19.06.2009

New Non Exec for Tanfield

Tanfield has appointed Jeremy Wooding OBE as an independent non-executive director.

A qualified engineer, Wooding, 63, has had a long career in marketing, corporate management and strategic development of the aerospace, defence and transport engineering sectors. He was regional marketing director of BAE Systems from 1996 to November 2000, with responsibility to the chief executive for all group sales and marketing activities.

Wooding stepped down from the senior management board at BAE in 2000 to establish his own consultancy, advising major corporations on business development, marketing and corporate change programmes. He was appointed an OBE for Aviation Services in the Export Market in 1999.

Wooding will replace Colin Billiet who has decided to step down as a Director today in order to allow him to focus on developing his new technology start-up business, Nano-porous solutions Ltd.

Roy Stanley, chairman of Tanfield, said: "We are delighted Jerry is joining the board of directors. He has a wealth of outside experience, bringing a fresh eye and a more international perspective to our business. We also thank Colin for his valuable contribution over the past two years and wish him well in his new business venture."

Wooding is currently a director of Arnold Schools, the Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools, United Church Schools' Trust and Simkat Consultants.

Past Directorships include: Arnold Kindergartens, Simkat Limite, Diagnosys and Petra Software.