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SDI Group PLC Directors

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SDI Group PLC Directors

Board of Directors (8)

David Tilston

Non-executive, Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Audit Committee

–

Eric Kenelm Ford

Chairman

16 yrs 5 mosAge: 77British

Dr Andrew Joseph Hosty

Non-executive, Chair of the Remuneration Committee

4 yrsAge: 61British

Stephen Mark Brown

Chief Executive Officer

2 yrs 11 mosAge: 53British

Amitabh Sharma

Chief Financial Officer

4 yrsAge: 59British

Louise Elizabeth Early

Non-executive

3 yrs 6 mosAge: 51British

Amitabh Sharma

Secretary

3 yrs 11 mos

Mark Rupert Maxwell Fryer

Director

1 mosAge: 59British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
DT David Tilston	Non-executive, Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Audit Committee	–	–	–
EK Eric Kenelm Ford	Chairman	16 Mar 2010	16 yrs 5 mos	British
DA Dr Andrew Joseph Hosty	Non-executive, Chair of the Remuneration Committee	8 Aug 2022	4 yrs	British
SM Stephen Mark Brown	Chief Executive Officer	29 Sept 2023	2 yrs 11 mos	British
AS Amitabh Sharma	Chief Financial Officer	8 Aug 2022	4 yrs	British
LE Louise Elizabeth Early	Non-executive	1 Feb 2023	3 yrs 6 mos	British
AS Amitabh Sharma	Secretary	21 Sept 2022	3 yrs 11 mos	–
MR Mark Rupert Maxwell Fryer	Director	16 Jul 2026	1 mos	British

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	Pension	Total
S Brown	Executive Director	£301,000	£3,000	£188,000	£15,000	£507,000
A Sharma	Executive Director	£257,000	£4,000	£160,000	£11,000	£432,000
M Creedon	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	–
K Ford	Non-Executive Director	£73,000	–	–	–	£73,000
D Tilston	Non-Executive Director	£46,000	–	–	–	£46,000
A Hosty	Non-Executive Director	£44,000	–	–	–	£44,000
L Early	Non-Executive Director	£40,000	–	–	–	£40,000

Prior year comparison (7 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	Pension	Total
A Sharma	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£291,000
M Creedon	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£251,000
S Brown	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£205,000
K Ford	Non-Executive Director	£70,000	–	–	–	£70,000
L Early	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£40,000
A Hosty	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£40,000
D Tilston	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£40,000

Former Directors (13)

David Frank Tilston

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrsResigned: 31 Jul 2026

Michael John Creedon

Executive Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 8 mosResigned: 19 Jan 2024

Jonathan Paul Abell

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 21 Sept 2022

Jonathan Paul Abell

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 21 Sept 2022

Isabel Napper

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 6 mosResigned: 8 Aug 2022

Michael John Creedon

Secretary

Tenure: 8 yrs 1 mosResigned: 27 Jul 2018

Dr Ann Juliet Bateman Simon

Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 6 mosResigned: 27 Sept 2017

Jeremy Stephen Gibbs

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 5 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2017

Henry Leonard Tee

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 3 mosResigned: 11 Sept 2012

Philip Atkin

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 9 mosResigned: 31 Aug 2011

Clare Hough

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 7 mosResigned: 22 Jun 2010

Alfred John Vaisey

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 7 mosResigned: 25 Mar 2010

Ronald John Frederick Howard

Director

Tenure: 1 yrsResigned: 28 Nov 2008

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
David Frank Tilston	Non-Executive Director	26 Jul 2017	31 Jul 2026	9 yrs	British
Michael John Creedon	Executive Director	24 May 2010	19 Jan 2024	13 yrs 8 mos	British
Jonathan Paul Abell	Secretary	27 Jul 2018	21 Sept 2022	4 yrs 2 mos	–
Jonathan Paul Abell	Director	2 Jul 2018	21 Sept 2022	4 yrs 2 mos	British
Isabel Napper	Director	21 Feb 2017	8 Aug 2022	5 yrs 6 mos	British
Michael John Creedon	Secretary	23 Jun 2010	27 Jul 2018	8 yrs 1 mos	–
Dr Ann Juliet Bateman Simon	Director	16 Mar 2010	27 Sept 2017	7 yrs 6 mos	British
Jeremy Stephen Gibbs	Director	9 Nov 2007	30 Apr 2017	9 yrs 5 mos	British
Henry Leonard Tee	Director	27 Jun 2008	11 Sept 2012	4 yrs 3 mos	British
Philip Atkin	Director	9 Nov 2007	31 Aug 2011	3 yrs 9 mos	British
Clare Hough	Secretary	9 Nov 2007	22 Jun 2010	2 yrs 7 mos	British
Alfred John Vaisey	Director	22 Aug 2008	25 Mar 2010	1 yrs 7 mos	British
Ronald John Frederick Howard	Director	9 Nov 2007	28 Nov 2008	1 yrs	British

Board of Directors (8)

David Tilston

Non-executive, Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Audit Committee

–

Eric Kenelm Ford

Chairman

16 yrs 5 mosAge: 77British

Dr Andrew Joseph Hosty

Non-executive, Chair of the Remuneration Committee

4 yrsAge: 61British

Stephen Mark Brown

Chief Executive Officer

2 yrs 11 mosAge: 53British

Amitabh Sharma

Chief Financial Officer

4 yrsAge: 59British

Louise Elizabeth Early

Non-executive

3 yrs 6 mosAge: 51British

Amitabh Sharma

Secretary

3 yrs 11 mos

Mark Rupert Maxwell Fryer

Director

1 mosAge: 59British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
DT David Tilston	Non-executive, Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Audit Committee	–	–	–
EK Eric Kenelm Ford	Chairman	16 Mar 2010	16 yrs 5 mos	British
DA Dr Andrew Joseph Hosty	Non-executive, Chair of the Remuneration Committee	8 Aug 2022	4 yrs	British
SM Stephen Mark Brown	Chief Executive Officer	29 Sept 2023	2 yrs 11 mos	British
AS Amitabh Sharma	Chief Financial Officer	8 Aug 2022	4 yrs	British
LE Louise Elizabeth Early	Non-executive	1 Feb 2023	3 yrs 6 mos	British
AS Amitabh Sharma	Secretary	21 Sept 2022	3 yrs 11 mos	–
MR Mark Rupert Maxwell Fryer	Director	16 Jul 2026	1 mos	British

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	Pension	Total
S Brown	Executive Director	£301,000	£3,000	£188,000	£15,000	£507,000
A Sharma	Executive Director	£257,000	£4,000	£160,000	£11,000	£432,000
M Creedon	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	–
K Ford	Non-Executive Director	£73,000	–	–	–	£73,000
D Tilston	Non-Executive Director	£46,000	–	–	–	£46,000
A Hosty	Non-Executive Director	£44,000	–	–	–	£44,000
L Early	Non-Executive Director	£40,000	–	–	–	£40,000

Prior year comparison (7 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	Pension	Total
A Sharma	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£291,000
M Creedon	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£251,000
S Brown	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£205,000
K Ford	Non-Executive Director	£70,000	–	–	–	£70,000
L Early	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£40,000
A Hosty	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£40,000
D Tilston	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£40,000

Former Directors (13)

David Frank Tilston

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrsResigned: 31 Jul 2026

Michael John Creedon

Executive Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 8 mosResigned: 19 Jan 2024

Jonathan Paul Abell

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 21 Sept 2022

Jonathan Paul Abell

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 21 Sept 2022

Isabel Napper

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 6 mosResigned: 8 Aug 2022

Michael John Creedon

Secretary

Tenure: 8 yrs 1 mosResigned: 27 Jul 2018

Dr Ann Juliet Bateman Simon

Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 6 mosResigned: 27 Sept 2017

Jeremy Stephen Gibbs

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 5 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2017

Henry Leonard Tee

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 3 mosResigned: 11 Sept 2012

Philip Atkin

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 9 mosResigned: 31 Aug 2011

Clare Hough

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 7 mosResigned: 22 Jun 2010

Alfred John Vaisey

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 7 mosResigned: 25 Mar 2010

Ronald John Frederick Howard

Director

Tenure: 1 yrsResigned: 28 Nov 2008

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
David Frank Tilston	Non-Executive Director	26 Jul 2017	31 Jul 2026	9 yrs	British
Michael John Creedon	Executive Director	24 May 2010	19 Jan 2024	13 yrs 8 mos	British
Jonathan Paul Abell	Secretary	27 Jul 2018	21 Sept 2022	4 yrs 2 mos	–
Jonathan Paul Abell	Director	2 Jul 2018	21 Sept 2022	4 yrs 2 mos	British
Isabel Napper	Director	21 Feb 2017	8 Aug 2022	5 yrs 6 mos	British
Michael John Creedon	Secretary	23 Jun 2010	27 Jul 2018	8 yrs 1 mos	–
Dr Ann Juliet Bateman Simon	Director	16 Mar 2010	27 Sept 2017	7 yrs 6 mos	British
Jeremy Stephen Gibbs	Director	9 Nov 2007	30 Apr 2017	9 yrs 5 mos	British
Henry Leonard Tee	Director	27 Jun 2008	11 Sept 2012	4 yrs 3 mos	British
Philip Atkin	Director	9 Nov 2007	31 Aug 2011	3 yrs 9 mos	British
Clare Hough	Secretary	9 Nov 2007	22 Jun 2010	2 yrs 7 mos	British
Alfred John Vaisey	Director	22 Aug 2008	25 Mar 2010	1 yrs 7 mos	British
Ronald John Frederick Howard	Director	9 Nov 2007	28 Nov 2008	1 yrs	British

Board of Directors (8)

David Tilston

Non-executive, Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Audit Committee

–

Eric Kenelm Ford

Chairman

16 yrs 5 mosAge: 77British

Dr Andrew Joseph Hosty

Non-executive, Chair of the Remuneration Committee

4 yrsAge: 61British

Stephen Mark Brown

Chief Executive Officer

2 yrs 11 mosAge: 53British

Amitabh Sharma

Chief Financial Officer

4 yrsAge: 59British

Louise Elizabeth Early

Non-executive

3 yrs 6 mosAge: 51British

Amitabh Sharma

Secretary

3 yrs 11 mos

Mark Rupert Maxwell Fryer

Director

1 mosAge: 59British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
DT David Tilston	Non-executive, Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Audit Committee	–	–	–
EK Eric Kenelm Ford	Chairman	16 Mar 2010	16 yrs 5 mos	British
DA Dr Andrew Joseph Hosty	Non-executive, Chair of the Remuneration Committee	8 Aug 2022	4 yrs	British
SM Stephen Mark Brown	Chief Executive Officer	29 Sept 2023	2 yrs 11 mos	British
AS Amitabh Sharma	Chief Financial Officer	8 Aug 2022	4 yrs	British
LE Louise Elizabeth Early	Non-executive	1 Feb 2023	3 yrs 6 mos	British
AS Amitabh Sharma	Secretary	21 Sept 2022	3 yrs 11 mos	–
MR Mark Rupert Maxwell Fryer	Director	16 Jul 2026	1 mos	British

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	Pension	Total
S Brown	Executive Director	£301,000	£3,000	£188,000	£15,000	£507,000
A Sharma	Executive Director	£257,000	£4,000	£160,000	£11,000	£432,000
M Creedon	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	–
K Ford	Non-Executive Director	£73,000	–	–	–	£73,000
D Tilston	Non-Executive Director	£46,000	–	–	–	£46,000
A Hosty	Non-Executive Director	£44,000	–	–	–	£44,000
L Early	Non-Executive Director	£40,000	–	–	–	£40,000

Prior year comparison (7 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	Pension	Total
A Sharma	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£291,000
M Creedon	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£251,000
S Brown	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£205,000
K Ford	Non-Executive Director	£70,000	–	–	–	£70,000
L Early	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£40,000
A Hosty	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£40,000
D Tilston	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£40,000

Former Directors (13)

David Frank Tilston

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrsResigned: 31 Jul 2026

Michael John Creedon

Executive Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 8 mosResigned: 19 Jan 2024

Jonathan Paul Abell

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 21 Sept 2022

Jonathan Paul Abell

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 21 Sept 2022

Isabel Napper

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 6 mosResigned: 8 Aug 2022

Michael John Creedon

Secretary

Tenure: 8 yrs 1 mosResigned: 27 Jul 2018

Dr Ann Juliet Bateman Simon

Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 6 mosResigned: 27 Sept 2017

Jeremy Stephen Gibbs

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 5 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2017

Henry Leonard Tee

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 3 mosResigned: 11 Sept 2012

Philip Atkin

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 9 mosResigned: 31 Aug 2011

Clare Hough

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 7 mosResigned: 22 Jun 2010

Alfred John Vaisey

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 7 mosResigned: 25 Mar 2010

Ronald John Frederick Howard

Director

Tenure: 1 yrsResigned: 28 Nov 2008

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
David Frank Tilston	Non-Executive Director	26 Jul 2017	31 Jul 2026	9 yrs	British
Michael John Creedon	Executive Director	24 May 2010	19 Jan 2024	13 yrs 8 mos	British
Jonathan Paul Abell	Secretary	27 Jul 2018	21 Sept 2022	4 yrs 2 mos	–
Jonathan Paul Abell	Director	2 Jul 2018	21 Sept 2022	4 yrs 2 mos	British
Isabel Napper	Director	21 Feb 2017	8 Aug 2022	5 yrs 6 mos	British
Michael John Creedon	Secretary	23 Jun 2010	27 Jul 2018	8 yrs 1 mos	–
Dr Ann Juliet Bateman Simon	Director	16 Mar 2010	27 Sept 2017	7 yrs 6 mos	British
Jeremy Stephen Gibbs	Director	9 Nov 2007	30 Apr 2017	9 yrs 5 mos	British
Henry Leonard Tee	Director	27 Jun 2008	11 Sept 2012	4 yrs 3 mos	British
Philip Atkin	Director	9 Nov 2007	31 Aug 2011	3 yrs 9 mos	British
Clare Hough	Secretary	9 Nov 2007	22 Jun 2010	2 yrs 7 mos	British
Alfred John Vaisey	Director	22 Aug 2008	25 Mar 2010	1 yrs 7 mos	British
Ronald John Frederick Howard	Director	9 Nov 2007	28 Nov 2008	1 yrs	British

Board of Directors (8)

David Tilston

Non-executive, Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Audit Committee

–

Eric Kenelm Ford

Chairman

16 yrs 5 mosAge: 77British

Dr Andrew Joseph Hosty

Non-executive, Chair of the Remuneration Committee

4 yrsAge: 61British

Stephen Mark Brown

Chief Executive Officer

2 yrs 11 mosAge: 53British

Amitabh Sharma

Chief Financial Officer

4 yrsAge: 59British

Louise Elizabeth Early

Non-executive

3 yrs 6 mosAge: 51British

Amitabh Sharma

Secretary

3 yrs 11 mos

Mark Rupert Maxwell Fryer

Director

1 mosAge: 59British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
DT David Tilston	Non-executive, Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Audit Committee	–	–	–
EK Eric Kenelm Ford	Chairman	16 Mar 2010	16 yrs 5 mos	British
DA Dr Andrew Joseph Hosty	Non-executive, Chair of the Remuneration Committee	8 Aug 2022	4 yrs	British
SM Stephen Mark Brown	Chief Executive Officer	29 Sept 2023	2 yrs 11 mos	British
AS Amitabh Sharma	Chief Financial Officer	8 Aug 2022	4 yrs	British
LE Louise Elizabeth Early	Non-executive	1 Feb 2023	3 yrs 6 mos	British
AS Amitabh Sharma	Secretary	21 Sept 2022	3 yrs 11 mos	–
MR Mark Rupert Maxwell Fryer	Director	16 Jul 2026	1 mos	British

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	Pension	Total
S Brown	Executive Director	£301,000	£3,000	£188,000	£15,000	£507,000
A Sharma	Executive Director	£257,000	£4,000	£160,000	£11,000	£432,000
M Creedon	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	–
K Ford	Non-Executive Director	£73,000	–	–	–	£73,000
D Tilston	Non-Executive Director	£46,000	–	–	–	£46,000
A Hosty	Non-Executive Director	£44,000	–	–	–	£44,000
L Early	Non-Executive Director	£40,000	–	–	–	£40,000

Prior year comparison (7 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	Pension	Total
A Sharma	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£291,000
M Creedon	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£251,000
S Brown	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£205,000
K Ford	Non-Executive Director	£70,000	–	–	–	£70,000
L Early	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£40,000
A Hosty	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£40,000
D Tilston	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	£40,000

Former Directors (13)

David Frank Tilston

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrsResigned: 31 Jul 2026

Michael John Creedon

Executive Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 8 mosResigned: 19 Jan 2024

Jonathan Paul Abell

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 21 Sept 2022

Jonathan Paul Abell

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 21 Sept 2022

Isabel Napper

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 6 mosResigned: 8 Aug 2022

Michael John Creedon

Secretary

Tenure: 8 yrs 1 mosResigned: 27 Jul 2018

Dr Ann Juliet Bateman Simon

Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 6 mosResigned: 27 Sept 2017

Jeremy Stephen Gibbs

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 5 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2017

Henry Leonard Tee

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 3 mosResigned: 11 Sept 2012

Philip Atkin

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 9 mosResigned: 31 Aug 2011

Clare Hough

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 7 mosResigned: 22 Jun 2010

Alfred John Vaisey

Director

Tenure: 1 yrs 7 mosResigned: 25 Mar 2010

Ronald John Frederick Howard

Director

Tenure: 1 yrsResigned: 28 Nov 2008

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
David Frank Tilston	Non-Executive Director	26 Jul 2017	31 Jul 2026	9 yrs	British
Michael John Creedon	Executive Director	24 May 2010	19 Jan 2024	13 yrs 8 mos	British
Jonathan Paul Abell	Secretary	27 Jul 2018	21 Sept 2022	4 yrs 2 mos	–
Jonathan Paul Abell	Director	2 Jul 2018	21 Sept 2022	4 yrs 2 mos	British
Isabel Napper	Director	21 Feb 2017	8 Aug 2022	5 yrs 6 mos	British
Michael John Creedon	Secretary	23 Jun 2010	27 Jul 2018	8 yrs 1 mos	–
Dr Ann Juliet Bateman Simon	Director	16 Mar 2010	27 Sept 2017	7 yrs 6 mos	British
Jeremy Stephen Gibbs	Director	9 Nov 2007	30 Apr 2017	9 yrs 5 mos	British
Henry Leonard Tee	Director	27 Jun 2008	11 Sept 2012	4 yrs 3 mos	British
Philip Atkin	Director	9 Nov 2007	31 Aug 2011	3 yrs 9 mos	British
Clare Hough	Secretary	9 Nov 2007	22 Jun 2010	2 yrs 7 mos	British
Alfred John Vaisey	Director	22 Aug 2008	25 Mar 2010	1 yrs 7 mos	British
Ronald John Frederick Howard	Director	9 Nov 2007	28 Nov 2008	1 yrs	British