Directors

Peter Tom CBE (Chairman)

Peter has more than 50 years' experience in the aggregates industry. He joined Bardon Hill Quarries Limited as a school-leaver in 1956, becoming managing director in 1977 and chief executive of Bardon Group plc in 1985, overseeing the company's transition from a privately-owned regional quarrying operation to a publicly-listed building materials group.
Peter expanded the group internationally with a series of acquisitions in the Unites States in the late 1980s and went on to lead the merger of Bardon and Evered plc in 1991 and the enlarged group's subsequent merger with CAMAS in 1997 to form Aggregate Industries plc.
In 2005 Peter oversaw the negotiations which led to the successful acquisition of Aggregate Industries by Swiss building materials group Holcim Limited for £1.8 billion. He assumed the role of non-executive chairman of Aggregate Industries in 2006, a position he held until his resignation in December 2007. Peter served as chairman of the aggregates industry's trade association in 1997, managing its amalgamation that year with two related associations to form the Quarry Products Association. In addition, Peter has been chairman of Leicester Football Club (Leicester Tigers) since 1997.

Simon Vivian (Chief Executive)

Simon has over 20 years' experience in the aggregates and construction industries. Most recently, he was Chief Executive of Mowlem plc (June 2004 - July 2006) where he oversaw an organisation with over 25,000 employees, generating revenues of £2.2 billion from operations in the UK, US and Australia. Whilst in the role Simon implemented a group wide operational re-organisation reducing overheads by over £8 million and initiated the disposal of the company's Australian business. In December 2005, Mowlem received a cash offer from Carillion plc and Simon negotiated a final exit price at a premium for shareholders.
Prior to Mowlem, Simon worked in a number of roles with Hanson plc (1987 - 2003), ultimately as the Chief Executive of Hanson plc's European Building Materials business. He oversaw operations in eight European countries employing over 8,000 people and generating EBIT of £154 million. Whilst with Hanson he executed and integrated the £1.5 billion acquisition of Pioneer International Ltd and managed the disposal of the company's waste disposal business.

David Williams (Non-executive Director)

David has over 35 years experience in the investment industry and has served as both executive and non-executive Chairman of a number of public and private companies. He has built a reputation for creating significant shareholder value through organic growth and acquisitions, as well as leading turnaround situations.
In 1994, David worked with the executive team to float Waste Recycling Group plc, at an initial value of £8 million and, during his seven years as Chairman, its value grew to £550 million. David was also Chairman of RAL on its management buy out from the Rank Group in 1996. David is currently Chairman of Augean plc, Zetar plc, Praesepe plc, as well as Marwyn Investments Group Limited and associated companies.

James Corsellis (Non-executive Director)

James founded one of the earliest strategic technology consultancies in 1994 and was Chief Executive Officer of icollector plc, a leading provider of live auction trading platforms. He later negotiated the joint venture with eBay, which saw icollector become the exclusive partner worldwide for traditional auction houses.
At Marwyn, James Corsellis has, together with Mark Watts, undertaken 67 transactions raising an aggregate equity of close to £1.2 billion in acquisition funding for Marwyn backed management teams and special purpose acquisition vehicles from 2002 to date. He is a Managing Partner in Marwyn Capital LLP and Marwyn Investment Management LLP. James is also Non-Executive Chairman of Entertainment One Ltd.

David Warr (Non-executive Director)

David joined the accountancy practice of Reads & Co in Guernsey in 1972. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1976 and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. David became a partner in Reads & Co in 1981 and held a variety of executive positions within the firm helping to develop it into a broad-based financial services business. The business was sold in 1999 and is now part of the Fortis Guernsey Group. David is currently an executive director of Fortis Reads International Management Limited and in that capacity acts for a number of substantial trust clients. David is a non-executive director of a number of funds and quoted companies.