Geoff Eaton joined the company and the Board as Chief Executive in August 2005. He is a member of the Nomination Committee.

Geoff has held a number of senior positions in general management and corporate development, most recently as Chief Executive of ISIS Research, the fast growing international service business. Prior to that he was with Tomkins plc where he served as an Executive Director at RHM in UK, as Executive Vice President with the Gates Corporation in the USA and as Head of Corporate Development for the Tomkins group.

Geoff qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen in 1983 working in London and Hong Kong. He moved to Hill Samuel corporate finance in 1986 and joined Tomkins plc early in its development in 1988. During his time at Tomkins the group developed sales of £300 million to sales of £5 billion.

Geoff Eaton is married and he and his wife have four children. His key interests include skiing, rugby and golf.

• Manchester University, Degree in Economics
• Qualified as Chartered Accountant, Arthur Andersen
• Executive Director, RHM
• Executive Vice President, Gates Corporation
• Chief Executive, ISIS Research
• Chief Executive, Uniq plc