Board of Directors

Appointed: 30 April 2020

Career and experience: Nigel joined the Board in April 2020 as an independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee. He became Chair of the Board on 23 June 2023. He is Chair of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Nigel was group finance director of Diploma PLC from 2001 to 2020. During his time at Diploma, Nigel oversaw more than 50 international acquisitions across Europe, North America and Australia, during which time the company had grown market capitalisation from circa £60 million to circa £2.7 billion.

Nigel was previously senior independent director and audit committee chair of Creston plc from July 2015 until December 2016 when the company was taken private.

Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success:
Nigel brings extensive public company, financial and accounting and acquisition experience. He also has recent and relevant financial and accounting expertise together with extensive public company experience and wide-ranging international business experience; significant strategic and operational expertise together with extensive merger and acquisition experience, both in the UK and internationally.

External appointments: Nigel is currently Senior Independent Director at Dialight plc and Non-Executive Chair at Forterra plc.

Appointed: 15 May 2014

Career and experience: Ronnie joined Volution in 2008 as Managing Director of Vent-Axia Division (now the Ventilation Group) and became CEO in 2012 upon leading the management buy-out backed by TowerBrook Capital Partners LP. Since then he has transformed the Company from a UK-centric provider of air quality solutions into a globally diversified organisation with 22 market leading brands in 17 countries. Ronnie led the successful listing of Volution on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in 2014 and has subsequently delivered a strong and consistent financial performance, increasing revenue by over two and a half times, and growing the Company organically and through a total of 26 acquisitions since first becoming CEO. Volution is now one of the leading ventilation companies fully active on an international basis.

Ronnie has extensive industry experience and prior to joining Volution spent 20 years in the wire and cable industry latterly leading Draka’s global activities to supply to the marine, oil and gas sectors. In 2015 he was nominated as a finalist for EY Entrepreneur of the Year in London and the South East.

Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success: Significant strategic and operational expertise together with extensive merger and acquisition experience, both in the UK and internationally, and in-depth knowledge of the ventilation industry.

External appointments:
None.

Appointed: 1 August 2019

Career and experience: Andy joined Volution as Chief Financial Officer in August 2019 following nine years at Aggreko plc, a leading global provider of mobile power and temperature control solutions, where he held a number of senior finance roles most recently as Finance Director, Power Solutions. Andy’s background also includes broad financial leadership, strategy and general management positions in the oil & gas and building materials industries with General Electric and Lafarge S.A.

Andy brings extensive international financial and accounting expertise through a background working in a global business environment having lived and worked in the Nordics, Middle East and Singapore as well as the UK and Republic of Ireland. Throughout his career, Andy has operated in environments where cost control and strong operational management has been critical.

Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success: Financial and accounting expertise both in the UK and internationally, significant merger and acquisition experience, strong track record of building, developing and leading multi-location teams.

External appointments: None.

Appointed: 19 March 2018

Career and experience: Amanda joined the Board in March 2018 as an independent Non-Executive Director and brings experience in international business, shareholder relations, strategy and governance. She is also the Senior Independent Director of the Board.

Amanda also has wide-ranging experience in climate and sustainability matters, and attends Volution’s Management Sustainability Committee meetings as representative of the Board, to ensure effective oversight of the Group’s environmental and social sustainability agenda.

Amanda is currently the group secretary of Haleon plc and was previously group secretary for Standard Chartered plc and, prior to that, group secretary and head of corporate governance at Marks and Spencer Group plc where she was also an executive member of the operating committee. As part of these roles, Amanda was involved in numerous sustainability-related and climate transition initiatives.

Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success: Experience in international business, consumer and retail, sustainability and ESG, shareholder relations, strategy and governance.

External appointments: Amanda is currently group secretary of Haleon plc.

Appointed: 23 June 2023

Career and experience: Jonathan joined the Board in June 2023 as an independent Non-Executive Director and chairman of the Audit Committee, bringing strong financial and accounting expertise and extensive public company, M&A, and international experience.

He was group finance director at Rotork plc, a FTSE 250 global provider of mission-critical intelligent flow control solutions operating across a diverse range of markets, including the oil & gas, water, power, chemicals, and including the oil & gas, water, power, chemicals, and process industries, from 2010 until his retirement in April 2024.

Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success: Recent and relevant financial and accounting expertise, public company and international experience.

External appointments: None.

Appointed: 5 March 2025

Career and experience: Celia joined the Board in March 2025 as an independent Non-Executive Director and as Chair Designate of the Remuneration Committee. She is also a member of the Nomination and Audit Committees.

Celia brings with her extensive experience at both executive and board level in a number of FTSE250 and FTSE100 companies.  She began her executive career in the field of human resources at Ford Motor Company, moving on to KPMG, Tate & Lyle plc, Enterprise Oil and Hays plc.  In her most recent executive role at Bunzl plc, from which she retired in 2016, Celia was Group Human Resources Director from 2003, and a member of the Executive Committee responsible for HR and sustainability.

Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success:
Celia's significant experience in the area of executive remuneration and her broader understanding of industrial businesses that have grown by acquisition provides a strong contribution to Board discussions and supports the Board's development of the Volution people and remuneration strategy across the global business.

External appointments: Celia is currently Non-Executive Director, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at discoverIE Group plc and Dowlais Group plc.

Appointed: 5 March 2025

Career and experience: Emmanuelle joined the Board in March 2025 as an independent Non-Executive Director. She is a member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Audit Committees.

Emmanuelle retired from her executive career in 2024, during which she gained over 30 years of experience in international engineering and manufacturing businesses. She was Executive Vice President and CEO of Sercel from 2020 until 2024, an international business specialising in developing cutting-edge, high-quality sensors and digital solutions for oil exploration, structural health monitoring and energy transition applications, with over 1,400 employees and several manufacturing sites across Europe, the US and Asia.  Sercel is a subsidiary of Viridien, a Euronext-listed technology company based in France.

Skills and attributes which support strategy and long-term success:
Emmanuelle's strong international background and extensive experience in the manufacturing industry brings valuable input to Volution as it continues to develop its growth strategy across a geographically diverse range of markets.

External appointments: Emmanuelle is currently Non-Executive Director at Bodycote plc.

Appointed: 01 February 2022

Career and experience: Fiona joined Volution as Company Secretary in February 2022 and plays a leading role in the governance of the Group ensuring compliance with the rules and regulations required by a premium Main Market listing on the London Stock Exchange including the UK Corporate Governance Code.

Fiona has significant experience as a governance professional and, prior to joining Volution, was Company Secretary at international business, Cineworld Group plc. Fiona is also a qualified lawyer with over 16 years of post-qualification experience in corporate law.

External appointments: None