Manganese Bronze Holdings Plc.

John Russell was appointed Chief Executive Officer in March 2007. John was previously Vice President of Harley-Davidson Motor Company and Managing Director of Harley Davidson Europe. John began his career in the automotive industry at Unipart in 1972 before moving to Peugeot Talbot Motor Co. in 1980. He spent six years at Peugeot, initially as UK Parts Marketing Director, and then as UK Marketing Director. This was followed by ten years at the Rover Group where he progressed from Marketing Director for Land Rover to Rover Group Board Director responsible for Sales, Marketing and Overseas Manufacturing. Prior to joining Harley-Davidson he was Director General of the Walpole Committee, an organisation that promotes British luxury brands, and Interim CEO of Bombay Dyeing, a Mumbai, India, based textile manufacturer. John is currently a Non-Executive director of Atmaana, a Management Consultancy business.

Mark Fryer was appointed Group Finance Director in January 2002. A chartered Accountant, he joined the Group from GKN Plc where he was latterly Chief Financial Officer of a GKN subsidiary in the United States.

Christopher Ross is a Non-Executive Director and Deputy Chairman of Manganese Bronze. Christopher is a chartered engineer and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He was previously Chief Executive of Molins Plc, Ricardo Plc and Wagon Automotive. He is currently Chairman of Antonov Plc, Carclo Plc and Sonas Investments Limited. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Lander Holdings Limited.