John is Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive. He became a member of the Board in July 2004.

 
John Bowater

As a member of the Board, John has ultimate functional responsibility for accounting and finance, treasury, taxation, risk and assurance for the company.

Prior to joining Aggregate Industries, John was Executive Director of the Industrial Minerals Division of Anglo American plc, and a Director of Tarmac plc. John is also a Governor of Thomas Telford City Technology College, a Governor of Walsall Academy, a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and a Director of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club.

 

Members of the Executive Committee

François Petry - Chief Executive Officer
François Petry is Chief Executive Officer, having been in the role since December 2015.
John Bowater - CFO and Deputy Chief Executive
John is Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive. He became a member of the Board in July 2004.
James Atherton-Ham - General Counsel
James joined Aggregate Industries in April 2011 with specific responsibility for the management of the company's UK and European legal, compliance, secretarial and insurance issues.
Chris Hudson - Managing Director, Asphalt and Readymix
Chris joined the business in 1986 and is responsible for our asphalt and ready mix concrete division.
Pablo Libreros - Managing Director, Aggregates
Pablo joined Aggregate Industries in June 2017 and is responsible for the aggregates division.
James Roberts - Organisation and Human Resources Director
James is the Organisation and Human Resources Director for Aggregate Industries and joined in November 2016.
Paddy Murphy - Managing Director of Contracting
Paddy joined Aggregate Industries in 2005 and is the Managing Director of Contracting.
Barry Hope - Head of Cement
Barry joined the business in 2011 and is responsible for our cement division.
Duncan Reaney - Growth and Innovation Director
Duncan joined the Executive Committee in May 2018 as Growth & Innovation Director with a portfolio coving Marketing, Sales Excellence, Internal sales and Pricing.