls division of the company. Before joining Honeywell, he worked with Daimler Benz in Stuttgart. John has engineering degrees from University College Dublin and Purdue University and an MBA from INSEAD. Clive Watson Group finance director Clive Watson, 49, joined Spectris in October 2006. He was previously at Borealis, a leading provider of plastics solutions, where he was chief financial officer and executive vice president for business support. Prior to this, he was group finance director at Thorn Lighting Ltd and before that group finance director Europe at The Black & Decker Corporation. Clive holds a Bachelors degree in Commerce & Accounting from the University of Birmingham.   Peter Chambré Non-executive director Peter Chambré, 51, was appointed to the Board in 2006. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. Peter was until recently chief executive officer of Cambridge Antibody Technology Group plc and prior to that was chief operating officer of Celera Genomics Group and chief executive of Bespak plc. He is a non-executive director of BTG plc. Stephen Harris Business group director Stephen Harris, 48, joined Spectris in 2003. He is responsible for the operational supervision of a number of the group's trading companies. Prior to joining Spectris he was executive director at Powell Duffryn responsible for a number of subsidiaries and, before that, held several positions within APV in North America. Stephen has a degree in engineering from Cambridge and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He is a non-executive director of Brixton plc.   Jim Webster Business group director Jim Webster, 56, a metallurgy graduate, joined Spectris in 1993. He is responsible for the operational supervision of a number of the group's trading companies. He was previously general manager of the European Wire and Cable Division of Raychem Corporation. He is a non-executive director of Raymarine plc. Roger Stephens Head of commercial and company secretary Roger Stephens, 46, is an economics graduate and chartered company secretary. Prior to joining Spectris in 1997, he held commercial roles in the power and construction sectors, specialising in contract negotiation, claims resolution, IP exploitation and property development.   Andrew Given Non-executive director Andrew Given, 59, was appointed to the Board in 2001. He is a member of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee, and is the Senior Independent Director. From 1990 to 2002 Andrew was with Logica plc, initially as group finance director and latterly as deputy chief executive. Prior to that he held senior financial positions with Plessey Company plc and with Northern Telecom Limited, mainly in North America. He is a non-executive director of VT Group plc. Anthony Reading MBE Non-executive director Anthony Reading, 63, was appointed to the Board in 2004. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee (chairman). Anthony was a director of Tomkins plc and chairman of Tomkins Corporation, USA, for 11 years until he retired at the end of 2003. Prior to that he held senior positions with a number of international companies including group chief executive of the manufacturing and engineering division of BTR plc. He is a non–executive director of The Laird Group PLC, George Wimpey Plc and e2v technologies plc.   John Warren Non-executive director John Warren, 53, was appointed to the Board in 2006. He is a member of the Audit Committee (chairman) and the Remuneration Committee. From 2000 to 2005 John was group finance director at WH Smith PLC. Prior to that he was with United Biscuits Plc for 19 years, latterly as group finance director. He has been a non–executive director of Rexam Plc and RAC plc and is currently a non-executive director of Rank Group Plc, Arla Foods UK plc, Bovis Homes Group PLC and BPP Holdings plc.
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