Directors

Chief Executive Officer - Mark Silver

Mark has extensive Board experience in both CEO and Finance Director roles.  From 1987to 1995 he was Deputy Group Finance Director of the £3 billion European media buying/advertising group, Aegis Group plc.  In 1995 he joined Pearson Professional Ltd as Group Finance Director of Pearson plc’s £200 million professional and electronic publishing division where he negotiated and integrated a number of acquisitions in the US and the UK. 

From 1998-2000 he was Group Finance Director of BSI and worked closely with Keith Tozzi in growing the business by acquisition to become a global player in the testing, inspection and management systems sectors.  Mark joined Articon Integralis AG (Europe’s largest IT security integrator) as Finance Director and became CEO in 2002.  Prior to joining Inspicio’s Board in 2005, he led the turnaround of the Articon reducing the cost base and refocusing on service delivery options. 

Non-Executive Chairman - Keith Tozzi

Keith has wide experience at Board level in creating and developing successful businesses.  He was Group Technical Director (one of three Executive Directors) of Southern Water plc from 1992-96 where he had responsibility for the operational performance of the water company as well as the performance of seven other subsidiaries including a testing business with four major laboratories across the UK. 

From 1996-2000 he was Chief Executive of BSI where he grew revenues to over £200 million and acquired major inspection and testing businesses to build a global business operating in 96 countries.  From 2000-03 he was Group Chief Executive of Swan Group plc and led an MBO (backed by West LB) where he grew a subsidiary business, Eclipse Scientific Limited, to become the largest food testing company in the UK.  Keith is a Non-Executive Director of two privately owned technology companies and is currently Chairman of another AIM quoted business, Concateno plc.

Group Finance Director - Richard McBride

Richard spent five years as Group Financial Controller and Company Secretary at Michael Page International, the FTSE 250 recruitment and staffing company following its IPO in 2000.  During that time the Company grew to a turnover of £650m and a market capitalization of £1.3 billion.  Prior to Michael Page, Richard worked in management positions in SmithKline Beecham plc where he was part of the corporate team for the merger with Glaxo Wellcome plc.  He trained at PriceWaterhouse and has worked as Finance Director in fast growing private companies within the advertising and publishing sectors.

Non-Executive Director - Mark Watts

Mark is a managing partner of Marwyn Capital LLP and its subsidiary companies. Mark has extensive corporate finance experience including recently advising the management of Augean plc on its £106m acquisition of two hazardous waste businesses in the UK, the management of Talarius plc on its £39 million acquisition of RAL Holdings Limited and £10.65 million acquisition of Leisure Promotions Limited and In To Save Limited, and the management of Zetar plc on its £32m acquisition of a UK chocolate manufacturer, and their subsequent related admission to trading on AIM.  Mark is a Non-Executive director of Talarius plc and Zetar plc.

Non-Executive Director - Lesley James

Lesley was a Main Board Director of Tesco Plc between 1995 and 1999, having held a series of director positions within personnel and training after joining the group in 1985.  Since retiring from Tesco in 1999, Lesley has pursued a portfolio of interests including chairing the Trustees of the charity I CAN and being a member of the DTI Resources Committee until 2006. 

In 2003 she was awarded a CBE for her services to the DTI Partnership Fund Assessment Panel.  Currently a non-executive director of Liberty International PLC and the West Bromwich Building Society and with past non-executive directorships in a number of well-known publicly listed groups, Lesley brings a wealth of experience across private, public, voluntary and education sectors to Inspicio.

Non-Executive Director – Chris Slack

Chris has wide experience as a Managing Director and AIM board director, successfully enhancing three businesses by organic growth and acquisition over the last 20 years.   At Blue Circle he established EWS Ltd as a specialist waste water treatment contractor from a standing start to revenues of £13 million. 

He then joined Southern Water, and working with Keith Tozzi, gained wide experience of laboratory activities, doubling the laboratory profits within 18 months.  Following the acquisition by ScottishPower, he worked on integration, prior to joining the board of AIM listed Weeks Group in 1999.  Chris refocused the laboratory business, creating the largest and most successful player in the UK construction materials testing market.  After the acquisition by Bureau Veritas in 2003, Chris stayed for a year as MD of Bureau Veritas Laboratories to further grow the business by acquisition, and successfully manage the integration process.