Alan Ferguson

Mr Ferguson is an independent non-executive director and is the chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee. As a chartered accountant, Mr Ferguson is highly experienced in a range of finance roles. He was a former chief financial officer of a number of FTSE-listed entities, including Lonmin Plc. Since 2011 he has held non-executive directorships on a number of boards including Johnson Matthey, Croda International and the Weir Group where he chaired their audit committees. He currently sits on the board of Marshall Motors Holdings where he chairs the audit committee and is senior independent director. All these companies are listed on the FTSE in the United Kingdom. In addition, Mr Ferguson sits on the Business Policy Panel of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and works for the UK Audit Committee Chair’s Independent Forum.