Bicester manufacturer Hardide appoints non-exec Group Chair

By Nicky Godding

25 October 2022

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Hardide, the Bicester-based developer of advanced surface coating technology, has appointed Andrew Magson as Non-Executive Chair of the Group. He succeeds Robert Goddard who will continue as a Non-Executive Director for the remainder of the calendar year. This will enable the completion of the financial reporting for FY2022 and a smooth transition of responsibilities.

Andrew will take over Robert’s roles as Chair of the Audit Committee, the Sustainability and Risk Committee and as a member of the Intellectual Property Committee.

Andrew has more than 15 years’ experience serving on the boards of UK public companies in the engineering and industrial manufacturing sectors. He was Executive Director, CFO and Company Secretary of The Alumasc Group plc between 2006 and 2020. Before that, Andrew was Group Financial Controller at BPB plc, where he also worked internationally in M&A and operations. Andrew spent his earlier career at PwC in London where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. He holds a Business degree from The University of Bath.

Andrew is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at AIM-listed Renold plc and is a Pension Trustee and Chair of the Pension Investment Committee at The Alumasc Group plc.

Philip Kirkham, CEO of Hardide plc said: “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Robert for the years of invaluable strategic leadership coupled with the personal effort and resources he has provided since joining the Group in 2008. As well as being an accomplished and compassionate Chair he has contributed significantly to the development of the business through his knowledge and experience as a chartered engineer. A tireless Chair, his commitment and guidance has been a cornerstone of the successful business that he leaves today. We wish him well in his future endeavours.

“The Board welcomes Andrew and looks forward to working with him as the business continues to expand across its key markets. As an experienced public company Director, Andrew brings a range of well-honed skills including strategic development, corporate governance, financial oversight, change management and M&A. He is also an experienced Chair of Audit Committees. Importantly, he is well-respected and has good networks within City institutions, adding strength to the Board.”

By Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe.

After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts.

She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.