Directors
The board has a unique role in representing and promoting the
interests of shareholders. Here you will find biographies and
introductions to our executive and non-executive board members.
David Thompson
Non-Executive Chairman
Formerly Managing Director of Druid Group plc, which was floated
on the Official List of the London Stock Exchange in 1996. He is a
director of Advent 2 VCT plc and has over 30 years information
technology experience in all aspects of the industry, having
previously held positions with Vickers plc and General Electric
Company. He is also non-executive director of XKO Group plc and
Chairman of Newcastle Rugby Football Club Limited.
David Thompson chairs the Audit Committee and the Remuneration
Committee.
Keith Birch
Chief Executive Officer
Keith joined Touchstone in 1982. Keith became Managing Director
in 1986 and is responsible for Touchstone Group's growth during
this period and development as an IT group. Keith has overall
responsibility for group operations and concentrates on driving
acquisition strategy.
David Birch
Company Secretary
David joined Touchstone in January 1986. Prior to this David was
an executive at William Davies Limited and Wimpey (Homes) Group
Limited, with involvement in large project implementation.
Christian Butler ACA
Finance Director
Christian joined Touchstone in May 1998 from The Mountain View
Group Limited, a marketing and advertising business, where he was
Finance Director. Prior to this Christian worked with Carlson
Marketing Group, and trained with Coopers & Lybrand.
Adrian McNay
Group Board Director
Adrian joined Touchstone Group in 2005 as Managing Director of
its core division, Touchstone Ltd with 15 years operational
experience in the services and software industry. In parallel with
his position as a Group Board Director, Adrian heads up the
company’s Broad Markets Solutions division. Prior to
Touchstone, Adrian’s previous experience was with MAPICS, where he
headed up direct sales and marketing.
Corporate Governance
Committees of the Board deal with certain specific
aspects of the Group's affairs. These Committees are the
Remuneration Committee and the Audit Committee.
Audit Committee
The Committee operates to review the effectiveness of financial
reporting and internal control procedures, monitoring the integrity
of the financial statements of the Group and any significant
financial reporting judgements contained therein and reviewing the
fees, independence and objectivity of the external auditors.
The Group's external auditors have unrestricted access to the Audit
Committee. The Executive Directors attend Audit Committee
meetings through invitation.
The Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee reviews and determines the
remuneration package of the Executive Directors of the Group
Board. This includes the determination of targets for any
performance related pay schemes, or other share option schemes
operated by the Group.
The remuneration policy set by the Remuneration Committee is
designed to deliver the Group's objective of increasing shareholder
value by attracting and retaining the most capable and committed
people. In doing so the Committee reserves the right to seek
professional advice from external consultants as it sees fit.