Search ABOUT US INNOVATION INVESTOR RELATIONS SUSTAINABILITY MEDIA CAREERS CONTACT US Home > About Us > Governance > Board of Directors Board of Directors ABOUT US Divisions Products and Technologies Industries Vision and Strategy Governance Board of Directors Principal Subsidiaries Registered office and professional advisors Sustainability Governance History Awards The board's role is to provide leadership of the company and direction for management The board is responsible to the company’s shareholders for the group’s system of corporate governance, its strategic objectives and the stewardship of the company’s resources. The board meets at least six times per year. Meet the Board of Directors Committees of the Board: A - Audit Committee, N - Nomination Committee, R - Remuneration Committee Tim Stevenson Chairman Tim Stevenson, OBE Chairman; joined Johnson Matthey as Chairman Designate in March 2011; appointed Chairman in July 2011. He was Chairman of The Morgan Crucible Company plc from December 2006 to July 2012 and was Chairman of Travis Perkins plc from November 2001 to May 2010. From 1975 to 2000 he held a variety of senior management positions at Burmah Castrol plc, including Chief Executive from 1998 to 2000. He is a qualified barrister and is Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. R, N. Robert MacLeod Chief Executive Robert MacLeod Chief Executive; joined Johnson Matthey in 2009 as Group Finance Director and appointed Chief Executive in June 2014. Previously he was Group Finance Director of WS Atkins plc and worked in a variety of senior financial roles at Enterprise Oil plc. He is currently a non-executive director of Aggreko plc and is a Chartered Accountant. Den Jones Group Finance Director Den Jones Group Finance Director; joined Johnson Matthey in June 2014 having previously held a series of senior roles within BG Group. From September 2012 Den was acting Chief Financial Officer for BG Group and from February 2013 until November 2013 he was appointed to the board as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director. Prior to joining BG Group, he spent more than a decade with Citibank and PwC where he held a number of specialist financial management positions. He is a chartered accountant and a graduate in Management Science. Alan Ferguson Non-executive Director Alan Ferguson Chairman of the Audit Committee and Senior Independent Director; appointed a non-executive director in January 2011. Currently a non-executive director of Croda International Plc, The Weir Group PLC and London Mining Plc (where he is chairman of their respective audit committees). He was previously Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Lonmin Plc. Prior to joining Lonmin, he was Group Finance Director of The BOC Group until late 2006 when the Linde Group acquired BOC. Before joining BOC in 2005, he worked for Inchcape plc for 22 years in a variety of roles including Group Finance Director from 1999 until his departure. He is a Chartered Accountant and sits on the Business Policy Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. A, R, N Odile Desforges Non-executive Director Odile Desforges Appointed a non-executive director in July 2013. Currently a non-executive director of Safran SA, the French aerospace, defence and security group, of Dassault Systemes and of Sequana, the global paper manufacturer and distributor. Odile has had a long and distinguished career in the automotive industry, initially with the French Government’s Transport Research Institute and then with Renault SA and AB Volvo. She has held a number of senior executive positions in purchasing and in product planning, development and engineering, including as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Renault-Nissan Purchasing Organization (RNPO) and most recently as Executive Vice President, Engineering and Quality at Renault until her retirement in July 2012. She was appointed a Knight of the French Legion of Honour in 2009. A, R, N Colin Matthews Non-executive Director Colin Matthews Appointed a non-executive director in October 2012. Currently Non-Executive Chairman of the Highways Agency. Colin was previously Chief Executive Officer of Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited, Group Chief Executive of Hays Group plc and Group Chief Executive of Severn Trent plc. Earlier in his career he was Managing Director of BA Engineering for British Airways plc and then Executive Director of Lattice Group plc. He is a former non-executive director of Mondi plc. A, R, N Dorothy Thompson Non-executive Director Dorothy Thompson, CBE Chairman of the Remuneration Committee; appointed a non-executive director in September 2007. Currently Chief Executive of Drax Group plc. Joined the board of Drax Group plc as Chief Executive in 2005. Prior to joining Drax she was head of the European business of the global power generation firm, InterGen. First starting her career in banking she has had senior management roles in the UK, Asia and Africa. A, R, N Larry Pentz Executive Director Larry Pentz Executive Director; joined Johnson Matthey in 1984; appointed Division Director, Process Catalysts and Technologies in 2001 after having held a series of senior management positions within Johnson Matthey in the US. Appointed Executive Director, Process Catalysts and Technologies in August 2003, Executive Director, Emission Control Technologies in July 2004 and Executive Director, Environmental Technologies in April 2009. Currently holds board level responsibility for Johnson Matthey’s Process Technologies and Fine Chemicals Divisions. He is also Chairman of Victrex plc. John Walker Executive Director, Emission Control Technologies John Walker Executive Director, Emission Control Technologies; joined Johnson Matthey in 1984. Appointed Division Director, Emission Control Technologies in 2009 after holding a series of senior management positions within the division in the USA, Asia and Europe. Appointed Executive Director, Emission Control Technologies in October 2013. Simon Farrant Company Secretary Simon Farrant Company Secretary; joined Johnson Matthey from corporate legal practice in 1994. Appointed Company Secretary in 1999 and Group Legal Director in 2007. He is a Solicitor and Attorney & Counselor-at-Law (State of New York). 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