Leadership

Phil Swash

Chairman

Joined: 2026

Committees:

• Nominations (Chair)
• Remuneration

Relevant skills and experience:

Phil is a highly experienced Chair and CEO with a distinguished career in global engineering businesses. He brings over 25 years’ experience in global senior leadership positions, transformation, and P&L roles, with deep expertise in aerospace, defence, automotive and marine sectors. Phil was previously CEO of GKN Plc’s largest division, GKN Automotive whilst also a being Board member. He was also the Group CEO and thereafter, Non-Executive Director of Latécoère, a Tier-1 partner to all the major aerospace aircraft OEMs. Phil’s breadth of experience in global organisations, delivering significant growth, transformation and M&A along with his specific sector experience match well with TT’s strategic priorities and markets.

Current external appointments:

Non-Executive Chair of Survitec Group Ltd and Non-Executive Director of Cael Nova AG

Past appointments:

• CEO of Latécoère S.A and Executive Board Director
• CEO of GKN Automotive and Executive Board Director (GKN PLC)
• CEO of GKN Land Systems and Executive Board Director (GKN PLC)
• CEO of GKN European Aerostructures and Global Special Products Group. (GKN PLC)
• GM Wing Operations Airbus

Eric Lakin

Chief Executive Officer

Joined: April 2025

Committees:

• Corporate Social Responsibility (Chair)
• Governance and Risk (Chair)

Relevant skills and experience:

Eric’s corporate finance and operational experience spans over 15 years. Prior to joining TT he was Chief Financial Officer at Ceres Power and also spent ten years with FTSE 100 engineering group Smiths Group plc, latterly as CFO of Smiths Interconnect. Previously, Eric held roles in operational and corporate finance, strategy and M&A through his career at Smiths and prior roles in private equity and finance, consulting and industry. He has broad international experience including a secondment to the US and a board position in a joint venture in China. Eric is a Chartered Management Accountant and holds a master’s in Engineering and Information Sciences from the University of Cambridge.

Past appointments:

• Chief Financial Officer of Ceres Power plc
• Chief Financial Officer of Smiths Interconnect
• Chief Financial Officer of Morpho Detection

Ian Ashton

Chief Financial Officer

Joined: June 2026
 
Committees:

Governance & Risk Committee
 
Relevant skills and experience:

Ian is a highly experienced CFO with over 20 years’ experience leading the financial and operational functions within listed international businesses. Before joining TT Ian was the CFO of SIG plc, and prior to that he served  as CFO at Low & Bonar plc (until its acquisition by the Freudenberg Group), and at Labviva LLC, a US-based technology company.  He also served in several senior financial roles at Smith & Nephew plc, based at different times in the UK, US and Asia. Ian brings a strong combination of financial expertise, operational insight and leadership experience, all of which will support TT in delivering on its strategic plans.
 
Ian is a qualified chartered accountant and began his career at Ernst & Young.
 
Past appointments:

CFO of SIG plc
CFO of Low & Bonar plc
CFO of Labviva LLC 

Mary Waldner

Senior Independent Non-executive Director

Joined: August 2026

Committees:

• Audit (Chair)
• Nominations
• Remuneration

Relevant skills and experience:

Mary has extensive experience gained from senior finance leadership roles in listed international companies across the aerospace, defence and engineering sectors. She brings significant expertise in financial management, governance, risk, audit, M&A, capital allocation and business transformation. Mary is currently Chief Financial Officer of Lloyd's Register, the global professional services company specialising in engineering and technology for the maritime industry. She was previously Group Finance Director of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc, Director of Group Finance at QinetiQ Group plc and Group Financial Controller at 3i Group plc. Mary also held a number of senior finance positions at British Airways, General Motors and Vauxhall Motors.

Mary holds an MA (Hons) in Physics and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA).

Current external appointments:

Chief Financial Officer of Lloyd's Register and Non-executive Director of Senior plc, where she serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and as the Director responsible for employee engagement.

Past appointments:

• Non-executive Director of Oxford Instruments plc
• Group Finance Director of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc
• Director, Group Finance at QinetiQ Group plc

Inken Braunschmidt

Independent Non-executive Director

Joined: July 2024

Committees:

• Remuneration    
• Audit    
• Nominations

Relevant skills and experience:

Inken brings over 20 years of industry experience in strategy, innovation, digital transformation and change management. She was Chief Innovation and Digital Officer and member of the Executive Board of Halma plc until 2023. Prior to joining Halma plc in 2017, Inken spent 13 years at RWE AG, the German energy giant, and its renewables subsidiary Innogy SE, where she held various international leadership roles. Inken studied Business Administration, Innovation & Technology Management at Kiel University and did her PhD thesis in Technology Management. Inken is member of the Digital Programme Board of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Current external appointments:

Non-executive director and chair of the remuneration committee of Xaar plc, non-executive director and chair of the remuneration committee of James Fisher and Son plc, member of Digital Programme Board of the Royal Academy of Engineering Society.

Past appointments:

• Chief Innovation and Digital Officer and member of the Executive Board of Halma plc
• Chief Innovation Officer RWE AG & Innogy SE

Karina Rigby

Independent Non-executive Director

Joined: October 2025

Committees:

• Remuneration
• Audit
• Nominations

Relevant skills and experience:

Karina’s career in leading industrial companies spans more than 25 years, initially building her skill set in R&D, product development and manufacturing before progressing on to senior operating and then global leadership roles. Before joining TT she was President of the Critical Systems Division and Global Utilities Head at Eaton Corporation (a global leader in multinational power management and listed on the NYSE) where she had full P&L responsibility, including 17 manufacturing sites. Prior to that Karina spent more than 10 years at Siemens where she held a number of senior roles including CEO of a Siemens energy infrastructure business.

Karina holds bachelor’s and PhD degrees in Materials Engineering from MIT.

Past appointments:

• President of the Critical Systems Division and Global Utilities Head at Eaton Corporation

Eric Lakin

Chief Executive Officer

Joined: April 2025

Committees:

• Corporate Social Responsibility (Chair)
• Governance and Risk (Chair)

Relevant skills and experience:

Eric’s corporate finance and operational experience spans over 15 years. Prior to joining TT he was Chief Financial Officer at Ceres Power and also spent ten years with FTSE 100 engineering group Smiths Group plc, latterly as CFO of Smiths Interconnect. Previously, Eric held roles in operational and corporate finance, strategy and M&A through his career at Smiths and prior roles in private equity and finance, consulting and industry. He has broad international experience including a secondment to the US and a board position in a joint venture in China. Eric is a Chartered Management Accountant and holds a master’s in Engineering and Information Sciences from the University of Cambridge.

Past appointments:

• Chief Financial Officer of Ceres Power plc
• Chief Financial Officer of Smiths Interconnect
• Chief Financial Officer of Morpho Detection

Ian Ashton

Chief Financial Officer

Joined: June 2026
 
Committees:

Governance & Risk Committee
 
Relevant skills and experience:

Ian is a highly experienced CFO with over 20 years’ experience leading the financial and operational functions within listed international businesses. Before joining TT Ian was the CFO of SIG plc, and prior to that he served  as CFO at Low & Bonar plc (until its acquisition by the Freudenberg Group), and at Labviva LLC, a US-based technology company.  He also served in several senior financial roles at Smith & Nephew plc, based at different times in the UK, US and Asia. Ian brings a strong combination of financial expertise, operational insight and leadership experience, all of which will support TT in delivering on its strategic plans.
 
Ian is a qualified chartered accountant and began his career at Ernst & Young.
 
Past appointments:

CFO of SIG plc
CFO of Low & Bonar plc
CFO of Labviva LLC 

Ian Buckley

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Background

Ian's legal career spans over 20 years and he has broad experience of advising on UK and international matters, focusing on corporate, commercial, regulatory, intellectual property and litigation. Ian joined TT Electronics in 2013, having previously worked in the transactional life sciences practice of Reed Smith LLP and on inhouse secondments.

Ian was appointed to the role of General Counsel and Company Secretary to the Board and its Committees in March 2024.

Viki Matthews

EVP Human Resources

Background

Viki joined TT Electronics in 2025 with over 25 years' global experience in the manufacturing, hi-tech, engineering world.   She’s partnered with business leaders in Europe, the US, Asia, and Southern Africa to bring modern, creative, commercially aware, and business focused HR approaches to the challenges of delivering a business and people strategy in complex multinationals. 

Prior to joining TT, Viki's primary employers included Element Six and Oxford Instruments.

Qualifications

Viki is a Fellow of the CIPD.

Dan Lewis

EVP EMS Division

Background

Dan brings 30 years’ experience in the Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) sector and is a seasoned leader of complex plant operations, SCM and business development for global EMS providers including Benchmark, Celestica, Plexus and Jabil.

Qualifications

Dan has a Bachelor of Science degree in Management/Marketing from The Pennsylvania State University.

Robert Relph

EVP Power Division

Background

Rob joined TT Electronics in 2021 following 15 years at Rolls-Royce plc which included a number of high-profile, cross-sector leadership roles including Managing Director of a large wholly owned subsidiary. A commercially-biased general manager Rob has worked and lived in multiple countries including France, Germany and the US. During his time at TT Rob has led significant business growth by focusing on improving operational performance and our customer value proposition.

Qualifications

Rob has a bachelor degree from HEC, Paris, an Executive MBA from Cambridge University and is a lifetime member of the Institute of Directors