Board of Directors

PLC Board of Directors

Katherine Innes Ker

Chairman
Katherine Innes Ker MA, Dphil (Oxon) is a former director of SBC Warburg and media analyst. She is currently Non-executive Director of the Go-Ahead Group and St Modwen Properties and Senior Independent Director at Tribal Group. She has had extensive non-executive experience at well known FTSE companies including Taylor Wimpey PLC, Fibernet, Shed Media Limited and Ordnance Survey.

Katherine is Chairman of the Remuneration and Nominations Committees and a member of the Audit Committee.

Sir Bryan Nicholson

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Sir Bryan Nicholson is a former President of the CBI and a former Chairman of BUPA, Cookson Group plc, the Post Office and Rank Xerox (UK) Limited. He also chaired the Manpower Services Commission, the Financial Reporting Council and the Council for the Open University and has been a Non-executive Director of GKN plc and LucasVerity plc.

Sir Bryan is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committees.

Geoff Wilding

Non-Executive Director
Geoff Wilding Bsc is a former investment banker. He set up his own investment company in New Zealand in 1989. He is a major shareholder in one of Australasia’s largest flooring retailers, Flooring Brands Limited and is currently a director of Chorus Law Limited.

Geoff is a member of the Nominations Committee.

Alexander Anton

Non-Executive Director
Alexander Anton,a member of the founding family of Victoria, was appointed to the main Board in 1995 and is a former Chairman. He is currently a Trustee of The Queen’s Club, London and Chairman of Legacy Portfolio.

Alexander is a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees

Alan Bullock

Group Managing Director
Appointed to the Board of Victoria PLC in September 1996 as Group Managing Director. Alan joined Victoria Carpets in the UK in 1972 and held the post of Export Director for 17 years. He was appointed Managing Director of Victoria Carpets UK in 1995.

Ian Davies

Group Finance Director
Appointed to the Board of Victoria PLC in March 2007. Prior to this, Ian spent 10 years in the aerospace sector, where he had become Financial and Commercial Director of Umeco plc’s International Components Division. He had previously worked in the automotive and electronics sectors. He is a chartered accountant and an engineering graduate.

Barry Poynter

Executive Director
Appointed to the Board in August 2006. Joined the Victoria Carpet Company in Australia in 1996 as Financial Director and was subsequently appointed Managing Director of the Australian subsidiary in 2004.

Terry Danks

Company Secretary, Victoria PLC, Finance Director, Victoria Carpets UK
Appointed as Company Secretary to Victoria PLC in 1993. Terry joined Victoria Carpets in 1985 as Chief Accountant and has been responsible for both the accounting and IT function within the company since that date. Terry was subsequently appointed as Finance Director of Victoria Carpets in 1989. Terry has a breadth of experience and knowledge of the industry and his high standards of financial control are invaluable to the Group.