Ken Ford
Chairman
Ken joined the Board in 2010 and became Chairman in 2012. He has been involved in the acquisition strategy of SDI since 2012. He was previously Chief Executive of Teather & Greenwood, the formerly quoted investment bank, and brings over 36 years of City experience to the Company, including a strong understanding of shareholder value, strategic planning and corporate transactions. His previous roles include Morgan Grenfell and Wedd Durlacher. Ken is currently non-executive Chairman of Gear4music and CMO Group plc both of which are AIM-listed. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Securities Institute.
Mike Creedon
Chief Executive Officer
Mike joined the Board in 2010 as Finance Director, and was appointed CEO in 2012, alongside the Finance Director role until July 2018. A Chartered Certified Accountant with an MBA from Henley Management College, Mike brings to SDI considerable experience of working within quoted companies and technology businesses, and fundraising, mergers and acquisitions. In particular, he has recent experience of AIM-listed technology companies. Previous Finance Director posts include Ninth Floor plc and Ideal Shopping Direct Limited.
Amitabh Sharma
Chief Financial Officer
Ami joined the Board in August 2022. He has over 30 years’ experience in public and private companies of various sizes. Most recently, Ami was Group CFO at FTSE 250 listed Ultra Electronics Holdings plc, an international manufacturing group with a focus in the aerospace and defence market. He was also CFO of Gibbs and Dandy plc, a smaller listed company. Ami has, in the past, held senior finance roles at Senior plc and Saint Gobain Building Distribution and has extensive experience of corporate transactions, driving operational improvements, and raising finance. Ami is also a Non-Executive Director and Audit Chair at premium main market listed Porvair plc. Previously, he was an audit manager with KPMG and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.
David Tilston
Non-executive, Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Audit Committee
David joined the Board in July 2017 and was appointed Senior Independent Director in September 2022. He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Association of Corporate Treasurers. He has over 30 years’ experience in finance functions within public companies, including at Group CFO level, most recently at Northgate plc and Consort Medical plc. He is currently Audit Committee Chairman and a member of the Remuneration Committee at AIM listed EnSilica plc. David was formerly a non-executive director at Sepura plc which was listed on the main market. David is also Treasurer and Trustee at British Exploring Society, a youth development charity.
Andrew Hosty
Non-executive, Chair of the Remuneration Committee
Andrew joined the Board in August 2022. He has over 30 years of executive and management experience, spanning private equity, UK Plc and global blue-chip corporates. Andrew was Chief Operating Officer of Morgan Advanced Materials and served on the Plc Board as an Executive Director from 2010 to 2016. He is also a non-executive Director of the Rights and Issues Investment Trust Plc, Chairman of Nexeon Ltd, Chairman of mOm Incubators ltd and Chairman of Kentoeq Ltd. Andrew holds a PhD in Materials Science and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineers.
Louise Early
Non-executive
Louise joined the Board in February 2023. She has over 25 years of industry experience, including a variety of sales, business development, M&A, product and marketing management roles. Louise is currently marketing and commercial director at Halma plc subsidiary company Navtech Radar Ltd. In addition, she is also currently non-executive director of Halma plc subsidiary company SENSIT Technologies LLC. Previously, Louise held executive and management roles at Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd and management roles at ACAL Technology Limited, Abacus Polar Limited and Deltron UK Limited. Louise initially studied Engineering and has since complemented this with a CIM postgraduate diploma in Marketing and a MSc in Management. Louise is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
