Governance and Board

TOM BLACK, Executive Chairman

Tom is the Executive Chairman of Digital Barriers plc. Prior to joining Digital Barriers, Tom spent over 20 years with Detica Group plc, following studies at the Universities of Strathclyde and Oxford. He worked with clients in the national and homeland security arena and the commercial sector and held a broad range of senior management positions, culminating in his appointment as Chief Executive in 1995. Tom led the £12m management buyout of Detica in 1997 and the Group’s flotation on the London Stock Exchange in April 2002. He then oversaw the acquisition of Detica by BAE Systems in 2008 for £538m, at which time Detica was a business with revenues of over £200m and around 1,600 staff. He is currently a non-executive director of Pinnacle Technology Group plc and Herald Investment Trust plc, a director of Grantdean Ltd and Vantage Racing Ltd and a trustee of the Black Family Charitable Trust.

COLIN EVANS, Group Managing Director

As Group Managing Director, Colin is responsible for the day-to-day management of Digital Barriers, including its UK and international operations. Colin has 20 years experience working in the defence, intelligence and homeland security domains, delivering complex technology systems and advanced security solutions to clients in the government sector. Prior to joining Digital Barriers, Colin worked for Detica Group plc, where he was Group Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for day-to-day management of the business and a particular focus on driving the growth of the Government business across the UK and US. He is also experienced in accelerating hi-tech business growth, developing senior client and partner relations and integrating acquired businesses.

ZAK DOFFMAN, Group Development Director

As Group Development Director, Zak is responsible for the overall strategic direction of Digital Barriers, for acquiring businesses into the company, and for international development. He has spent the last fifteen years working across the technology and professional services sectors on the management and structuring of strategic and acquisition-driven organisational change. Zak joined Digital Barriers from Detica Group plc, where he was Group Strategy Director with responsibility for all areas of corporate strategy, acquisitions and organisation development. Before Detica, Zak spent nine years at Andersen Consulting (later Accenture), working across a number of industry sectors.

NIK HOLGATE, Group Finance Director

As Group Finance Director, Nik is responsible for all aspects of financial management and reporting in the Group. Nik joined Digital Barriers in August 2011 and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant by training, having started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Prior to joining Digital Barriers, he served in a number of senior finance roles at both small and large corporates including BSkyB plc and Aegis Group plc. Nik graduated from the University of Cambridge with a BA (Hons) in Engineering and Management Studies.

PAUL TAYLOR, Non-Executive Director

Paul was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 1 April 2012. He is a qualified Certified Accountant who started his career at Price Bailey Partners in 1986, and has subsequently served in a number of senior finance roles. Paul has spent most of his career at Aveva Group plc and served as Group Finance Director from March 2001 to December 2010. During this period revenues increased from £28m to £164m resulting in pre tax profit of £63m and a market capitalisation of over £1bn. He is currently Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Escher Group Holdings plc, Ubisense Group plc and Anite plc.

Paul is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and serves on the Remuneration and Nomination Committees of Digital Barriers plc.

BERNIE WALDRON, Non-Executive Director

Bernie was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 1 July 2012. He has more than 30 years experience in the global technology marketplace including positions as Director of Strategy for IBM Corporation, based in New York, General Manager of IBM's Industrial Sector business for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Executive Chairman of the former Maersk Data Group of companies, based in Copenhagen.

He is a non-executive director of IPPLUS plc, Process Systems Enterprise Limited and of Venture Partnership Foundation Limited, and is an Associate of Criticaleye. He was formerly a non-executive director of Kneip Communications S.A in Luxembourg and a Visiting Professor at Cass Business School. Bernie has an MA in Mathematics from Cambridge University.

Bernie is the Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees and serves on the Audit Committee of Digital Barriers plc.

JOHN WOOLLHEAD, Company Secretary

John is responsible for the core Company Secretarial function within the Group. John qualified as a Chartered Secretary in 1987 and has previously acted as Company Secretary  to Eve Group plc, Peterhouse Group plc and Detica Group plc. John is Secretary to the Board and acts as Secretary to the Board Committees.

BOARD COMMITTEES

Digital Barriers has established an Audit Committee, a Remuneration Committee and a Nomination Committee. The Audit Committee is chaired by Paul Taylor and has Bernie Waldron as a member. The Remuneration and the Nomination Committees are chaired by Bernie Waldron and have Paul Taylor as a member.

The Terms of Reference of the board and its committees can be downloaded below:

Board Terms of Reference

Audit Committee Terms of Reference

Remuneration Committee Terms of Reference

Nomination Committee Terms of Reference