Amit was appointed to the Board in August 2016, appointed Deputy Chairman in April 2018, and Non-executive Chairman in May 2019. Amit is Chair of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Sustainability Committee.
Amit has over 20 years’ corporate finance and private equity experience and has held previous Board and Chairman positions. He is a Gold Leaf member at the Aspen Institute and a William Pitt group member at Chatham House. He was Executive Chairman of Hope Construction Materials until it was acquired by Breedon Group in August 2016 when he joined the Board. He has a strong strategic and entrepreneurial approach which he brings to the Board together with his governance and stewardship experience which as Chairman, continues to ensure the long-term success of the Group.