Directors

  David Richardson (age 59)
Chairman
David Richardson is a chartered accountant. He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in June 2005. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Serco Group Plc. He retired as Finance Director of Whitbread plc in 2005 after 22 years with the company.
  Charles Hammond (age 49)
Group Chief Executive
Charles Hammond joined Forth Ports Authority as Company Secretary in 1989 having been previously with the law firm of McGrigor Donald. He became Commercial Director in 1992, was appointed Managing Director, Port of Tilbury London Limited in December 1995 and became Group Chief Executive in February 2001. He is Chairman of the United Kingdom Major Ports Group. He is a member of the Scottish Energy Advisory Board and a Director of Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce.
  Stuart Paterson (age 53)
Group Finance Director
Stuart Paterson was appointed Group Finance Director on 23rd March 2011. He is a Chartered Accountant. Previously he was Finance Director with Aggreko plc and Chief Financial Officer with Johnston Press plc. He is a Non-Executive Director of Devro plc.
  Perry Glading (age 52)
Managing Director, Port of Tilbury London Limited
Perry Glading joined Forth Ports in February 1999 as the Deputy Managing Director of Port of Tilbury London Limited. He was subsequently appointed Managing Director in February 2001. He was appointed to the Board of Forth Ports PLC in June 2001. Previously he worked for a number of years in the European logistics market. He is a senior member of the Management Committee of Port Skills and Safety, which is the lead body on safety and training matters in the UK port industry, and a director of Skills for Logistics, which is the Sector Skills Council for the UK’s freight logistics industries.
  Struan Robertson (age 61)
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
Struan Robertson was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in September 2003. He spent most of his career with BP in a variety of senior roles in the UK and overseas. After retiring from BP he was appointed Group Chief Executive of the Wates Group Ltd. He stepped down from this role in 2004. He is the Senior Independent Director at Henderson TR Pacific Investment Trust plc and Salamander Energy plc. He was previously Senior Independent Director at Atkins plc and a Non-Executive Director of International Power plc and Tomkins plc.
  Gerry Brown (age 66)
Senior Independent Director
Gerry Brown was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in September 2003. He is Chairman of Novaquest Capital Management LLC and of NFT Distribution Holdings Ltd. He is also the Senior Independent Director of Keller plc. He was formerly Chairman of Biocompatibles plc, Upol Ltd and a Non-Executive Director of Vantec Ltd, CH Jones Ltd, Michael Gerson Ltd and Datrontech plc. He was a Director of Quintiles Transnational Inc. His executive career included senior positions with Exel Logistics plc, TDG plc and Tibbett & Britten plc.
  James Tuckey (age 64)
Non-Executive Director
James Tuckey was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 1st July 2007. He is Chairman of Brookfield Europe and the former Chief Executive of MEPC plc.
  Marie-Louise Clayton (age 50)
Chair of the Audit Committee
Marie-Louise Clayton was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 1st January 2010. She has held several senior positions within GEC Alstom and was latterly Group Finance Director of Venture Production plc, a FTSE 250 company in the oil and gas sector.
  As at 31st March 2011