SIG is a leading supplier of specialist building materials to trade customers across the UK, Ireland and Mainland Europe, with strong positions in its core markets as a specialist distributor of insulation and interiors products and as a merchant of roofing and exteriors products.

Building Supplies

Julie joined SIG in October 2022 and oversees all group-wide activity related to health, safety, security, and environment (HSSE). Julie has over 20 years’ of experience in logistics and manufacturing industries. Previously held Director positions with DS Smith plc and JELD-WEN, Inc.

Julie Westcott

Ian has been a Director and Chief Financial Officer of SIG plc since 1 July 2020. Before joining SIG, he served as Group Chief Financial Officer of Low & Bonar plc and Chief Financial Officer of Labviva LLC, a US-based technology company. Ian worked for much of his career at Smith & Nephew plc, where he held senior financial roles in the UKUS, and Asia. With over 20 years' experience, Ian is a qualified chartered accountant and began his career at Ernst & Young.


Ian Ashton

Julie joined SIG in October 2021 and has over 20 years’ experience both in and outside of HR, working in a variety of industries, such as telecommunications, aviation, aerospace defence, financial services, and travel and leisure. Her most recent role was Chief People Officer for Calisen Group Holdings, in the energy sector, where she was responsible for co-ordinating the People and Sustainability agenda for the Group. Previous roles include Group HR Director at Thomas Cook and Customer Services Director at Manchester Airports Group where she was responsible for customer service and land side operations.

Julie Armstrong

Alfons returned to SIG in October 2021 and has over 25 years’ experience in the distribution and building materials industry. He held various positions at WeGo Systembaustoffe GmbH from 1998 to 2016, including Managing Director and Chairman of the management board for Germany, as well as a number of senior executive and advisory roles across the industry. He was also Regional President for BMI - Braas Monier Icopal and most recently, Managing Director for Contract Company Holding GmbH & Co. KG, delivering strategic and operational procurement, contract and rebate management and scale optimization across a network of more than 300 branches in Germany and Austria.

Alfons Horn

Louis joined SIG in June 2021 as Business Development Director and was appointed Managing Director for SIG Benelux in July 2021. Previously, he worked for Raab Karcher and then founded Wijcks Afbouwmaterialen (Wijcks Finishing Materials), a company he started in 2002 and successfully sold to CRH in 2012. He then spent another six years in the company as Commercial Director. Louis has more than 30 years’ experience and expertise and an extensive network across the finishing and construction industry.

Louis Van Wijck

Tim joined SIG in October 2021 and has over 20 years’ experience in strategy, transformation and M&A, from a wide range of sectors. He held the role of Group Strategy Director for Bupa, Countrywide and Cancer Research UK, and has gained significant experience from roles in management consulting, independent CEO advisory work, angel investing and supporting leadership teams at FTSE 100 companies, private equity assets, state-owned enterprises and charities. Over the last few years Tim's focus has been on B2B distribution and construction, with clients including specialist merchants, logistics providers, house builders, infrastructure services and supply chain networks.

Tim Johnson

Kevin joined SIG Ireland in May 2014 as Finance Director and was promoted to Managing Director in June 2019.

Kevin Windle

Andrew has been with SIG since September 2019 as Group General Counsel and also Company Secretary since March 2021. He has over 20 years’ experience as legal counsel in public and private companies. He spent the first half of his career working in law firms such as Trowers & Hamlins LLP, where he was Partner, but has then been in-house since 2011. Before working for SIG, Andrew was General Counsel at Hyve Group plc and General Counsel and Company Secretary at Ebiquity plc.

Andrew Watkins

Marcin joined SIG in 1999 as Managing Director of SIG Poland.

He began his career in the construction industry, working for Higgs and Hill Overseas in construction management. He then moved to the building materials sector, joining Saint Gobain Isover, where he held several different positions before becoming Sales and Marketing Director for Isover Poland.

Marcin Szczygiel

Julien Monteiro joined SIG in November 2018 as Managing Director, SIG France.  He has over 12 years of global experience in the specialist industrial distribution industry.  Prior to joining SIG, Julien worked at Brammer Group in the position of Managing Director, and has held senior positions in Nacco Materials Handling Group.

Julien Monteiro

Philip has over 30 years' experience in the construction industry specialising in merchanting and distribution.  He has returned to SIG after holding the position of Managing Director for SIG UK Exteriors for ten years, from which he moved in 2014 to take on the role of CEO for [MKM Building Supplies](/org/m-k-m-building-supplies-hull-ltd).  Philip has a strong track record of building strong teams through leadership, crafting clear direction and taking a hands-on approach.

Philip Johns

Gavin joined SIG plc as Chief Executive Officer and Board Director on 1 February 2023.

With a career spanning over 20 years in senior leadership roles in the pan-European construction distribution industry, Gavin has a proven track record of delivering shareholder value in publicly listed companies.

He was previously CEO of Grafton Group plc, the distributor of international building materials and DIY retailer, for eleven years. Prior to this role, he was Group CEO of BSS Group plc, a leading UK distributor to specialist trades including the plumbing, heating, and construction sectors which was acquired by Travis Perkins in 2010.

Gavin Slark

Kath is an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee for SIG plc since January 2021. 

Kath also currently serves as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Vesuvius plc. She is also a scale-up mentor at the RCA Incubator. Kath has previously served as the Group Human Resources Director of Rolls-Royce plc and of Ferguson plc, and as Chief Human Resources Officer of CRH plc. She served as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Renishaw plc and of Calisen plc.

Kath Durrant

Simon King was appointed to as a Non-Executive Director of the Group on 1 July 2020.  Simon has over 35 years' experience leading international teams.  Most recently he served on the [Travis Perkins](/org/travis-perkins) Executive Board and held the position of CEO for [Wickes](/org/wickes).

Prior to that Simon was at [Walmart](/org/walmart) as COO of Asda, CEO at Savola Group Middle East and held CEO roles for [Tesco](/org/tesco) in Turkey and South Korea, leading the joint venture with Samsung.  Before Asda Simon was Chief Commercial Officer for [Tesco](/org/tesco) in central Europe.

Simon has a close large famly and dreams he can still play a decent game of rugby on Saturday with his friends!

Simon King

Mr Deschamps is the Chairman & CEO of Entrepreneurs LLP based in London.  He is a member and prior Chairman of [Diversey](/org/diversey), a global leader of hygiene & sanitation products, services, and solutions to the institutional and industrial markets.  Previously, he served as Chairman of the Advisory Board of Kloeckner Pentaplast, one of the world's largest suppliers of films for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food, electronics, and general packaging, and, from 2008 to 2011, as Group Managing Partner of 3i plc (London). 

He served as a CD&R Operating Partner from 2002 to 2007 during which time he was Chairman and CEO of [Brakes](/org/brakes) and played a key role in the Firm's investments in Culligan, [Rexel](/org/rexel), and VWR.  Mr Deschamps also served as President and Chief Operating Officer of [Ecolab](/org/ecolab), a Fortune 100 company with more than $14 billion in revenue.  During his ten years in Germany, he served as CEO of Henkel Industrial Adhesives Worldwide and President and CEO of Teroson Gmbh and Henkel [Ecolab](/org/ecolab).  Mr Deschamps also served as Chairman and CEO of his family-owned speciality chemical company, SAIM, in France.  He is a member of the Board of the Franco British Chamber of Commerce, a knight of the Legion d'honneur, France, and past President of the French Foreign Trade Advisors in the UK.

Bruno Deschamps

Kate has been with SIG since 2017 and has over 20 years of both generalist and specialist HR experience. Kate joined SIG as the HR Director for UK Distribution business and moved into the Group HR function in September 2019 to work on the culture and engagement strategy for the group. She previously worked for Compass Group, the global foodservices organisation where she did various Head of HR and HR Director roles.

Kate Taylor

Shatish is Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for SIG plc since February 2021.

Shatish is also currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee of Renew Holdings plc, and Trustee and Interim Chair of Unicef UK, and Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee of Speedy Hire Plc. Shatish has over 20 years’ experience in senior public company finance roles across various sectors including building materials, advanced electronics, engineering, general industrial, business services, construction and infrastructure. He was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Forterra plc and TT Electronics plc, and was also an alternate Non-Executive Director of Camelot Group plc and Public Member at Network Rail plc.

Shatish Dasani

Appointed a Director and Chief Executive Officer on 25 February 2020.

EXTERNAL ROLES Fellow of the Institute of Turnaround.  Visiting Fellow of Leadership, Manchester Business School.

EXPERIENCE AND PAST ROLES Steve has previously been the Chief Executive Officer of [Patisserie Holdings PLC](/org/patisserie-holdings-plc), Tulip Ltd and Danwood Group Holdings Ltd and a non-executive director of Prestige Nursing + Care.  He was the Chief Financial Officer and subsequently Managing Director of the largest division of Vion (formerly Grampian) Food Group Ltd and Chief Financial Officer and member of the management buy-in team of British Vita plc.  He has worked with McKinsey, A.T. Kearney and other global strategy consulting firms and was a founder partner of MNS Partners LLC.

KEY STRENGTHS significant turnaround and leadership experience across a range of multi-site international businesses, considerable executive management experience including strategic consultancy, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and banking.

Andrew Allner

Ian Duncan

Gillian Kent

Appointed a Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director on 1 August 2018

EXTERNAL ROLES Alan is Non-Executive Chairman of Safestyle UK plc, Interserve and Progressive Energy Limited. 

EXPERIENCE AND PAST ROLES Alan has previously been the Chief Executive Officer of six companies - Tamar Energy Limited, Infinis plc, Jarvis plc, Dunlop Slazenger Group Ltd, Costain Group plc and Conder Group plc.  Alan was also previously Chairman of Sepura plc, Flowgroup plc and the Chair of the Consumer Council for Water.

KEY STRENGTHS significant listed company Board experience. Extensive construction industry and turnaround experience in the UK and Europe.

COMMITTEES Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee, Nominations Committee.

Alan Lovell

Mr Rochat joined CD&R in 2004 and is a Partner based in London.  Mr Rochat led the CD&R investments in Belron, [Exova](/org/exova), Socotec, SPIE and Westbury Street Holdngs.  He also led the sale of Brakes Group and served as a Director of the company. 

Prior to joining CD&R, he was a Managing Director at [Morgan Stanley](/org/morgan-stanley) Capital Partners, and a Director at Schroder Ventures (now [Permira](/org/permira)).

He also worked in the London and New York offices of [Morgan Stanley](/org/morgan-stanley)'s mergers and acquisitions department.  He is a Director of Belron, Socotect and WSH.  He holds a B.A. and Ph.D. in law from the Universite de Lausanne, as well as an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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