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Cookson Group Plc.

CKSNF is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$1.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.1B
  • Public
  • UK
Dow Jones Description

Specialty Industrial Materials Mfr

Number of Employees 13,390
Contact Information

265 Strand

London

www.cooksongrou...

(44) 2070616500

NAICS Code Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing: 333319

Recent Events

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News & Analysis

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  • COOKSON GROUP

    - 2007-07-07

    This week's trading update from engineering group Cookson proved there is life in the sector yet. While the company has been hit by the decline in the dollar, the company said it expects a "significant" improvement in profits this year. The management should be applauded for the turnaround in its...

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  • Cookson Group

    - 2007-07-06

    Our view: Hold Share price: 693.5p (-53.5p) Obituaries for the British engineering industry were written a long time ago. Unable to compete against the Far East on costs, unable to compete with the US on brains and suffering from years of under-investment, five years...

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  • Cookson sells unit to Isola.(Cookson Group plc)(Isola Group)

    - 2006-05-15

    Cookson Group plc has sold its Polyclad Laminates Inc. subsidiary, which is based in Franklin, N.H., to Isola Group sarl of Chandler, Ariz., for $91 million. Polyclad, part of London-based Cookson's electronics division, supplies laminates, prepregs and other substrate materials used in the ...

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  • Former Rhode Islander resigns as CEO of London-based industrial materials firm.

    - 2004-06-25

    By Timothy C. Barmann, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 25--Rhode Island's connections to London-based Cookson Group PLC have grown weaker with the resignation of the company's chief executive officer, a former Rhode Islander. Stephen Howard, who...

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  • Raymond P. Sharpe Resigns from Cookson Group plc; Accepts New Industry Post

    - 2004-05-24

    Business Editors PROVIDENCE, R.I.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 24, 2004 Cookson Group plc today announced that Raymond P. Sharpe has resigned as a Director and will leave the company for a position within the private equity sector. Sharpe, who is also Chief Executive of the Electronics division, has agreed with the...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Nick Salmon CEO
Jan Pieter
Jeffrey Hewitt Non Executive Director
Mike Butterworth
John Sussens Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Bob Beeston Non-Executive Chairman
Barry W. Perry Board of Directors
Gian Carlo Cozzani Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Cookson Group plc CEO Current
Cookson America, Inc. Chief Executive C, D, F Current
United Utilities plc Senior Independent Director Current
United Utilities, Inc. Non-Executive Director Current
United Utilities, Inc. Board Member Current
United Utilities plc Board of Directors Current
Cookson America, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Cookson Company CEO Former
Babcock International Group PLC Chief Executive Officer Former
Cookson Group plc Chief Executive Former
The Cookson Company Chief Executive Former
Babcock International Group PLC Chief Executive Former
ALSTOM S.A. Executive Vice President Former
United Utilities plc Non-Executive Director Former
Power LLC Former
Gec Former

Organization Position Status
Cookson Group plc Current
Royal Philips Electronics member of the Group Management Committee Former
Atos Origin S.A. Former
Crucell N.V. Former

Jeff Hewitt was appointed to the Cookson Board on 1 June 2005 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee. Jeff was formerly Deputy Chairman and Group Finance Director of Electrocomponents plc, the international high service distributor of electronic, electrical, industrial and commercial supplies. He is Deputy Chairman of Dialight plc, the international specialist electronics products group; a non-executive member of the Audit Committee of John Lewis Partnership; Senior Independent Director of TDG plc and Chairman of Plasmon plc. He is a chartered accountant.

Organization Position Status
TDG plc Senior Independent Director Current
Cookson Group plc Non Executive Director Current
Cenkos Securities Plc Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee Current
Zincox Resources Plc Board of Directors Current
Cenkos Securities Plc Board of Directors Current
Cookson Group plc Board of Directors Current
Cookson America, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dialight Corporation Board of Directors Current
TDG plc Board of Directors Current
Electrocomponents plc Group Finance Director Former
Universal Systems & Technology Inc. Former
Plasmon Plc Chairman Former
Cookson America, Inc. Chairman of the Audit Committee Former
Dialight plc Deputy Chairman Former
Electrocomponents plc Deputy Chairman Former
Whatman plc Board of Directors Former
The Cookson Company Board of Directors Former
Dialight plc Board of Directors Former
University of Oxford MA Former
Stanford University MBA Former
University of Oxford Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Cookson Group plc Current

Robert Beeston joined the Board and was appointed Chairman of Elementis in September 2006. He is Chairman of the Nomination Committee, non-executive chairman of Cookson Group plc and the senior independent director and chairman of the remuneration committee of D S Smith plc. From 1992 until 2002 he was chief executive officer of FKI plc. He spent 18 years with Dowty Group before joining John Brown Plastics Machinery (UK) Ltd as managing director. In 1985, he was appointed managing director of BTR Valve Group, a position he held for six years before joining FKI plc.

Organization Position Status
DS Smith Plc Senior Independent Director Current
DS Smith Plc Chairman Current
Cookson America, Inc. Chairman Current
Elementis PLC Chairman Current
The Cookson Company Chairman Current
FKI Plc Chief Executive Officer Former
FKI Plc Chief Executive Former
Cookson Group plc Independent Director Former
Elementis PLC Independent Director Former

Barry Perry was appointed to the Cookson Board in January 2002. Barry was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Engelhard Corporation. He is also a non-executive Director of Arrow Electronics, Inc and Ashland Inc.

Organization Position Status
Cookson America, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ashland, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cookson Group plc Board of Directors Current
Arrow Electronics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
BASF Catalysts LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
Separation Systems & Ventures President Former
BASF Catalysts LLC Chairman and Chief, Executive Officer Former
Arrow Electronics, Inc. non-executive director Former
RhOne-Poulenc Former
BASF Catalysts LLC Board of Directors Former
The Cookson Company Board of Directors Former
University of Massachusetts Amherst bachelor's degree in plastics engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Cookson Group plc Board of Directors Current

John Sussens was appointed to the Cookson Board on 1 May 2004 and is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. John was formerly Managing Director of Misys plc, the global software products and solutions company. He is also a non-executive Director of Admiral Group plc, Phoenix IT Group plc and Anglo & Overseas plc.

Organization Position Status
Phoenix IT Group Plc Non-Executive Director Current
Phoenix IT Group Plc Chairman, Non Executive Director Current
Cookson America, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Admiral Plc Director Current
Cookson Group plc Director Current
Admiral Group Former
The Cookson Company Board of Directors Former
The Chubb Corporation Director Former
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CKSNF $7.2181 +0.0000 (0% )
Volume 0
Shares Outstanding 190.2M
Market Cap 1.3B
Year High 7.90
Year Low 0.20
Earnings Per Share 0.48
P/E Ratio 15.0377
Dividend 0.00
Yield 0.00
IndustryTop Rated
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