The Board
George Materna Non-Executive Chairman (Chairman – Nominations Committee)
George Materna has 30 years’ experience in the recruitment industry and is the founder of the Group, having founded Matchmaker Personnel in 1984 and Matchtech Engineering in 1990, before combining the two businesses in 2002 to form Matchtech Group plc.
Adrian Gunn Chief Executive Officer
Adrian holds the role of CEO for Matchtech Group plc having joined the Group as a recruitment consultant in 1988. He was appointed to the Board in 2004 as Business Development Director. Shortly after the Group floated on AIM Adrian took up his current role heading the Executive Team. Adrian is a Fellow of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals and a Council Member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. Adrian is a CBI Regional Council Member for the South East and sits on the CBI's Employment Policy Committee. Adrian is also a Director of Solent Synergy Ltd a not-for-profit organisation set up to create conditions for innovative businesses to grow in the Solent Region
Tony Dyer Chief Financial Officer
Tony Dyer is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. After qualifying in 1995 he joined the Group in 1996. Following a period as Management Accountant and Financial Controller, he was appointed to the Board in 2004.
Andy White Non-Executive Deputy Chairman
Andy is a Chartered Engineer, a fellow of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects and a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He formed Matchtech Engineering with George Materna in 1990, having previously had a number of years’ experience in the Marine sector.
Stephen Burke Non-Executive Director (Chairman – Remuneration Committee)
Stephen has over 25 years’ experience in the recruitment industry having joined Michael Page in 1981 after graduating from Durham University. He was appointed as a Director of Michael Page International in 1988 with responsibility for development of overseas businesses. He returned to the UK in 1996 and held two divisional Managing Director roles before being appointed Managing Director of Michael Page in the UK, and a Director of Michael Page International plc from 2001 until 2005. Stephen was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Healthcare Locums plc in May 2011. He has been a member of the Group Board since 2006.
Ric Piper Non-Executive Director (Chairman – Audit Committee)
Ric Piper qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1977. He held senior finance roles in ICI, Citicorp and Logica, becoming Finance Director of Logica (UK) in 1990. He was Group Finance Director of WS Atkins from 1993 to 2002. Since 2003 he has been involved at Board level, and has advised on the growth and development of several companies. He is a Partner at Restoration Partners and is currently on the board of a number of AIM-listed companies. Ric is a member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel. He has been a member of the Group Board since 2006.
Richard Bradford Non-Executive Director
Richard has a background in solutions and services businesses. He was Chief Executive of AIM listed Carlisle Group from 1997 to 2008, up to and including the merger to create Impellam Group, and was previously Chief Executive of LPM Group, a private equity backed mid-market group of facilities management investments. His early career was with Exel Logistics (now DHL). He is currently Chief Executive of UK-based InHealth Group, a leading provider of diagnostics and imaging services. Richard joined the Board on 3 August 2011.