TYMAN - Key Persons


Bob Burns

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President - Tyman North America
  • President of North America Division
Bob Burns was appointed President of North America Division (AmesburyTruth) in June 2019. Prior to this, Bob was President of Ashland (acquired by Tyman in 2018), where he achieved a significant improvement in financial and operational performance. From 2000 to 2012, Bob was Chief Operating Officer for Atrium Windows & Doors, a large US window manufacturer. Earlier in his career, he was VP Operations for Baldwin Hardware, a division of Masco. Bob has a degree in Political Science from the University of Kansas and an MBA from Thunderbird.

David Randich

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director
David Randich was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 15 December 2021 and is a member of the Nominations, Audit & Risk and the Remuneration Committees.

Dr Margaret Amos

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
  • Non - Executive Director of Volution Group Plc
Margaret serves as a non-executive director of Volution Group plc (where she is a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees). Margaret is Chair of the Audit Committee of Pod Point Group Holdings plc (where she is also Chair of its ESG Committee), the Ombudsman Service and Trinity House. Margaret Amos was appointed to the Board on 19 June 2023 as a Non-executive Director. She was appointed Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee from 21 July 2023, and she is a member of each of the Remuneration and Nominations Committees. Margaret is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, and she holds a Doctorate in Professional Practice from the University of Derby and a Masters in Global Supply Chain Management (with distinction) from the University of Nottingham.

Helen Downer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President - Tyman UK & Ireland
  • President of the UK & Ireland Division
Helen Downer was appointed President of the UK & Ireland Division (ERA) in April 2021, having joined Tyman in May 2019 as the Commercial Director of the UK & Ireland Division. Prior to this, Helen was the UK Managing Director and then Chief Commercial Officer for the Fetim Group. Helen's earlier career included a transformation role for the Brush Group, and 15 years with the Tarmac Group with roles in the commercial, operations and finance functions. Helen has a BA in Business Management with Economy from the University of Worcester.

Jason Ashton - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Accountant
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Executive Committee
Jason is a Chartered Accountant and has a degree in Economics from the University of Manchester. His career in international manufacturing-based businesses includes significant experience of commercial finance, M&A, investor relations and tax and treasury functions. Jason joined Tyman on 29 April 2019 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer on 9 May 2019. Jason was formerly Interim Group Chief Financial Officer of Nomad Foods Limited, the UK-headquartered, NYSE-listed frozen foods group. Prior to this, he was Group Finance Director for the Iglo Group and has also held senior finance and commercial positions with Mondalez (Kraft), Plum Baby and Cadbury plc, based variously in the UK, Belgium, Poland, Russia and Turkey. Jason's early career included roles with Diageo plc, Tetley Group and KPMG. Jason is a Chartered Accountant and has a degree in Economics from the University of Manchester.

Nicky Hartery

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Engineer
  • Chairman of the Musgrave Group
  • Non - Executive Chair
Nicky Hartery was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 1 October 2020 and as Chair of the Board and Chair of the Nominations Committee on 1 December 2020. Nicky is a Chartered Engineer with an electrical engineering degree from University College Cork and an MBA from University of Galway. He has extensive operational and general management experience gained in international manufacturing companies, which he later leveraged to setup a Lean Six Sigma business transformation consultancy, Prodigium. He has strong experience of North American markets, both as an Executive and Non-executive director. Nicky is currently Chair of the Musgrave Group, a Non-executive director of Finning International Inc and Chair of Horse Racing Ireland.

Pamela Bingham

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director
Pamela Bingham was appointed to the Board in January 2018 as a Non-Executive Director. She is the Non-Executive Director responsible for employee engagement across the Group. Pamela was most recently Managing Director, Infrastructure Products Group, Europe & Australia, at CRH and before this she was Managing Director of Weir Minerals Europe. She previously held senior management roles with Rotork plc, David Brown Group Ltd and CSE-Servelec Ltd. Her early career was spent as an in-house counsel for English Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd and for the Yorkshire Building Society.

Paul Withers

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director
Paul Withers was appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director in February 2020 and as Chair of the Remuneration Committee and Senior Independent Director from April 2020. Paul is a former Non-Executive Director of Premier Farnell plc, Hyder Consulting plc, Devro plc and Keller Group plc. He held the roles of Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee in each of these.

Peter Santo - President

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President
  • President of the International Division
Peter Santo joined Tyman in January 2012 as President of the International Division (SchlegelGiesse). Peter had previously held various commercial and general management roles over a long career with Kingspan plc, most recently as managing director for the European door components business. Peter's early career was spent in operations management including roles with Pilkington plc and BP Chemicals. Peter has a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Leeds.

Rutger Helbing - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of the Executive Committee
Appointment to the Board Rutger Helbing joined Tyman on 2 January 2024 as Chief Executive Officer Rutger Helbing joined Tyman on 2 January 2024 as Chief Executive Officer. Rutger was formerly Chief Executive of Devro plc between January 2018 and April 2023, having originally joined as Group Finance Director in 2016. He spent his earlier career in commercial divisional finance roles in blue chip global manufacturing businesses including at Unilever, ICI and AkzoNobel. As a Dutch national, Rutger has lived and worked in the UK for almost 20 years. He holds a MA in Economics & Business from Erasmus University, the Netherlands.