The Group Board consists of five executive directors. Apart from the Chairman, the other executive directors are responsible for finance, marketing and commercial divisions. Jonathan Peck, the Chairman, and Raymond Harrop, the Commercial Director have worked together since 1971; Sabra Fearon, the Marketing Director, joined the Group in 1993; and Peter Kitson, the Finance Director, joined in 2006. Rupert Broome joined the Group in June 2012 as Group Managing Director.

In addition, there are two non-executive directors, one of whom is a former finance director and the other is the Company lawyer.

The Group Board, which controls all assets, is responsible for allocating the group’s resources to the various operating companies.

The Group Accounts Department provides directors and managers with monthly accounts and prepares annual budgets and cash flows for all departments.

The Group HR Department is responsible for both HR functions and employees communications.

The Group Marketing Department is responsible for all marketing and PR functions. It consists of a design and multi-media studio where all group printed and multi-media matter are produced in-house by qualified graphic designers. The marketing department also carries out assignments for a number of outside companies as Albatross Marketing.

Part of the marketing department function is the running of a telephone marketing team. The team not only keeps customers up-to-date with information about all the products within the group, it also carries out market surveys to ensure that the group’s product ranges meet customer requirements at all times.

IT and computing facilities. In any business which depends on a high IT input, there is a need for strong in-house expertise.

The Group employs its own IT staff, who is responsible for developing systems to better serve the group’s needs and those of its customers.