Nimesh Patel begins role as Group Chief Executive Officer

Today, Nimesh Patel commences his role as Group Chief Executive Officer, following the retirement of Nicholas Anderson.

Phil Scott has also taken up the position of Interim Chief Financial Officer.

Before joining the Group in 2020, Nimesh Patel was Chief Financial Officer of De Beers. Prior to that he was Group Head of Corporate Finance at Anglo American plc, leading a team based in London and Johannesburg. Previously, Nimesh spent 14 years in investment banking at both JP Morgan and as a Managing Director at UBS. In August 2023, Nimesh was appointed as Group Chief Executive, following a rigorous selection process and took up the role on 16 January 2024.

Nimesh is Co-Chair of the FTSE Women Leaders’ Review (formerly the Hampton-Alexander Review) and a Trustee of Barts Charity.

Group Chief Executive, Nimesh Patel said:

"I am privileged to be taking on the leadership of this great Company at such an exciting and important time. Under Nick's leadership we have evolved to become a larger and stronger Group of three aligned Businesses with differentiated and complementary capabilities. What we do is critical to the efficiency, safety and sustainability of our customers industrial processes and equipment, including the delivery of decarbonisation solutions in support of their sustainability goals. I am looking forward to working with my Executive team and colleagues across the organisation to deliver on the exciting opportunities we see ahead for the Group in 2024 and beyond."