Non Executive
Executive directors
Alex Kanellis
Chief Executive (age 45)
Mr Kanellis has a Phd in mechanical engineering. He joined PZ Cussons in 1993. He was appointed Managing Director of the Group’s business in Thailand in 1998 before becoming Managing Director of Indonesia in 2001. He was appointed to the Board in 2003 as Regional Director of Asia becoming Chief Executive in June 2006. Mr Kanellis is a member of the Nomination, Group Risk and CSR Committees..
Chris Davis
Commercial Director (age 48)
After working in senior Sales & Marketing roles for various Consumer Goods companies, Mr Davis joined PZ Cussons from the BTR Nylex Group in 1993 and became Managing Director of the PZC Group’s business in Australia in 2001. He was appointed to the Board in 2006 as Regional Director of Africa and became Group Commercial Director in 2008. Mr Davis is a member of the Group Risk and CSR Committees.
Brandon Leigh
Finance Director (age 39)
Mr Leigh qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte & Touche in 1996. He joined PZ Cussons in 1997 and was appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director in 2006. Mr Leigh is a member of the Group Risk and CSR Committees.
John Pantelireis
Supply Chain Director (age 55)
Mr Pantelireis was appointed an Executive Director of PZ Cussons Plc in 2005 and is a member of the Group Risk and CSR Committees. He has worked in a variety of senior positions for PZ Cussons both in Nigeria and the UK and spent 3 years as Supply Chain Development Director prior to his appointment to the Board.
Independent Non-executive directors
Richard Harvey (age 60)
Mr Harvey is Non-executive Chairman, a role he assumed on 1 July 2010. He joined the Board as a Non-executive Director on 1 January 2010 and is Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the CSR Committee.
Mr Harvey was formerly the Group Chief Executive Officer of Aviva plc and, before its merger with CGU to form Aviva plc, the Group
Chief Executive Officer of Norwich Union plc. He has worked extensively overseas in both mature and emerging markets and was
Chair of the Association of British Insurers from 2003 – 2005. Since retiring from Aviva plc in 2007, Mr Harvey has spent time in Africa
supporting a number of charitable initiatives in some of the world’s poorest communities and has also worked on projects to accelerate
business development in Africa, including work for the Africa Progress Panel and the World Bank. Mr Harvey is also a Non-executive Director of JLT.
Derek Lewis (age 65)
Mr Lewis has been a Non-executive Director of PZ Cussons Plc since June 2004. A retired solicitor and former partner of Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Mr Lewis specialised throughout his professional career in advising on corporate and commercial matters. Mr Lewis is the Senior Non-executive Director and a member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Audit Committees.
Professor John Arnold (age 66)
John Arnold is Emeritus Professor of Accounting and Financial Management at Manchester Business School and has been a Non-executive Director of PZ Cussons Plc since January 2007. A chartered accountant and Chairman of Manchester Business School Incubator Limited, his previous experience includes spending 12 years as Director and Dean of Manchester Business School. Professor Arnold is currently Chairman of the Co-operative Performance Committee of Co-operatives UK, a Director of the Greater Manchester Chamber, Chairman of Feelgood Theatre Productions and an academic adviser to Ashridge and to IBS-ISCTE Business School in Lisbon. Professor Arnold is Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Group Risk Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees.
Simon Heale (age 57)
Mr Heale was appointed a Non-executive Director of PZ Cussons Plc in January 2008 and is Chairman of the CSR Committee and a member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Audit Committees. A chartered accountant, Mr Heale has worked in a variety of senior positions for multi-national companies in America and the Far East and spent 5 years as Chief Executive of the London Metal Exchange. Mr Heale is now a Non-Executive Director of The Morgan Crucible Company Ltd, Kazakhmys plc, Marex Financial and Panmure Gordon & Co Ltd.
James Steel (age 50)
Mr Steel has been a Non-executive Director of PZ Cussons Plc since October 2005. Mr Steel is currently Managing Director of Corporate Finance at Arbuthnot Securities Ltd. He was previously a Managing Director of European investment banking at Citigroup and a Director in the corporate finance division of Schroders which he joined in 1986 after qualifying as a chartered accountant. Mr Steel is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination and Audit Committees.
