Executive Committee

William McGrath was appointed chief executive in March 2001.  William joined the Group as finance director in October 1997 from Aggregate Industries plc where he had become finance director in 1992.  He previously worked in the investment banking and construction sectors.  He is a qualified accountant and a history graduate.

Shaun Smith  was appointed to the board as group finance director in March 2001.  Shaun joined the Group from Marks and Spencer plc in 1989 and worked in treasury becoming the group treasurer in 1999.  He is a co-opted member of the audit committee of Birmingham City University.  He is a qualified treasurer and economics graduate.

Mike Bufton was appointed managing director of AGA Rangemaster UK following the integration of the AGA and Rangemaster operations in 2009.  Prior this this Mike has been managing director of our Rangemaster business since January 2000, and led the transformation of Rangemaster that began in 2001. He worked for Morgan Crucible and Land Rover prior to joining the Group in October 1990 as finance director at Leisure Consumer Products. Mike’s responsibilities include the UK and international Rangemaster operations of La Cornue, Divertimenti, Northland Marvel, and Aga Heartland.

Richard Eagleton was appointed group marketing director in January 2008. Prior to joining the Group, he held senior marketing and product development roles at Alfred Dunhill and Waterford Wedgwood before joining Wilson Connolly as director of marketing in 2000. Richard is responsible for developing and integrating the Group’s family of consumer brands and customer relationship management (CRM)

Gary Green is group manufacturing director. With a background in the automotive industry, Gary’s expertise in value engineering and resource optimisation was critical to the turnaround success at Rangemaster where he served as manufacturing director from 1999 before taking on the wider role of group operations director in 2002. Gary is responsible for strategic manufacturing and procurement initiatives across the Group.