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Gavin joined XP Power on 31 October 2017 as Chief Financial Officer.

Skills and business experience

CIMA qualified accountant who has worked in a range of acquisitive businesses with an international footprint.

Held senior finance roles at Logica, Sodexo, PepsiCo and SABMiller.

Served as CFO of Alternative Networks plc, a listed Information Technology and Telecommunications provider, prior to its acquisition by Daisy in December 2016 when he became Group Finance Director for Daisy Group.

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Mike joined the Group as a result of the acquisition of ForeSight Electronics in 2000.

Mike was responsible for global sales and marketing prior to becoming President, Corporate Development Office in November 2017.

Skills and business experience

Over 29 years' experience in the power converter industry.

After completing his degree in Electrical Engineering at UC Santa Barbara, he held several sales and technical positions with:

Power Systems Distributors,

Compumech and

Delta Lu Research.

Mike joined ForeSight Electronics in 1991 and held various senior roles prior to their acquisition by XP Power in 2000.

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Andy joined the Group in July 2005 as General Manager for Asia where he started up the Shanghai operation. He currently oversees the sales and marketing for Singapore, China, Japan, South Korea and India.

Skills and business experience

Over 15 years in the power converter industry.

Graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and an MBA from Manchester Business School.

Prior to joining the Group, he held technical and commercial roles with companies such as Silicon Systems (Singapore) and Advanced Micro Devices (Singapore).

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Skills and business experience

James has over 40 years' experience in the power converter industry.

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James founded XP Power in November 1988.

Appointed European Managing Director in April 2000, responsible for the development of the Group's European business.

Became Deputy Chairman in February 2003 and moved to a non-executive role in May 2012, before his appointment as Non-Executive Chairman in June 2014.

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Skills and business experience

Between July 1993 and May 2013, Terry spent 20 years with Meggitt PLC, the FTSE 100 global engineering group specialising in extreme environment components and smart sub-systems for aerospace, defence and energy markets.

For the last 12 years at Meggitt, Terry was Chief Executive Officer and grew its revenues from £0.4 billion to £1.6 billion through a combination of organic growth and numerous successful acquisitions.

On 19 April 2018, Terry retired from his position as a Non-Executive Director of Essentra plc, the supplier of specialist plastic, fibre, foam and packaging products.

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Skills and business experience

Polly is a chartered accountant and a former Partner at KPMG LLP. She resigned from her partnership in 2003 and has held a number of non-executive directorship roles.

She is currently a Non-Executive Director at:

Jupiter Fund Management plc;

TSB Group plc; and

Royal Bank of Canada Europe Ltd.

She is also a Trustee of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.