Directors

Peter Latham BA FIWSc. Chairman.

Peter was appointed to the Board in 1983 and became Chairman in 2006. He is a director of Lathams Limited. He is Honorary Treasurer of the Institute of Wood Science and Chairman of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC) UK Board, an independent non-governmental organisation, which has certified the largest area of the world's forests.

David Dunmow BSc FCA. Finance Director and Company Secretary

David is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He joined the company in 1994 and was appointed to the Board in 2000. He is a director of Lathams Limited and Company Secretary of James Latham plc.  He is the treasurer of the Timber Trade Federation and serves on its governing board. 

Chris Sutton. Executive Director

Chris joined the company in 1978 and was appointed to the Board in 2005. He is Panel Products Director for Lathams Limited.  He serves on the board of the National Panel Products Division of the  Timber Trade Federation. 

Nick Latham BSc. Executive Director

Nick joined the company in 1991 and was appointed to the Board in 2007. He is a director of Lathams Ltd.  He is responsible for the successful trading operations at Hemel Hempstead and Fareham.

Pippa Latham MA MBA ACIS FCMA. Non-Executive Director

Pippa joined the company in 1990 from a previous career in investment banking and management consulting. She was Company Secretary from 1994 to 2005 and was appointed to the Board as a non-executive director in 2005. She is an investment manager for the Timber Trades Benevolent Society, and is a director of Orchard South Partners Ltd and a principal of Pippa Latham Associates.

Meryl was appointed as a non-executive director on 1st September 2008.  Meryl has many years senior management experience with BT including several years as Chief Procurement Officer for the BT Group where she was responsible for all BT's procurement, supply chain and property activities.  She is a director of Invest in Gateway London Limited and Meryl Bushell Limited.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is chaired by Pippa Latham and includes Meryl Bushell and Nick Latham as members. As Finance Director, David Dunmow also attends the meetings of the Committee. The Committee meets at least three times a year to review, in conjunction with the external auditors, internal controls within the Group. The duties of the Audit Committee include a review of the effectiveness of the Group's financial reporting and internal control policies and procedures for the identification, assessment and reporting of risk, and reviewing the work of the Group's internal auditor. It also reviews the scope and results of the external audit, and the Independence and objectivity of the external auditors.

Remuneration and Nominations Committee

The Remuneration and Nominations Committee is chaired by Meryl Bushell and includes Pippa Latham and Peter Latham. The main function of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee is to make recommendations to the board regarding the Group's policy on the remuneration and conditions of employment of the executive directors of the Group. It also makes recommendations to the board regarding the appointment of executive directors.