The Board

Phil Lawler

Chairman

Aged 61 – has extensive experience of high‑technology industries. He started with co‑founding a software business and subsequently spent 18 years until 2002 at Hewlett Packard in various senior positions, most recently as Chairman and Managing Director of Hewlett Packard, UK and Ireland. After leaving Hewlett Packard, he has been Chairman of a number of technology companies including several private companies where he has been introduced by venture capital investors.  Between 2003 and 2005 he was non‑executive Chairman of Densitron Technologies plc. He is a Chartered Director.

Ian Dinwoodie

Chief Executive

Aged 49 – joined Xaar in September 2001 as Group Operations Director and was appointed Chief Executive in July 2003. With over 20 years’ experience in high‑technology operations, he has held a variety of roles in engineering, quality assurance and manufacturing within the semiconductor, electronics and electronic imaging industries. Immediately prior to joining Xaar, he held the position of Director of Manufacturing for Fujifilm Electronic Imaging Ltd.

Andrew Taylor

Finance Director and Company Secretary

Aged 40 – joined Xaar in April 2001 as Financial Controller, was appointed Company Secretary in December 2003 and Deputy Finance Director in February 2008. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young prior to joining BAe Systems where he held a number of finance roles in their head office.  He has over 15 years of experience working in finance, eight of which have been at Xaar. He was appointed to the board as Finance Director on 31 March 2008.

Phil Eaves

Sales and Marketing Director

Aged 56 – was previously Marketing Manager, Europe at Dainippon Screen, a world leader in electronic equipment for the graphic arts, flat panel display, printed circuit board and semiconductor markets. He brings over 20 years of sales and marketing expertise across many sectors of imaging and printing industries and has held senior management positions at Scitex, Crosfield and Xeikon.

Ramon Borrell

Research & Development Director

Aged 46 – joined Xaar in August 2007. He was previously Program Manager and Technology Strategy Director in the Large Format Printing Division of Hewlett Packard, where he spent 13 years in Barcelona, Spain, all of them in R&D. He was trained as a Mechanical Engineer and has a Masters in Automotive Business and Technology. Ramon is also Vice President and Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Imaging Science and Technology Society.

Greg Lockett

Manufacturing Director

Aged 41 – joined Xaar in 2002, with initial responsibility for UK operations and quality control. He was previously Deputy Director of Manufacturing at Fujifilm Electronic Imaging Ltd. During his time with Xaar, he has overseen the expansion of the main manufacturing facility in Stockholm, Sweden and has managed the successful establishment of the new manufacturing facility in Huntingdon for Xaar’s new range of products. Greg was appointed Director of Manufacturing in 2003 and was appointed to the board as Manufacturing Director on 15 October 2007.

Robert Eckelmann

Senior Independent Director

Aged 53 – started his career with the US Government’s International Trade Administration, where he was involved in the global trade policy for the science and electronics sector. In 1988 he joined Intel Corporation, starting in the Office of then President Andy Grove, before moving to Asia to launch Intel’s business into China, India, and the ASEAN region. He later became Intel VP and general manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Mr Eckelmann, a US citizen, holds several European non‑executive directorships including Wolfson Microelectronics plc.

Robin Williams

Non-Executive Director

Aged  52 – joined Xaar in March 2010. He obtained an engineering degree from Oxford before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with Peat Marwick Mitchell and then moving into corporate finance. He spent ten years with County Bank, UBS Philips & Drew and Salomon Brothers before co-founding Britton Group plc. As CEO of Britton, he grew the business to £250m revenues within six years, before selling to a competitor. He was then an executive Director of Hepworth PLC, with a leading role in the rationalisation and subsequent sale of the group. He has subsequently held various public and private company directorships across a range of industries including business services. Robin is currently Chairman of Killby & Gayford Group Ltd and a non-executive director of Constantine and London Linen Supply Ltd.

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