Martin Flower
Non-executive Chairman

Martin Flower was appointed to the Croda Board in May 2005 and became Chairman at the end of September 2005. He is chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. He formerly held various senior executive positions over 36 years with Coats plc, culminating in a period as Chairman before his retirement in 2004, and he was Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director of Severn Trent Plc until June 2006. He is currently a non-executive director of The Morgan Crucible Company plc and Low & Bonar PLC, and the Chairman of Alpha Group Plc.

Mike Humphrey
Group Chief Executive

Mike Humphrey was appointed to the Croda Board in 1995 and became Group Chief Executive at the beginning of 1999. He joined Croda in 1969 as a management trainee and was appointed Managing Director of Croda Singapore in 1988, Croda Application Chemicals in 1990 and Croda Chemicals in 1991. He is a member of the Nomination Committee.

Sean Christie, BSc, FCMA, FCT
Group Finance Director

Sean Christie was appointed to the Croda Board as Group Finance Director in April 2006. He previously held a number of senior finance positions in Northern Foods Plc and was Group Finance Director from 1994 to 2004. During 2007 he retired as Senior Independent Director of KCOM Group PLC. He is a non-executive director of Cherry Valley Farms Ltd.

Steve Foots
President, Consumer Care Europe

Steve Foots, President of Croda Europe, joins the Board in July 2010 as an executive director. Steve joined Croda as a graduate trainee in 1990 and has held a number of senior management positions in the Group.  Steve has been a member of Croda's Executive Committee since January 2007.

Michael Buzzacott, BA, FCCA
Independent Non-executive director *

Michael Buzzacott joined the Croda Board in August 2004 and was appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee in April 2007.  Prior to his retirement in 2004 he spent over 34 years with BP he held a number of senior international roles including Regional Finance and Control Director of Asia, Chief Executive Polymers and Olefins Division and finally Group Vice President Petrochemicals.  During 2009 he retired as a non-executive director of Rexam PLC and he is a non-executive director of Scapa Group Plc. 

Nigel Turner
Independent non-executive director *

Nigel Turner joined the Croda Board in June 2009.  He has over thirty five years experience in corporate finance and was the Chairman of Numis Securities Ltd and Deputy Chairman of Numis Corporation plc from December 2005 until his retirement in November 2007.  From 2000 until 2005 he was with ABN AMRO where he had global responsibility for the corporate finance and equities businesses.  He joined ABN AMRO after fifteen years with Lazard Brothers in London where he was Managing Director and a member of the Supervisory Board.  Nigel has been the Senior Independent Director of Genus Plc since 2007.

Stanley Musesengwa
Independent Non-executive director *

Stanley Musesengwa joined the Tate & Lyle Group in 1979 as a refinery manager and subsequently performed a number of different roles in Africa, before becoming Regional Director, Tate & Lyle Africa in 1995. In December 1999 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Tate & Lyle Europe. He was appointed to the Tate & Lyle Board in April 2003 and took up the position of Chief Operating Officer on 1 May 2003 until his retirement in July 2008. He joined the Croda Board in May 2007.

Steve Williams
Independent Non-executive director *

Steve Williams joins the Board in July 2010 as a non-executive director. Steve has recently retired as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of Unilever plc and Unilever NV.  Prior to joining Unilever in 1986, Steve spent 11 years at Imperial Chemical Industries PLC in the legal and company secretarial departments.  From 1995 until 2004 he was a non-executive director of Bunzl plc.  In 2004 he joined the Board of Arriva plc where he is Senior Independent Director.  Since 2008 he has been a non-executive director of Whitbread PLC and he is also the Senior Independent Director.  Steve is chairman of the De La Warr Pavilion Charitable Trust and acting chairman of Arts & Business.