Board of Directors

Key strengths and experience

• Extensive leadership experience in the distribution, technology and manufacturing sectors
• Deep knowledge of U.S. markets and operating conditions

Geoff served as Chief Executive of Ashtead Group plc, the FTSE 100 industrial equipment rental company, for 12 years during which he presided over a period of unprecedented growth in the business and was instrumental in creating a strong culture. He was previously an Executive Director of The Laird Group plc, where he was responsible for its Building Products division, and held a number of senior management positions at Black & Decker.

Appointment

• November 2019 (appointed as Chairman)
• May 2019 (appointed to the Board as a Non Executive Director)

Committee membership

• Chairperson of the Major Announcements Committee
  
• Compensation Committee
• Nominations and Governance Committee
   

Other principal appointments

• Chairman of DS Smith Plc
• Non-Executive Director of Howden Joinery Group Plc

Key strengths and experience

• Culture champion with strong executive leadership skills
• Deep Company and industry knowledge
• Strategic operational experience

Kevin has significant experience in strategic development and delivering operational performance improvements.  Kevin joined Ferguson in 1999 as an operations manager following the acquisition of his family’s business, Midwest Pipe and Supply. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, he held a number of leadership positions in the Company's Waterworks division. He was Chief Operating Officer of the Company's U.S. business segment from 2007 to 2017 and Chief Executive Officer, USA from 2017 until his appointment as Chief Executive in 2019.  Since Kevin's appointment to the Board in 2017, the business has generated strong, profitable growth and continued to take market share under his leadership.

Appointment
November 2019 (appointed as Chief Executive Officer)
August 2017 (appointed to the Board as Chief Executive Officer, USA)

Committee membership 

• Chairperson of the Executive Committee
• Disclosure Committee
  

Other principal appointments 
None

Key strengths and experience:

• Considerable financial management and operational experience
• Significant Company and industry knowledge

Bill is a certified public accountant with extensive Company experience. Bill joined Ferguson in 2003 as manager of finance and was promoted to Corporate Controller two years later. In 2008, he was promoted to Vice President of Finance, a position he held until his promotion to Senior Vice President of finance in 2016. Bill was then appointed as CFO for Ferguson Enterprises, the Company's U.S business segment, from 2017 until his appointment as Chief Financial Officer in 2020. Previously, Bill spent five years at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the United States as a senior associate. 

Appointment
November 2020

Committee membership

• Chairperson of the Disclosure Committee
• Chairperson of the Treasury Committee
• Executive Committee

Other principal appointments
None

Key strengths and experience

• Considerable international operational and financial experience
• Extensive executive management experience within global businesses

Alan is a qualified chartered management accountant with extensive business leadership skills, executive and board experience and global business and financial reporting expertise. From 2002 to 2007, Alan served as Group Chief Executive of Hanson plc, where he had previously served as Finance Director and Chief Executive of Hanson Building Materials America. He served on the Management Board and Supervisory Board of HeidelbergCement AG and as a Non Executive Director of International Power plc.

Appointment

• January 2013
• March 2019 (Employee Engagement Director)

Committee membership

• Chairperson of the Nominations and Governance Committee
• Audit Committee
• Compensation Committee
  

Other principal appointments
Director at O-I Glass, Inc.

Key strengths and experience

• Extensive human resources and operational experience
• Wide-ranging international business and functional experience 

Kelly has led the people, organizational and cultural development across a number of U.S. based, global public companies. Kelly spent over 20 years with General Mills Inc., in a variety of roles including Vice President of HR U.S. Retail and Marketing, Vice President of HR Corporate Groups and Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion. Between 2016 and 2017, Kelly served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Patterson Companies Inc. Kelly also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Pentair plc from 2017 to 2021.

Appointment
May 2021

Committee membership

• Chairperson of the Compensation Committee
  
• Nominations and Governance Committee

Other principal appointments

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Key strengths and experience

• Experienced senior executive with extensive board experience
• Extensive digital transformation, digital commerce, data analytics and marketing experience
   

Cathy has a strong track record in the retail, e-commerce and multi-channel arenas. She has served as the Chief Marketing Officer at Walmart.com, the Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing at PowerReviews and held senior marketing and internet roles at retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc., where she was responsible for leading efforts to launch its brands, such as Pottery Barn, on the web. She was an independent board director at Wilton Brands from 2016 to 2018 and a Non-Executive director of FLIR Systems, Inc. from 2014 to 2021.

Appointment
January 2019

Committee membership

• Audit Committee
• Compensation Committee
• Nominations and Governance Committee

Other principal appointments

• Director at Driven Brands, Inc.
• Director at JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.
• Director at Ulta Beauty, Inc.
  

Key strengths and experience

• Considerable financial and operational experience 
• Extensive industry expertise 

Brian is a qualified chartered accountant. His career started at KPMG and continued with a 27-year career with Bunzl plc, where he held a number of roles across the Treasury and Internal Audit functions and was Divisional Finance Director of Bunzl’s UK, Europe and Australasia division for nine years. He then served as CFO of Bunzl plc for 14 years until his retirement in late 2019. From 2012 to 2021 Brian served as a Non-Executive director at United Utilities Group PLC.

Appointment 
January 2021

Committee membership

• Audit Committee
• Major Announcements Committee
  
• Nominations and Governance Committee

Other principal appointments

Non-Executive Director at ConvaTec Group plc

Key strengths and experience

• Significant operational experience
• Extensive knowledge of U.S. and international logistics and supply chain businesses

Tom is an experienced CEO with significant first-hand leadership experience of the markets in which the Company operates and a track record of driving accelerated profitable growth and promoting integrity, transparency and values-based leadership. His career started at BP and McKinsey and has encompassed leadership roles at FedEx, Purolator and DB Schenker. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Zooplus AG from 2013 to 2016.

Appointment
February 2019

Committee membership

• Compensation Committee
  
• Nominations and Governance Committee

Other principal appointments
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Forward Air Corporation, Inc.

Key strengths and experience

• Considerable expertise in running complex logistics and supply chain activities
• Extensive experience of cutting-edge technology and e-commerce

Nadia has substantial experience of the consumer and technology sectors. She was a Vice President and a member of the senior leadership team at Amazon.com, Inc and held management positions at Exelon Power Team, Diamond Management and Starlight Multimedia Inc. She held board level positions at Hointer Inc and, Cimpress N.V.,and was on the supervisory board of X5 Retail Group N.V.

Appointment
July 2017

Committee membership

None

Other principal appointments

• Non-Executive Director at Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company
• Non-Executive Director at Ocado Group plc.

Graham was appointed Company Secretary of Ferguson plc on August 1, 2015. He is Secretary to the Board and all of the Committees of the Board. Graham, a solicitor, joined the Group in August 2004 as the General Counsel of its UK business and was Group Deputy Company Secretary from November 2012 to July 2015.

Appointment
August 2015

Committee membership

• Secretary to the Board and all of the Committees of the Board
• Graham regularly attends Board Meetings but is not a member of the Board

Other principal appointments
None