Our board

Jamie joined the Board on 1 March 2022 and became Chair on 18 April 2023.

He spent nine years with Burmah Castrol, becoming Chief Executive of Burmah Castrol Chemicals, before leading the buy-out of Foseco in 2001 and its subsequent IPO in 2005. Prior to that, he was a partner at Bain & Company.

Jamie has held the role of Chair at a number of public companies. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and is a Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.

Jamie is currently Chair of the Board of Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc.

Jamie is Chair of the Nomination Committee. 

Gavin joined XP Power on 31 October 2017 as CFO and was appointed CEO with effect from 1 January 2021. 

He is a CIMA-qualified accountant who has worked in a range of acquisitive, growth-focused businesses with an international footprint in a number of industries. He has held senior finance and strategy roles at Logica, Sodexo, PepsiCo and SABMiller.

Gavin served as CFO of Alternative Networks plc, a listed information technology provider, prior to its acquisition by Daisy in December 2016, when he became Group Finance Director for the Daisy Group.

Matt joined XP Power as CFO on 4 September 2023 and became a member of the Board on 5 October 2023.

He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a degree in Engineering from Oxford University.  He has a broad strategic and operational skillset, with over 25 years’ experience within international businesses at group and divisional level.

Matt held strategic and financial roles at BPB plc, Saint-Gobain and Ferguson plc, including Finance Director for Ferguson’s largest US division.  He served as CFO at Luceco plc a FTSE Main Market designer and manufacturer of LED lighting, EV charging equipment and electrical wiring devices, from February 2018 until April 2023.

Andy was appointed to the Board on 24 April 2007.

He joined XP Power in July 2005 as General Manager for Asia, where he started up the Shanghai operation. He currently oversees the sales and marketing for Singapore, China, Japan, South Korea and India.

Andy has over 22 years’ experience in the power converter industry. He graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and an MBA from Manchester Business School. Prior to joining the Group, he held technical and commercial roles with Silicon Systems (Singapore) and Advanced Micro Devices (Singapore).

Polly joined the Board on 1 January 2016.

She is a chartered accountant and a former Partner at KPMG LLP. She resigned from her partnership in 2003 and since then, has held several Non-Executive directorship roles.

Polly is currently a Non-Executive Director at Royal Bank of Canada Europe Ltd, senior independent director and audit chair at The Rugby Football Union and chair of the board for RBC Brewin Dolphin Limited. 

Polly is the Senior Independent Director on XP Power’s Board. She is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Polly is also the Board representative for ESG matters.

Pauline joined the board on 3 December 2019.
 
She was formerly Chief People Officer at The Weir Group plc, a position she held between 2011 and 2017. Between 1998 to 2011, she worked in executive search for The Miles Partnership and at Russell Reynolds Associates. Prior to that, Pauline worked in supply chain roles for Digital Equipment Corporation and Motorola.

Pauline previously acted as chair of the remuneration committee at Scottish Events Campus Limited.

Pauline is currently a Non-Executive Director and remuneration committee chair  at Breedon Group plc.

Pauline is Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. She is also the designated NED for workforce engagement.

Amina joined the Board on 11 October 2022.

She is currently the Managing Director of the ABB Instrumentation Business Line, within the Measurement and Analytics Division. Her focus is on working with customers to achieve more sustainable industries. Prior to this, Amina served as Managing Director of ABB’s global Power Protection business from 2013 to 2017 and as CTO for ABB’s electrification business from 2017 to 2022.

Amina has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the French National Research Institute for Transportation Systems (INRETS), a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from INPL, France.

Amina is a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Sandra joined the Board on 11 October 2022.

She is currently the President of Consumer Care at Croda International. Prior to this she spent three years as President of Regional Delivery and four years as President of the Personal Care division and President of Croda in North America. Sandra has over 30 years’ experience working across Croda’s market sectors in a variety of commercial roles, giving her an extensive understanding of customer needs. Taking an instrumental role on numerous acquisitions conducted by Croda, and spending five years living and working in Asia, has provided her with valuable insight into emerging markets and cultural differences.

Sandra is also a Trustee Director at Edukos Education Trust.

Sandra is a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.