Robert served Articles with Price Waterhouse and spent twelve years with the firm including two years in the US. He has over thirty years’ experience in senior financial and general management posts in Manufacturing Industry. He joined LPA Group on 1 February 2021 as Chair elect and was appointed Chairman on 9 August 2021.  Previous appointments include Chairman of Sigmat Group, Chief Executive of Tenfore Holdings, Group Managing Director of Interior Services Group Plc and Group Financial Director of Higgins Group Plc and A&P Appledore Ship Builders Ltd. Other public appointments include Advisor to and Chairman of Worth Abbey, NED at Defence Infrastructure Organisation and advisor to HM Treasury on PFI contracts.

Paul has fulfilled engineering and sales management roles during his career. He served as Sales and Marketing Director of LPA Connection Systems from 2007 to 2010, before returning to LPA Channel Electric as Managing Director, when he became a member of the Group Executive, reporting to the Group Chief Executive.  Following his appointment to Chief Operating Officer on 1 October 2018 and a period as acting Managing Director of LPA Connection Systems, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer on 1 April 2020.

Stuart is an experienced Chief Financial Officer having held several senior finance leadership positions in Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace, both within the UK and Hong Kong. More recently Stuart has worked for a PE backed business, Eley Group, where he concluded the successful sale of the business to an overseas buyer. Other appointments include main board trustee of Archway Learning Trust, where he is also chair of the Finance and General Purposes Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk and Remuneration committees. He was appointed on 1 March 2023.

Andrew is an experienced Chief Financial Officer and Non-Executive Director having held senior positions in a number of FTSE100, 250 and privately held companies and has worked in different sectors including manufacturing, services, engineering, rail and construction.  Since February 2018 he has been CFO of Petainer, a manufacturer of sustainable plastic packaging for the drinks industry worldwide.  Petainer is owned by KKR, a leading global investment firm. Previous appointments include NED and Audit Committee Chair of Galliford Try Plc, NED at E.W. Beard, CFO at Serco Group Plc and CFO at Global Office Group.  Andrew was appointed to LPA Group on 1 September 2021, is the Audit Committee Chair and a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Gordon holds a First Class Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering, is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation.  He is highly experienced, having worked at very senior levels within industry and with Government.  He is a former Chairman of the Railway Industry Association and Chair of the Rail Supply Group. He was a member of the National College for High Speed Rail Industrial Advisory Board and the CBI Manufacturing Council.  He is a member of the Board’s Audit and Remuneration Committees, was Chair of the Audit Committee from 1 April 2021 to 31 August 2021 and was appointed Chair of the Remuneration Committee from 1 September 2021.