Avingtrans Plc
AVG:LN
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Delivering shareholder value through a proven strategy of Pinpoint-Invest-Exit in highly regulated global engineering markets
Apr 15, 2025
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Board of Directors
Roger McDowell
Non-executive Chairman
Appointed to the board as Non-executive Director on 22 February 2008, Roger McDowell became Chairman in March 2008. After University Roger worked for some 20 years with Oliver Ashworth Ltd., a pipeline products distributor, where he became MD and was instrumental in growing sales from £1 million to over £100 million and achieving a full listing on the London Stock Exchange. Roger has held a number of non-executive appointments in both private, Official List and AIM quoted companies across a diverse set of sectors.
John Clarke
Non-executive Director
John was appointed as a Non-executive Director on 22 February 2018. John held several executive roles in the NDA including latterly both the CEO and Accounting Officer to Parliament from 2012 to 2017, responsible for managing the activities across 19 nuclear sites in the UK. Prior to joining the NDA John was Managing Director of International Nuclear Services and spent 23 years at Sellafield. John holds a number of other non-executive and advisory roles in the energy, infrastructure and charitable sectors. John is Chair of the Remuneration Committee.
Les Thomas
Non-executive Director
Les was appointed as a Non-executive Director on 1 September 2014. Les has over 30 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas industry, in various subsurface, engineering, operational and senior management positions. Les was CEO of Ithaca Energy, a significant North Sea Oil & Gas producer, from 2013 to 2020 and has previously served as a main Board Director of Wood Group and Chief Executive of its Production Facilities business and Group Director responsible for HSE. Prior to this, he spent 22 years with Marathon Oil, including four years as European Business Unit Leader. Les is Chairman of the Audit Committee and Senior Independent Director.
Steve McQuillan
Chief Executive Officer
Steve joined Avingtrans as CEO in 2008. Prior to joining Avingtrans, he held senior executive roles at Serco, the National Physical Laboratory, Oxford Instruments, Mars Inc. and GEC Marconi. Steve has a 1st class degree in Engineering. He is currently a trustee director on the Board of the Institute of Export and was previously a non-executive director of the EEF (now Make UK) and the UK Atomic Energy Authority.
Stephen King
CFO and Company Secretary
Stephen was appointed Finance Director and Company Secretary in September 2002. He is also a Director and Company Secretary for each of the UK Subsidiary companies. Before joining Avingtrans, Steve worked for PWC where he was a Senior Manager in the Assurance and Specialist Transaction practice. Stephen obtained a first degree in Mechanical Engineering and has since gained extensive experience in M&A having overseen more than 15 acquisitions and 2 disposals to date and establishment of the Chinese WFOE’s, capital raising, reporting and restructuring.
Jo Reedman
Non-Executive Director
Jo will join the board as a Non-executive Director on 1 March 2022. Jo has over 20 years’ experience as an equity research analyst, focusing on capital goods/industrial companies in both sell-side and buy-side roles. She was a Senior Research Analyst at Singer Capital Markets from 2009 to 2019. Prior to this she held roles at Merrill Lynch, British Steel Pension Fund and NatWest Markets. Jo has a BA Hons in Mathematics from Oxford and is a member of the CFA society of the UK.