vaNDA MURRAY OBE (aged 49) Executive Chairman
Vanda (49) has over 20 years of senior management experience across a range of B2B and B2C sectors in the UK, Europe, USA and Asia. She was previously CEO of Blick plc where she doubled market cap. in two years before orchestrating a sale to Stanley Works Inc. She also led a turnaround at Ultraframe (UK) Limited which was then sold to Latium Limited in June 2006. She has a background in Sales and Marketing. Vanda is also currently Non-Executive Director of Carillion plc, SIG plc and The Manchester Airport Group plc. In 2002 Vanda was appointed OBE for services to Industry and Export.
Lee Juby (aged 37) Chief Executive Officer
Dr Lee Juby is a Chartered Engineer with a doctorate in electronics and over ten years’ experience in the development and commercialisation of advanced technology gained within a variety of different roles. Lee joins VPhase from Rolls-Royce Distributed Generation Systems (RRDGS) where he has been Head of Product Planning for five years. Lee transformed the RRDGS business from a bespoke engineering business to a provider of power and energy solutions with a portfolio of common building blocks. Furthermore Lee took the first US contracts for what had been a UK focused business unit. Other positions include Consultant Engineer at EA Technology where he assisted in the development of voltage optimisation for large commercial applications and among other roles he acted as Lead Technical Expert for a number of banking clients for investment Due Diligence activities.
Richard Henry Smith (aged 49) DIRECTOR
A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants with an MBA from Warwick University, he was previously Finance Director for Ultraframe (UK) Limited (2001-2004). Ultraframe is the UK’s leading manufacturer of conservatory roofing systems. Before joining Ultraframe, Rick was the Finance Director for Norcros Adhesives Limited (1997-2001) which comprised subsidiary, joint venture and licensee operations in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and India. Rick was involved in a number of corporate transactions. From 1995 to 1997 Rick worked with Adrian Hutchings as the Finance Director for IES and prior to this was the Financial Controller for Robinson Healthcare, a division of Robinson Limited that manufactured consumables for the healthcare industry.
Nicholas Arthur Moss (aged 51) Non Executive Director
Nicholas has a BSc (1st Class) in Chemistry with Business Administration and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, He is the Managing Director of Walnut Management (UK) Limited a strategic marketing consultancy with a portfolio of clients in the building products and engineering sectors. Prior to establishing Walnut Management (UK) Limited Nicholas held various senior management positions within Caradon plc including Divisional Marketing & Product Development Director for brands including Everest, Catnic, Garador and Terrain. Prior to this he was Product Manager for MK Electric/Gent with particular responsibility for electrical components, fire systems and building management.
