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About Keller

Justin Atkinson Close
 

Joined the Group in 1990. Group Financial Controller from 1995–99. Appointed Finance Director in 1999, Chief Operating Officer in 2003 and Chief Executive in 2004. Member of the Nomination Committee. Age 49.
James Hind Close
 

Joined the Group in 2003 from D S Smith plc, where he was Group Financial Controller. Previously with Coopers & Lybrand, including two years in their New York office advising on mergers and acquisitions. Age 45.
Bob Rubright Close
 

Joined the Group in 1984 with the Hayward Baker acquisition. Appointed President, Hayward Baker in 1994 and President, Keller Foundations Inc. in 1998. Appointed to the Board in 2003. Age 58.
Dr Wolfgang Sondermann Close
 

Joined the Group in 1986. Appointed Deputy Managing Director, CEMEA in 1998 and Managing Director in 2001. Appointed to the Board in 2003. Age 59.
Roy Franklin OBE Close
 

Appointed to the Board in 2007 and as Chairman in August 2009. Chairman of the Nomination Committee. Mr Franklin is a Non-executive Director of Norwegian listed StatoilHydro ASA and Australian listed Santos Ltd. Formerly Chief Executive of Paladin Resources plc and Group Managing Director of Clyde Petroleum plc, following various senior management posts at BP. Chairman of the Nomination Committee. Age 56.
Ruth Cairnie Close
 

Appointed to the Board and as a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees on 1 June 2010. Ms Cairnie is Vice President of the Global Commercial Fuels business of Royal Dutch Shell Plc. Her current role follows a number of senior international roles within Shell, including serving on the boards of Shell Pakistan Ltd and joint venture companies in Germany and Thailand; and on the supervisory boards of Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH and Shell Direct Germany GmbH. Age 56.
Pedro López Jiménez Close
 

Appointed to the Board in 2003. Mr López Jiménez is Chairman of GTCEISU Construcción, S.A., Vice-Chairman of Dragados, S.A. and Board Executive Member of ACS Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. He was Secretary of State for Public Works and Urban Development in the Spanish Government between 1977 and 1979,Chairman of ENDESA between 1979 and 1982 and Chairman of UNION FENOSA between 2005 and 2009. Age 67.

 
Gerry Brown Close
 

Appointed to the Board in 2001 and became Senior Independent Director in February 2008. Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. Mr Brown is Chairman of Biocompatibles plc, Quintiles Transnational Europe and NFT Distribution Holdings. He is also a Non-executive Director of Forth Ports plc and was formerly Chairman of Upol Limited. His executive career included directorships with Exel Logistics plc, TDG plc and Tibbett & Britten plc. Age 65.
Richard Scholes Close
 

Appointed to the Board in 2002. Chairman of the Audit Committee since October 2007 and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees. Mr Scholes was a Director at Dresdner Kleinwort from 1986 to 2001. He is a Non-executive Director of Chaucer Holdings Plc. Age 65.

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