Mr Powell, a chartered management accountant, joined the Company on 1 June 2017 as Group Chief Financial Officer. From July 2014 until his appointment at Ferguson Mr Powell was Group Finance Director of BBA Aviation plc, one of the world’s leading providers of aviation support services. Before joining BBA he served as CFO of AZ Electronic Materials plc and CFO of Nippon Sheet Glass, based in Tokyo. Prior to that he spent 15 years at Pilkington plc in a variety of operational and finance roles.

Appointment

• 2017 (appointed to Board as Chief Financial Officer)

Key strengths
Considerable financial management and operational experience. Experience of running multi-national businesses with significant US operations.

External appointments
Non Executive Director of Low & Bonar plc

Committee membership

• Major Announcements Committee
• Chairman of the Disclosure Committee
• Chairman of the Treasury Committee
• Executive Committee

Mr Murphy has a strong track record of driving sustainable profitable growth. He is responsible for all of the Group’s businesses based in the USA. From 2007 until his appointment as Chief Executive of Ferguson Enterprises on 1 August 2017, Mr Murphy was Chief Operating Officer of Ferguson Enterprises and a member of its senior leadership team. He joined Ferguson Enterprises as an Operations Manager in 1999 and subsequently held several leadership positions including three years as Vice President of the US Waterworks division.

Appointment

• 1 August 2017

Key strengths
Strong leadership skills and deep industry knowledge. Strong track record of driving sustainable profitable growth.

External appointments
None

Committee membership 

• Executive Committee

Ian joined the Company as Group General Counsel and member of the Executive Committee in May 2019. From 2006 until his appointment at Ferguson, Ian held several senior roles at BAE Systems Inc., the US subsidiary of the international defence, aerospace and security company, the most recent of which was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary responsible for all legal matters as well as company contracts, compliance, ethics, security and international trade functions. His previous experience includes senior roles for EMCORE Corporation, the fibre optic manufacturer, UUNET Technologies, the internet access provider, and two legal firms, Jenner & Block LLP and McKenna & Cuneo LLP. Ian is a proven executive with extensive legal and plc experience working for a FTSE 100 business with a large US footprint.

Mike joined Ferguson as Group Chief Information Officer in January 2018. He was most recently Senior Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer for Apollo Education Group where he was responsible for driving delivery of systems, applications and infrastructure (network and security) solutions supporting the University of Phoenix and numerous educational institutions globally. Mike has significant expertise in delivering innovations that drive competitive advantage together with a focus on building high-performing teams to drive efficient technical execution while innovating new and disruptive service solutions. His previous experience includes leading large IT programmes for Ann Inc. (parent company of Ann Taylor/Loft), Merck & Company, Bell Laboratories, AT&T and Lucent Technologies.

Prior to joining Ferguson at the end of 2017, Sammie Long was Chief Human Resources Officer for the Kellogg Company. In this role, Sammie was responsible for ensuring the effectiveness of HR programs across 180 countries. Under her leadership, Kellogg was recognised by DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity and Forbes’ America’s Best Employers. Sammie has extensive experience running a multi-national HR function and specialises in change management, employee engagement, organisational design, diversity and talent development. Prior to her 14-year human resources career at Kellogg, Sammie held HR positions at Sharp Electronics UK Ltd and Fujitsu Services Europe. 

Simon was appointed CEO, Canada and Central Europe in July 2016. Simon joined Ferguson in 2013 with responsibility for M&A and was regional director for the Group’s French businesses where he implemented a comprehensive restructuring of the business and eventual disposal. He has over 25 years experience working in the private equity industry including five years with Alchemy Partners and 10 years with Nikko Securities. During his career Simon has been a Director of several large international businesses in a variety of different industries and has extensive operational and Board level experience. He is also a Non Executive Director of Banque Nagelmackers, a Belgian private bank.

Alex was appointed Chief Operating Officer, USA in August 2017. He joined Ferguson in 1988 as a Trainee and has, over the past 30 years, served as Branch, General and Area Managers in many of the US regions. In 2007, he was promoted to Vice President of Sales. Most recently, he was Vice and Senior Vice President of Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning, positions he was appointed to in 2012 and 2016 respectively. He has completed Executive Development programs at the University of Virginia, IMD in Switzerland and the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. 

Mike was appointed as Chief Marketing Officer for the US business in March 2016. Prior to this he was Vice President of eBusiness, including our B2C offering Build.com, a position he had held since 2007. Mike joined Ferguson as the Director of Information Technology for Stock Building Supply in 1997 and has since held a number of internal roles. Prior to joining Ferguson, Mike was President and CEO of Norcon Technologies, Inc. and held roles with MCI System House. Mike is also a Non-Executive Director of JJ Haines and Company LLC, Chairperson of its Audit committee and a member of its Compensation committee. He also serves on the Oracle Corporation’s eCommerce Customer Advisory Board and the College of William & Mary’s Business Analytics Advisory Board.