Mike Pulli, Chief Executive Officer

Mike was appointed Chief Executive Officer on 14 December 2011, after nearly eight years as President of Pace Americas. In his role as CEO, Mike is responsible for leading Pace’s global strategy. As President of Pace Americas, Mike was responsible for the company’s businesses in the USA, Canada and Latin America (LatAm). Prior to joining Pace in 2004, Mike was CEO of broadcasting company Digital Latin America (DLA). Previously Mike spent eight years at Motorola in various senior management positions, including Vice President of International Operations, and served in a variety of financial positions at Allied-Signal, Inc. Mike holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Rider University and an MBA from Farleigh Dickinson University.

Roddy Murray, Chief Financial Officer

Roddy was appointed an Executive Director on 25 February 2012 and becomes Chief Financial Officer today, 6 March 2012, in place of Stuart Hall. Roddy was previously CFO of The BSS Group Plc and CFO of Moss Bros Group Plc. Prior to that he held a number of financial roles in MacKays Stores, United Distillers and British Airways. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant at the Scottish Institute before joining Price Waterhouse. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Administration from Dundee University.

Non-Executive Biographies

Allan Leighton (Chairman)
Allan was appointed a Non-executive Director in May 2011 and became Chairman on 21 June 2011. He is currently Chairman of Pandora A/S, Office Retail Group Limited and Music Magpie.co.uk. Previously he has held a wide range of public and private company roles including CEO at ASDA, Chairman of Royal Mail and Lastminute. com, and Non-executive Director of British Sky Broadcasting plc, Dyson Applications and Scottish Power plc. He is patron of Breast Cancer Care and has an honorary degree from Cranfield University and an Honorary Fellowship at the University of Lancaster.

• Remuneration Committee - Member

Patricia Chapman-Pincher
Pat was appointed a Non-executive Director in February 2005 and became Senior Independent Director in May 2006. She has over 30 years’ experience in the communications industry from senior roles in multinational Internet and telecoms companies to participating in technology company start-ups. A founding partner and Chairman of the Cavell Group, which specialises in operational consultancy IP and wireless technologies, she is a Board Advisor to the British Standards Institute and a member of the Advisory Board of Bradford School of Management.

• Audit Committee - Member
• Remuneration Committee - Chairman

John Grant
John was appointed a Non-executive Director in August 2008. John spent his executive career in a variety of senior international roles within the automotive industry and other engineering businesses. He was Chief Executive of Ascot plc between 1997 and 2000. Prior to that, he was Group Finance Director of Lucas Industries plc (subsequently Lucas Varity plc) between 1992 and 1996. He previously held a number of senior positions within Ford Motor Company in Europe and the USA. John is a Non-executive Director of Melrose plc, MHP S.A. and Wolfson Microelectronics plc.

• Audit Committee - Chairman
• Remuneration Committee - Member

Mike Inglis
Mike was appointed a Non-executive Director in July 2008. He is currently Chief Commercial Officer of ARM Holdings having previously been EVP and General Manager of the Processor Division and EVP, Sales and Marketing. Before joining ARM, he worked in management consultancy with A.T. Kearney and held a number of senior operational and marketing positions at Motorola. He previously worked in semiconductor sales, marketing, design and consultancy with Texas Instruments, Fairchild and BIS Macintosh and gained his initial industrial experience with GEC Telecommunications. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

• Audit Committee - Member 

Board Committee Terms of Reference

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Terms of Reference - Audit and Risk Committee
(PDF, 30KB, 6 pages)

Terms of Reference - Nomination Committee
(PDF, 16KB, 3 pages)

Terms of Reference - Remuneration Committee
(PDF, 17KB, 3 pages)