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Hanson Plc.

is in the Retail Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$6.4B
  • Private
Dow Jones Description

Hanson is one of the world's largest suppliers of heavy building materials to the construction industry. Our products fall into two categories: ?aggregates? (crushed rock, sand and gravel, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt and cement related products) and ?building products? (concrete pipes, pre-cast products, concrete pavers, tiles and clay bricks). We employ approximately 26,000 people, operating primarily in North America, the UK and Australia with further operations in Asia Pacific and Continental Europe.

Number of Employees 26,000
Contact Information

1 Grosvenor Place

London SW1X 7JH

www.hansonplc.c...

020 7245 1245

NAICS Code Home Centers: 444110

News & Analysis

hanson plc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Alan Murry CEO
Jim Kitzmiller President and CEO
Leslie Cadzow CEO, Australia & Asia Pacific
Anthony Alexander Executive Director
Justin R. Read Managing Director, Continental Europe
Graham Dransfield Director, Legal
Jonathan Nicholls Director, Finance
Hilary Reid Evans Group Manager, Corp & Investor Relations
David Weeks Head of Communications
Paul Tunnacliffe Secretary
Jim Leng Director
W. Frank Blount Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Mike Welton Chairman
Alan Murray Board of Directors
Baroness Noakes Board of Directors
David M Hoare Board of Directors
John Brady Board of Directors
Jonathan Scott-Barrett Board of Directors
Sam Laidlaw Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Hanson PLC CEO Current
Hanson PLC Board of Directors Current

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Hanson PLC President and CEO Current

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Hanson PLC CEO, Australia & Asia Pacific Current

Appointed Vice Chairman on demerger. Anthony also serves as a Non-Executive Director of Platinum Investment Trust plc and is a former Non-Executive Director of Misys plc. He is also a former Executive Director of Hanson PLC and as Chief Operating Officer he had responsibility for all their UK operating companies.

Organization Position Status
Hanson PLC Executive Director Current
Misys Plc Current
Misys plc Board of Directors Former
Imperial Tobacco Group plc Vice Chairman Current

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Hanson PLC Managing Director, Continental Europe Current

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Hanson PLC Director, Legal Current
Hanson North America Legal Director Current
Hanson PLC Board of Directors Current
Hanson North America Director Current
Hanson PLC Solicitor Former
Hanson North America Company Secretary Former

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Hanson PLC Director, Finance Current
Hanson PLC Board of Directors Current
Man Group plc Board of Directors Current
Hanson PLC Finance Director Former

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Hanson PLC Group Manager, Corp & Investor Relations Current

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Hanson PLC Head of Communications Current

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Hanson PLC Secretary Current

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Hanson PLC Chairman Current
Hanson North America Chairman Current
Southern Water Services Limited Chairman Current
Balfour Beatty Plc CEO Former
Balfour Beatty Plc Chief Executive Former
Hanson PLC Board of Directors Former
Hanson North America Director Former

Organization Position Status
Hanson PLC Board of Directors Current
Hanson PLC CEO Former

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Hanson PLC Board of Directors Current

David M Hoare, having served as a non-executive director of Hanson PLC since May 2000 following the acquisition of Pioneer International Limited, has today announced his retirement from the Board, with effect from January 31, 2003.

Organization Position Status
Hanson PLC Board of Directors Current
Hanson PLC Non-Executive Director Former

Appointment and election : Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited and chairman designate from January 2009 until February 2009. Jim resigned from the boards of Rio Tinto prior to his election at the 2009 annual general meetings. Skills and experience : Jim is chairman of Tata Steel Europe and deputy chairman of Tata Steel of India, following the Corus takeover by Tata in 2007. He is Chairman of Doncasters Group Ltd, an international specialist engineering company. He is also non executive director of Alstom SA where he chairs the nominations and remuneration committees, a Senior Adviser of HSBC and a member of their European Advisory Council and chairman of the European Advisory Board of AEA, a New York based Private Equity Partnership. Past directorships include Hanson PLC, where he was the senior independent director, Pilkington plc and IMI plc. In an executive capacity, he was CEO of Laporte plc, an international specialty chemical company from 1995 until 2001 and prior to joining Laporte he was the CEO of Low & Bonar plc. His early business years were spent at John Waddington where he was responsible for a number of subsidiary companies.

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Hanson North America Board of Directors Current
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Corus - Education Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Hanson North America Non-Executive Director Current
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Hanson PLC Board of Directors Current
Invest Ni Board of Directors Current
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Director Former

Jonathan Scott-Barrett will retire from the board of Hanson PLC at the conclusion of Hanson's next Annual General Meeting which is due to be held on April 19, 2000, having served as a non-executive Director since October 1, 1991.

Organization Position Status
Hanson PLC Board of Directors Current
Hanson PLC Non-Executive Director Former

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Hanson PLC Board of Directors Current
Enterprise Oil Co Chief Executive Officer Former
Hess Corporation Chief Operating Officer Former

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Hanson PLC Director Current
Alcatel SA Director Current
Entergy Corporation Director Current
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Cypress Communications CEO Former
Telstra Corporation Limited CEO Former
Telstra Corporation Limited Chief Executive Former
Entergy Corporation Non-executive Director Former
Cypress Communications Chairman Former
Telstra Corporation Limited Director Former
Caterpillar, Inc. Director Former

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