Directors
Ewen Wigley (Independent Non-Executive Chairman)
Born 1961, Ewen is a businessman who has over 20 years experience in the City. Prior to his recent work with private and AIM listed companies, Ewen was a director of a corporate finance boutique that specialised in advising companies in the small cap market sector on mergers, acquisitions and restructuring. Before that, he was at Union Plc for 15 years, latterly as Chief Operating Officer, where he gained broad experience in banking, leasing and corporate finance. Ewen is a Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers. He joined the Board of Leeds Group in September 2004 and became Chairman in March 2007.
Johan Claesson (Non-Executive Director)
Born 1951, Johan has been a major shareholder in the Group since 1999, and has extensive business interests, both private and in the public arena. Johan is Chairman of Claesson & Anderzén, a private property company, and, besides Leeds Group, he is a director of two other public companies - Borås Wäfveri AB (textiles) in Sweden, and K3 Business Technology Group plc. Johan joined the Board of Leeds Group in September 2004.
Peter Gyllenhammar (Non-Executive Director)
Born 1953, Peter is a professional investor and has been a major shareholder in Leeds Group since 1999. He is an active investor both in Sweden and in the UK, and has previously been a director of several public companies in the UK in which he had a substantial interest.
The Board of Leeds Group consists entirely of non-executive directors whose principal responsibilities are to
- agree strategy and performance objectives with the management of the Group's subsidiaries
- regularly monitor performance against agreed objectives
- identify investment opportunities as part of the Group's longer term growth plans
In view of its composition, there are no standing committees of the board, with all board matters being dealt with by the board as a whole.
