Board of Directors
Dr Don W Evans BChemEng, MASc, PhD
Non-Executive Chairman
Dr Evans was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the Group in January 2011, having previously been Group Chief Executive Officer since January 2000. He joined AMS in 1997 as Operations Director and was appointed Managing Director of Advanced Woundcare in January 1999. After completing a degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Queensland and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto, Dr Evans joined Johnson & Johnson UK where he worked for 19 years in Research & Development and Manufacturing. He was subsequently appointed Vice-President of European Operations for Johnson & Johnson Professional.
Chris Meredith BSc (Hons)
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Meredith was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer in January 2011. He joined AMS as Group Commercial Director in July 2005 following a successful 18-year career in international healthcare sales, marketing and business development. His experience prior to joining AMS covered business to business contract manufacturing, product development and clinical research, as well as branded product sales, all within the medical device, pharmaceutical or consumer healthcare markets. He was appointed Managing Director of Advanced Woundcare in February 2008 and in January 2010 he became Chief Operating Officer for the Group. Mr Meredith has previously held senior positions at Smiths Industries, Cardinal Health, Banner Pharmacaps, and Aster Cephac.
Mary G Tavener ACMA, MCT, BA (Hons) Chem (Oxon)
Finance Director
Ms Tavener joined AMS as Finance Director in 1999. Prior to this, she was the Group Financial Controller at BTP plc during a period of considerable corporate activity and was involved in the acquisition and disposal of several businesses that repositioned BTP plc as a fine chemical company. Her experience has been gained in manufacturing and she has held financial positions with Cadburys Ltd and Parker Hannifin, a US Engineering Corporation. Prior to BTP plc, she was the Finance Director of Churchill Tableware Ltd.
Stephen G Bellamy BCom & ACA (NZ)
Non-Executive Director
Mr Bellamy was appointed as Non-Executive Director of AMS on 20 February 2007. He is currently CEO and a founding partner of Accretion Capital LLP (provider of strategic capital and advice to European emerging technology companies) and non-executive director of Becrypt Ltd (data security and protection technology). Formerly an executive director of Sherwood International plc and Brierley Investments’ London operations, he has also held a number of other non-executive directorships and advisory roles. He is a New Zealand qualified chartered accountant.
Penelope Anne Freer
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Freer was appointed as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of AMS on 1 March 2010. She is a partner of London Bridge Capital, an FSA authorised corporate advisory business and a non-executive director of Empresaria Group plc. With 25 years’ experience in investment banking she was formerly Head of Equities for Robert W Baird in London and prior to this held senior positions at Credit Lyonnais and NatWest Markets.
Published : 24/05/2012 13:54:12