Leadership

Jamie Pike joined IMI and the Board on 1 January 2025. He has significant Board experience with an extensive knowledge of engineering, international business, M&A, strategic and governance expertise. Jamie joined Burmah Castrol in 1991 and was Chief Executive of Burmah Castrol Chemicals before leading the buy-out of Foseco in 2001 and its subsequent flotation in 2005.

Prior to joining Burmah, he was a partner at Bain & Company. He has previously held roles as Chair of Cobham plc, RPC Group plc and Spirax Group plc. Jamie was educated at Oxford University, holds an MBA from INSEAD and is a Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. He is also Chair of XP Power Limited.

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.

On 28 October 2024, Anne became IMI's Senior Independent Director (SID). Anne is also SID & Audit Committee Chair at TT Electronics plc and Audit Committee Chair at SPT Labtech Limited. She has extensive experience across many relevant sectors for IMI, including life sciences, energy and industrial automation.

Anne has extensive international M&A experience gained as both an executive and non-executive director, whilst also bringing strong organic growth experience. Previous roles include non-executive director of BTG plc and SID at Diploma plc.

Thomas has extensive experience at international executive and board level over a career which has spanned oil, energy, marine and critical infrastructure sectors. Current company board roles include non-executive director of BW Group and Cadeler A/S, Chairman of VKR Holdings A/S and Lloyd’s Register Group.

Previous roles have included Chair of Orsted A/S, Chief Executive of Maersk Oil and Gas and partner in AP Moller Maersk, non-executive director of Green Hydrogen Systems, Petrofac Limited and Scottish and Southern Energy plc and Chairman of DeepOcean Group Holding AS.

Thomas is the non-executive director responsible for employee engagement.

Katie has extensive experience at international executive level across the Energy sector. She began her career at Shell, followed by five years in oil and gas corporate finance with UBS, based in London and Houston.

After roles at Anadarko and Equinor, Katie joined BG Group as EVP for Global Business Development and Strategy, until the merger with Shell in 2016. On rejoining Shell, Katie was subsequently promoted to EVP, Acquisition, Divestment and New Business Development, leading a single new business development and deal making group with global responsibility across all businesses.

Katie has also been President, National Grid Ventures. On 1 September 2024, she joined Rio Tinto as Copper Chief Executive. 

Dr Puri brings more than three decades of global experience in international business. His expertise spans innovation, science and technology and marketing. Dr Puri holds a PhD in Food Science from the University of Maryland and an MBA from the Crummer Business School, Rollins College. From 1981 to 2003, Dr Puri worked for The Coca-Cola Company in a variety of roles in research and development, innovation, consumer marketing and general management, rising to Senior Vice President of Technical (Science and Technology) for Coca-Cola’s non-carbonated juice business in North America.

From 2003 to 2007, he was Executive Board Member and President – Research, Development and Product Integrity at Amsterdam-based Royal Numico N.V. Previous non-executive roles include Nutreco N.V. (2009-2015) and Barry Callebaut AG (2011-2014). Ajai is currently non-executive Director of Britannia Industries Limited, India, non-executive Director of Fresh Del Monte and non-executive Director of Olam International Limited where he is a member of the Audit, Capital and Investment, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Committee.

Jackie Callaway is a qualified accountant with over 30 years of experience working in finance across multinational manufacturing and supply chain businesses.

She is currently CFO at Howdens, the UK's number 1 trade kitchen supplier, and was previously CFO at Devro plc and Coats Group plc. Jackie is the Chair of the Audit Committee.

Victoria Hull has extensive senior executive experience across a broad range of business, legal, commercial and governance matters and strong international experience and also experience relevant to the IMI Process and Industrial Automation sectors.

She is currently Nomination and Governance Committee Chair and Senior Independent Director at Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc and non-executive director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Network International Holdings plc. She has also been appointed a non-executive director at Serco Group plc with effect from 1 September 2024. Previous roles include SID of Ultra Electronics plc and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at IQE plc. Victoria became Chair of the Remuneration Committee on 8 May 2025.

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.

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.

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.

Louise is a member of the IMI Executive Committee and Company Secretary to the IMI plc Board and Committees.

Louise chairs IMI’s Ethics & Compliance Committee. 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. Louise was appointed Chief Legal & Risk Officer, Company Secretary in July 2023. She has global accountabilities for legal, ethics, and compliance, having transferred responsibility for the Group’s Risk Management Framework to a newly created role, Head of Risk at the end of 2025. 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.

Roby joined IMI in July 2013 as Controller for Asia in Process Automation and has since held senior leadership roles in that sector including Finance Director South East Asia & Pacific, Managing Director for South East Asia & Pacific, Chief Financial Officer for Asia Pacific and Divisional Chief Financial Officer. Roby became President of Process Automation in 2024.

Before joining IMI, Roby worked in the information technology, financial services and energy sectors, most recently at GE.

Roby holds a Global Executive MBA from INSEAD and Bachelor of Commerce in Accountancy from the University of Wollongong, New South Wales. He is a Certified Practising Accountant, Australia.

Tarak joined IMI in September 2016 as President of Process Automation India and later served as Regional President for Process Automation Middle East, Africa and India. He also led IMI’s global innovation initiatives through Growth Hub and Venture Studio. Tarak was appointed as President, Industrial Automation in July 2025.

Before joining IMI, Tarak spent over 15 years with General Electric in senior business leadership and commercial roles in the Energy and Oil & Gas sectors.

Tarak holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gujarat University and an Advanced Diploma in Business Management from ICFAI Hyderabad. He has completed an executive programme at INSEAD Singapore.

Stefano joined IMI in February 2024 as President of Climate Control. He is responsible for driving sustainable growth and market-led innovation across the division, focusing on key end-markets such as Commercial Buildings, Residential Buildings and Data Centres.

Before joining IMI, Stefano spent 18 years in the Building Automation and HVAC industry, beginning his career as an engineering graduate at Schneider Electric. He held senior roles at Schneider Electric and Honeywell across Building Automation Products, Projects and Services, and Data Centre Solutions.

Stefano holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering and an MSc in Electronic Engineering from the University of Naples, as well as an MBA from Manchester Business School in the UK.

Kevin joined IMI in 2005 in the Transport business, focused on engineering and product development. He has held senior leadership roles across the group including Managing Director of Fluid Control, Global Operations Director for PFOEM, General Manager of Farmington, Engineering Director for Life Science Americas, and Product Marketing Manager for Industrial Automation. Across these growth focused roles, Kevin led global P&Ls, set strategy and aligned operations structures, strengthened commercial execution and accelerated new product development into high-growth markets. Kevin was appointed President, Life Science in October 2024.

Kevin holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and a Six Sigma Black Belt.

Neville joined IMI in September 2024 as President of Transport. He brings extensive global experience in automotive component supply and manufacturing leadership.

Before joining IMI, Neville spent 33 years in the automotive components industry, including senior roles such as Vice President for Tenneco Global Ride Control and Federal Mogul Global Friction, and Regional Operations Leader for TRW Asia Pacific.

Neville is an Associate Chartered Management Accountant and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Management.