MOVERS & SHAKERS
TRADE BODY CHIEF EXEC RETIRES
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NIGEL REES, GGF CHIEF Executive, has decided to retire at the end of 2016. Nigel, who has been employed by the Glass and Glazing Federation( GGF) since 1994, has been at the helm of the industry’ s leading trade body for 15 years and under his leadership the GGF has seen continued growth and stability.
In the last 12 months the GGF has undergone a great deal of change, which has included internal restructuring and new governance, following an independent review. As announced in July, the GGF and its subsidiary companies have been restructured with the Federation being a standalone entity, directing all its energies into supporting the GGF Membership, whilst the
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six commercial subsidiaries will now operate under one broad corporate body. The commercial subsidiaries remain wholly owned by the GGF and will continue to operate in existing and new markets to provide financial support to the Federation.
Nigel commented,“ In my time at the GGF, I have overseen the growth of the Federation, from a stand-alone Trade Federation to the Group of commercial companies that are now prospering so well. I have put everything I could into the Federation over the years and feel that with the planned changes now starting and with the Group moving to new premises, the time is right for new ideas and a fresh management approach to deal with the challenges ahead.”
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Given the change in structure and governance, the GGF Board of Directors will now start a recruitment process to find a new Chief Executive. Throughout the changes and under Nigel Rees’ tenure for the last 20 years, the GGF and its group of companies have remained financially stable and the Federation has continued to deliver a high level of benefits to its Members. |
Nigel Rees concluded,“ I have truly valued my time with the GGF, its Members and the incredible Staff who make up not just the Federation, but also all the subsidiaries too. I wish them all, every success for the future.”
www. ggf. org. uk
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Farewell to retiring Finance Director
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RESPECTED SASH WINDOW fabricator, Roseview, is marking the retirement of a long-serving member of senior staff, Finance Director, Mike Neal, who is leaving after eight years at the company.
Roseview’ s Chairman, Steve Bygrave, described how Mike came to work at the business, and the role he’ s played in the fabricator’ s impressive expansion over the last decade:“ Mike joined Roseview after many years as CFO at a leading UK media company.
“ We’ ve been friends for years, and one day he popped into our HQ to see me about sash windows for his home. At the time Roseview were looking for an experienced finance director to help us manage our ambitious growth plans for the years ahead. We started to talk, and pretty quickly it became clear that taking Mike on was perfect both for him and us.
“ Since then our business has expanded hugely, and Mike has been instrumental to that. He’ s played a crucial role behind
Mike Neal, retiring Finance Director, Steve Bygrave, Chairman and Willie Kerr, MD.
the scenes, updating our internal processes and turning us into a nationwide, multimillion-pound organisation. By rights, he was supposed to retire three years ago, but we’ ve managed to keep hold of him until now.
“ We’ re hugely grateful to Mike for everything he’ s done for us over the past eight years; Roseview wouldn’ t be the company it is
today without him. All of us wish him and his wife Karin all the very best for his retirement,” Steve concluded.
Replacing Mike in the key role of Finance Manager is Maria Lewis. Managing Director, Willie Kerr, explained her appointment:“ We’ ve been planning for Mike’ s retirement for some time. Maria is a very experienced, talented finance manager who we identified and employed three months ago. Since then she has been closely shadowing Mike, to ensure a smooth transition.”
As well as Maria, Ray Holland has been brought on board to fill the new position of Purchasing Manager.“ Ray has over 25 years’ experience in supply chain and procurement and will be responsible for overseeing the company’ s relationship with its suppliers. He’ ll also be implementing a new stock system that allows us to keep up with demand and continue to grow as we fulfil more and more orders,” Willie concluded.
www. roseview. co. uk
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