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James Fisher and Sons Plc: Executives

The following section provides information on James Fisher and Sons Plc’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into James Fisher and Sons Plc's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.

Executives

Jean Vernet

Director; Chief Executive Officer Executive Board Since: 2022 Age: 62

Mr. Jean Vernet has been the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the company since September 2022. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Smiths Group Plc from 2017 to 2022. Previously, he worked as the Chief Financial Officer at Expro International Group Ltd from 2012 to 2017; and Chief Financial Officer at Grid Net Inc from 2010 to 2011. Mr. Vernet also served as the Chief Financial Officer of FormFactor Inc from 2008 to 2010. Earlier, he served as the Director of Risk at Rio Tinto Group from 2007 to 2008; and held several financial and market-facing positions at Schlumberger Ltd from 1996 to 2007.

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Karen Hayzen-Smith

Director; Chief Financial Officer Executive Board Since: 2023

Ms. Karen Hayzen-Smith has been the Chief Financial Officer and Director of the company since December 2023. Prior to this, she served as a Director of Group Finance at Johnson Matthey plc and Finance Director for the Aviation sector of Babcock plc. Ms. Smith served a variety of senior finance roles at Vodafone plc, Hanson plc, and Amec Foster Wheeler plc.

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Jean-Francois Bauer

General Counsel Senior Management Since: 2023

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Angus Cockburn

Chairman Non Executive Board Since: 2021 Age: 60

Mr. Angus Cockburn has been the Chairman of the company since 2021. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at Serco Group plc; Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Executive of Aggreko plc. Previously, he held various Senior Finance Positions and Managing Director of Pringle at Scotland at PepsiCo Inc. He also served as a Director at Howdens Joinery Group plc and GKN plc.

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Neil Sims

Head - Energy Division Senior Management Since: 2023
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