Executive Committee

William McGrath (age 49) was appointed Chief Executive in March 2001.  Williams joined the Group as Finance Director in October 1997 from Aggregate Industries plc where he had become finance director in 1992.  He had previously working in the investment banking and construction sectors.  He is a qualified accountant and a history graduate.

Shaun Smith (age 47) 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 qualified treasurer and economics graduate.

Mike Bufton (46) 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.

Gerald O’Brien (56) is managing director of our Aga business which includes Fired Earth and Waterford Stanley. He joined the Group in 1972, and held a number of operational management role within the business before his appointment as  manufacturing director of Aga in 1999.  His role was later extended to include responsibility for operational management at Fired Earth and Waterford Stanley and culminating in his appointment as managing director of Aga in 2007.

Richard Eagleton (40) 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 (48) 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.