Non-executive Chairman
Joined the Board in July 2008 and appointed Chairman on 17 May 2010. Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. Previously a practising solicitor and currently a consultant to Eversheds. Previously served as a partner in Lewis Lewis and Co which became part of Eversheds after a series of mergers. Currently a Director of AIM traded company Prime People PLC as well as various private companies. Served as Chairman of Cliveden PLC and Principal Hotels plc and as Vice Chairman of John D Wood & Co PLC and Pubmaster Group Ltd.
Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chairman
Appointed to the Board in May 2009. A major shareholder. Previously served on the Board from 1990 to 2007; until 1994 as a Non-executive Director, from 1994 as an Executive Director and as Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2007. Founded KIS in 1963.
Group Finance Director
Appointed to the Board in September 2009. Joined KIS in 1991. Appointed Finance Director of Photo Me France and KIS in 2007.
Non-executive Director
Appointed to the Board in December 2009. Senior Independent Non-executive Director, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination and Audit Committees. Previous directorships include China Cablecom Holdings Limited (NASDAQ), Canoel International Energy Limited (Canada), Matica plc, Secure Fortress plc, Bulgarian Land Development plc, Norman 95 plc, Pacific Media plc (Executive Chairman) and Bella Media plc (Chairman). Early career in merchant banking and financial services, including as Executive Director of Bankers Trust International Ltd, Group Chief Executive of Aitken Hume International plc and Executive Chairman of Johnson & Higgins Ltd.
Non-executive Director
Appointed to the Board on 1 March 2012. Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Founded his own auditing firm in 1970 in Paris; Auditeurs & Conseils Associes (ACA). Sold his interest in ACA in 2005 and subsequently a consultant in Finance & Conseils Associes, which specialises in business valuations.
Non-executive Director
Appointed to the Board on 8 March 2012. A qualified accountant and Managing Partner of ATE Technology Equipment B.V., a private equity firm active in Israel. Chairman or Director of Leader Holdings and Investments Ltd, Polar Communications Ltd, Greenstone Industries Ltd and Leader Capital Markets Ltd, all traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, and RVB Holdings Ltd (quoted on the Israeli OTC BB market), and of a number of other private companies. Previously Executive Chairman of Telit Communications plc, having led its flotation on the London AIM market in 2005.