ACCREDITATIONS AND APPROVALS PORTALS ENGLISH LOCATIONS CONTACT US SEARCH Search Element Menu LEADERSHIP The Element Board The Board is responsible for the proper management of Group Strategy and direction. It oversees the activities and direction of Element Materials Technology Group Limited. The Board currently has seven members and includes a combination of Executive and Non-Executive Directors. Element's Board members are: CEO Jo Wetz Jo was appointed CEO of the Element Group in 2019 and is responsible for the overall strategic direction and growth of the Group. Prior to becoming CEO, he was the Group CFO since 2012 and a Board member of the Group since the buyout from Stork in 2010. Before Element, he built a career in private equity and led the investment in a number of global testing businesses in both Europe and the US, including the buyout of Element in 2010. MORE PARTNER - BRIDGEPOINT Chris Busby Chris is a Partner of Bridgepoint with responsibility for Investment activities across Northern Europe having previously run the UK. Chris sits on the Firm’s Group Board, Operating Committee and is a member of its Investment Advisory Committee. MORE GROUP CFO Ruth Prior Ruth was appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), joining Element’s Executive Team and the Board on 1 June 2020 and reporting to Jo Wetz, CEO. She is responsible for all the finance, procurement, legal, tax and IT activities within the business, and brings significant financial control, M&A, change management, strategy and business planning expertise to the Group. MORE BRIDGEPOINT Raoul Hughes Raoul Hughes is Group Vice Chairman of Bridgepoint, based in London. He is Chairman of Bridgepoint Development Capital, President of Bridgepoint USA and responsible for Bridgepoint’s business development. Additionally, he chairs the BDC Investment Advisory Committee. MORE TEMASEK - MANAGING DIRECTOR Ranjit Dandekar Ranjit is a Managing Director at Temasek with responsibility for investments in the Industrials, Business Services and Energy sector and the EMEA region. MORE NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN Allan Leighton Allan is a Non-Executive member of the Element Materials Technology Group Board. He has had an extensive and varied business career holding a series of high profile roles for major corporations in the food, retail, FMCG and communications sectors including that of Chief Executive of Asda and Pandora; Non-Executive Chair of the Co-operative Group; and Non-Executive Chairman of the Royal Mail, Entertainment One plc, and Wagamama Ltd. MORE BRIDGEPOINT Charles Noall Charles is a non-executive director and Board member at Element. Between 2003 and 2019 Charles was President and CEO of the Group. MORE SEE ALSO Element Announces New CeoThe Element Operating BoardElement Continues Growth Trajectory With New... back to top CAREERS ABOUT CONTACT US LOCATIONS RESOURCES © 2021 Element Materials Technology Cookies Privacy Brexit Terms Statements of Conformity in Testing Modern Slavery Gender Pay Tax Strategy