Board of Directors

Board Committees

Nomination Committee:

Jon Claydon, Chairman

The committee oversees the structure and balance of the Board generally and is responsible for screening and proposing candidates for appointment to the Board.

Remuneration Committee:

Jon Claydon, Chairman

The committee is responsible for reviewing the salary and benefits offered to executive Directors as well as the Group’s non-director senior management. Specifically, the committee is responsible for determining contract terms, compensatory share options and pension rights. The Board as a whole determines the compensation for all non-executive Directors.

Audit Committee:

Jon Claydon, Chairman

The Audit Committee supervises the Group’s external auditors, including appointment and compensation and performs an assessment of their independence. The Audit Committee is also responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the Interim and Annual Reports, as well as compliance with all applicable standards and regulations.

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Jon Claydon

After leaving Durham University in 1983 with a Degree in Law, Mr Claydon joined American Trading conglomerate Cargill, working as a Senior trader in their Geneva office. In 1990 he left to found Marketing Agency Claydon Heeley. In 2000 the Agency was sold to American marketing services Group Omnicom for a consideration of £27 million and Mr Claydon went on to become Chairman of the marketing services group Zulu, in the process co-founding the highly successful digital agencies Agency Republic and Code. Since 2000 his Agencies have won coveted 'Agency of the Year' Awards 6 times. He left Omnicom in 2007. In 2008 was appointed Non Executive Chairman of Z Group.

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Duncan Neale

Duncan qualified as an ACA with Price Waterhouse in London. He spent the early part of his career as Group Financial Controller at Quantum Energy Derivatives PLC (now part of Corona Energy) in which he played a leading role in the transformation of the business from being a small energy broker to being the largest independent energy supplier to businesses in the UK. Most recently, Duncan assisted on the flotation of IX Europe plc. He joined Z GROUP as a consultant in February 2006 and was formally appointed as Finance Director in September 2006.

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Ian Smith

Ian joined the board of Xploite plc in April 2003 and is the CEO. Ian was previously a regional director for the UK and Ireland division of Foundry Networks, the California-based designer and manufacturer of computer network equipment. A highly experienced IT and communications industry developer of new business, Ian has also held senior sales positions with Dataworkforce, Cisco Systems, Olympic Worldlink and Cable & Wireless. He built Matrix Communications PLC from a standing start and created a £20m gain for shareholders.

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Marcus Yeoman

Marcus Yeoman has 20 years experience as a director of small companies. He is currently a non-executive director of Three AIM listed companies, as well as holding directorships of a number of private companies who have engaged him principally to assist them with their growth strategies. His early career started with the formation of three companies in IT infrastructure and distribution, after a successful exit he moved into small company broking and corporate work with Rathbones and Cheviot Capital. In 1999 he led a MBI into a golf products company with external debt and equity funding, giving him a greater understanding of corporate transactions. In 2003 Springtime Consultants Ltd was formed to allow him the opportunity to act as a consultant or non-executive director in the smaller high growth company sector. He has also assisted a number of quoted companies with M&A work.