The Committee monitors and manages performance, reviews progress against strategic objectives, considers business management issues and formulates budgets and proposals on strategy, policy and resource allocation for consideration by the Board. The Committee plays a key part in the risk assessment, risk management and monitoring processes and receives regular reports on health and safety, compliance and legal and corporate affairs.
Roy Twite joined IMI on the Graduate Engineering scheme in 1988. During his career, he has led all three of IMI's former divisions and was appointed Chief Executive in 2019. He is a non-executive director at Ashtead Group plc. Roy has a passion for engineering and until June 2024, was a non-executive director of Halma plc.
Luke was appointed Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Director of the Board on 1 August 2025. He has held a range of senior finance roles across the Group, including Vice President of Finance for the Industrial Automation sector, Group Financial Controller, and Head of Investor Relations. Earlier in his career, Luke gained operational and international experience as Finance Director for IMI’s Industrial Automation facility in Germany and led commercial activities across the region. He began his career in EY’s audit practice and has completed leadership programmes at Warwick Business School, IMD, and Harvard.
Jackie joined IMI in 2008 as Sales Director for the company’s Nuclear division in Asia, before becoming the President of the Greater China area, and later President of the Asia Pacific region. He became Divisional Managing Director for IMI Critical Engineering in 2019, and has used his deep knowledge and experience across IMI Critical Engineering’s end markets to drive growth.
Under his leadership, IMI Critical Engineering’s vision of addressing macro issues through innovation and achieving outcomes that tangibly improve quality of life is being realised.
In July 2023, Jackie was appointed CEO of the Automation business, which includes Process Automation and Industrial Automation. In July 2024, we announced our one IMI operating model and Jackie was appointed Chief Operating Officer, responsible for our five sectors.
Jackie has a degree in Automation Control from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis in the USA, and is a graduate of both Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Harvard Business School.
Liz joined IMI as Head of Group Reward in 2011, establishing global policies across the Group that addressed pay, annual and long-term incentives, employee benefits and mobility. Liz then joined IMI Critical Engineering as their Divisional HR Director in January 2020, a key part of the management team leading a significant change agenda to drive organic growth.
Liz joined the Executive Committee in November 2020 as IMI’s HR Director. In this role, she is leading a global HR team to develop the company culture, engage employees, attract and develop talent and drive business growth and performance through people.
Her career started in the Automotive industry as an HR generalist, where she also developed skills in lean manufacturing and quality systems. Liz earned her MSc in International HR Management from Cranfield University and has completed post graduate qualifications in Human Resources specialising in both reward and employee relations.
Louise was appointed Chief Legal & Risk Officer, Company Secretary in July 2023. She has global accountabilities for Legal, Ethics, and Compliance, as well as responsibility for the Group's Risk Management Framework. Louise is a member of the IMI Executive Committee and Company Secretary to the IMI plc Board and Committees. She joined IMI in July 2021 as Group General Counsel & Company Secretary and was the Executive Sponsor of IMI's "Better World" sustainability strategy for over two years. Prior to joining IMI, Louise was General Counsel & Company Secretary at Victrex plc. She has held legal roles in Speedy Hire plc, United Utilities plc and DLA Piper. She brings extensive experience in legal, risk and compliance matters to enable IMI’s growth.