Halma Management


Geoff Unwin

Geoff Unwin
Non-executive Chairman of Halma
Age 66

Geoff is Chairman of Liberata plc, Taptu Limited and Alliance Medical Group. He is a non-voting board director of Capgemini Group, a member of the advisory board of Palamon Capital Partners and also chairs one of their investments, OmniBus Systems Limited. Previously he was Chief Executive of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young until 2002 and Chairman of United Business Media plc from 2002 to 2007.




Andrew Williams

Andrew Williams
Chief Executive
Age 42

Andrew was appointed Chief Executive of Halma p.l.c. in February 2005. He became a member of the Executive Board in 2002 as Divisional Chief Executive of the Optics and Water Instrumentation Division and was promoted to a Director of the Halma p.l.c. Board in 2004. He joined Halma in 1994 as Manufacturing Director of Palmer Environmental and became Managing Director of that company in 1997. Andrew is a Chartered Engineer and a production engineering graduate of Birmingham University.
Telephone +44(0)1494 721111




Kevin Thompson

Kevin Thompson
Finance Director
Age 49

Kevin is Finance Director of Halma. In 1995 he joined the Halma Executive Board as Finance Director, in 1997 became Group Finance Director and in 1998 was appointed to the Halma p.l.c. Board. He joined Halma in 1987 as Group Financial Controller and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse. Kevin is an economics and accounting graduate of Bristol University.
Telephone +44(0)1494 721111




Adam Meyers

Adam Meyers
Chief Executive, Health Optics & Photonics Division
Age 47

Adam is Chief Executive of the Health Optics and Photonics Division and was promoted to a Director of Halma's p.l.c. Board in April 2008. He became a member of the Halma Executive Board in 2003 as Divisional Chief Executive of the Fluid Technology Division. He joined Halma in 1996 as President of Bio-Chem Valve and was appointed Assistant Divisional Chief Executive in 2001. Adam is a systems engineering graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and gained his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Telephone +1(1)973 263 9962




Neil Quinn

Neil Quinn
Chief Executive, Safety Sensors Division
Age 59

Neil was appointed Chief Executive of the newly formed Safety Sensors Division in 2007 having previously been Chief Executive of both the Fire and the Fire & Security Divisions commencing in 1994. He was appointed to the Halma Executive Board in 1995 and to the Halma p.l.c. Board in 1998. He joined Halma as Sales Director of Apollo Fire Detectors in 1987, becoming Managing Director in 1992. Neil has a Material Sciences degree from Sheffield University.
Telephone +44(0)23 9249 9412




John Campbell

John Campbell
Chief Executive, Elevator Safety Division
Age 50

John was appointed Chief Executive of the Elevator Safety Division in 2006 after leading the successful disposal of the Group’s resistor businesses. He joined the Halma Executive Board in 1998 and has also operated Halma businesses in the Safety Interlock, Bursting Disk and Automatic Door Sensor areas. He joined Halma in 1995 as President of IPC Resistors and is an electrical engineering graduate of the University of Toronto.
Telephone +1(1)513 772 5501




Charles Dubois

Charles Dubois
Chief Executive, Fluid Technology Division
Age 43

Charles was appointed Chief Executive of the Fluid Technology Division in April 2008. In 2007 he became Divisional Managing Director of that Division. He was appointed President of Diba Industries following the company’s acquisition in 2004. Charles joined the Group in 1999 as Vice President Sales and Marketing of Perma Pure LLC. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in physics from the College of the Holy Cross and earned his MBA from the F.W. Olin School of Business at Babson College.
Telephone +1 203 731 0200




Mark Lavelle

Mark Lavelle
Chief Executive, Process Safety Division
Age 50

Mark was appointed Chief Executive of the Process Safety Division in 2007. He joined Keeler Instruments in November 2001 as Managing Director and was promoted to Divisional Managing Director in 2006. Mark has a chemistry degree from Cambridge University and an MBA from INSEAD.
Telephone +44(0)1494 721111




Allan Stamper

Allan Stamper
Chief Executive, Water and Asset Monitoring
Age 54

Allan was appointed Divisional Chief Executive and a member of the Executive Board in October 2007. He joined the Group in 2002 as Managing Director of Crowcon Detection Instruments. Allan is an engineering graduate of both Loughborough University (BSc) and Imperial College (MSc) and has an MBA from Cranfield.
Telephone +44(0)1494 721111




Nigel Trodd

Nigel Trodd
Chief Executive, Fire & Security Division
Age 51

Nigel is Chief Executive of the Fire and Security Division. He joined Halma in July 2003 as Chief Executive of Process Safety Division and a member of the Executive Board. Nigel is a business studies graduate of Thames Valley University and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Telephone +44(0)1494 721111




Carol Chesney

Carol Chesney
Company Secretary
Age 46

Carol was appointed Company Secretary of Halma p.l.c. in 1998. She spent three years with English China Clays p.l.c. before joining Halma in 1995 as Group Finance Manager. She is a maths graduate of Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, Virginia and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen.
Telephone +44(0)1494 721111




Jane Aikman

Jane Aikman
Non-executive Director of Halma
Age 43

Jane was appointed a non-executive Director of Halma in August 2007 and she serves on the Nomination, Remuneration and Audit (Chairman) Committees. She is Finance Director of Infinis Limited. Jane qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young and has a degree in civil engineering from Birmingham University. Previously Jane was finance director of both Wilson Bowden Plc and Pressac plc. She spent three years as an internal audit manager with GEC Alsthom and five years in East Asia with Asia Pulp and Paper Co Limited.




Stephen Pettit

Stephen Pettit
Non-executive Director of Halma
Age 58

Stephen was appointed a non-executive Director of Halma in September 2003 and serves on the Nomination, Remuneration and Audit Committees. He is chairman of ROK plc and a non-executive director of National Grid plc and BT Group plc – Equality of Access Board. Stephen is an Economics and Politics graduate of Cardiff University, has an MSc from London School of Economics and an MBA from INSEAD. Previously Stephen was an executive director with Cable & Wireless PLC and a divisional chief executive with BP PLC.




Richard Stone

Richard Stone
Non-executive Director of Halma
Age 66

Richard is the Senior Independent Director and serves on the Nomination, Remuneration (Chairman) and Audit Committees. He is Chairman of Drambuie Limited, a non-executive Director of Gartmore Global Trust p.l.c., Trust Union Finance (1991) plc, Engandscot Limited, TR Property Investment Trust plc and Candover Investments plc. Previously Richard was a member of the Global Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers and Chairman of Coopers & Lybrand.