Corporate Governance

Weir has an executive team with the ability and experience to deliver outstanding corporate performance. We work hard to recruit, develop and reward key individuals who have the energy and understanding to help us achieve our ambitions. Their specialist, divisional expertise is combined with a commitment to the Group strategy for growth and continuous improvement in every aspect of our operations.
 

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  Keith Cochrane

  Chief Executive

  Aged 44, he was appointed chief executive in November 2009 having joined Weir as group finance director in July 2006. He is a chartered accountant and was formerly group director of finance at ScottishPower plc. Before that he was with Stagecoach Group plc where he was group finance director before becoming group chief executive in 2000. He is also a non-executive director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Society Limited.

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  Alan Mitchelson

  Legal and Commercial Director

  Aged 60 is a solicitor and joined the Group in March 2000 as group company secretary. He was appointed a director in December 2001. Before joining the Company, he was legal and personnel director of Highland Distillers plc, following a number of years as a legal advisor with Trafalgar House plc.

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  Scot Smith

  Weir Minerals Divisional Managing Director

  Based Madison, USA. Aged 47. Appointed divisional managing director in November 2001. An MBA, Scot worked in the automotive industry for 18 years, with companies such as Van Dresser Corporation, General Motors and Britax. Within Britax, Scot held a number of positions including marketing director, managing director of Britax Geco and latterly regional managing director for the Americas. One of his Britax Geco factories won 'European Factory of the Year' recognition from L'Insead.

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  Steve Noon

  Weir Oil & Gas Divisional Managing Director

  Based Fort Worth, USA.   Aged 45.  Appointed divisional managing director in March 2009.  Steve joined in 2007 as president Weir SPM and since 2008 has been managing director Upstream for the Oil & Gas Division.  An MBA, CPA, Steve has worked with several multi-nationals including Schefenacker Vision Systems, James Hardie Industries, and The Toro Company. Before joining Weir, he held the position of president Schefenacker Vision Systems, North America.   Steve’s career has included positions as marketing director and finance director and he has experience in acquisitions and divestments, integration, delivering growth and making significant operational change.
  

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  Phil Clifton

  Weir Power & Industrial Divisional Managing Director

  Based East Kilbride, UK. Aged 50. Appointed divisional managing director in September 2004, Phil has a BSc Honours in Engineering from Imperial College and also holds an MBA from Cranfield University. Phil joined from AWG PLC, the parent company of Anglian Water, where he was responsible for government services and group business development. Prior to AWG, he was managing director of Reyrolle Ltd., an international business in the industrial power group of Rolls-Royce PLC having worked in various areas of Rolls Royce after leaving university.