About Us – The Board and biographies
Executive Directors
Jacques Gaston Murray (90)
Chairman
Mr. Murray’s involvement in the
fire industry began in 1961 with
his investment in a business which
became General-Incendie S.A., one
of France’s largest fire extinguisher
companies. He invested in Nu-Swift
and became Chairman in 1982 and
the majority shareholder in 1984
when Nu-Swift acquired Associated
Fire Protection Limited, which owned
General-Incendie S.A. He has
a business interest in, and is Chairman
of, Andrews Sykes Group plc (“Andrews
Sykes”), a separately AIM quoted UK
company.
Jean-Jacques Murray (44)
Vice Chairman
Jean‑Jacques Murray is the son of Jacques Gaston Murray. His responsibility is the control and strategic direction of the Group. He is a Non‑Executive Vice Chairman of Andrews Sykes.
Xavier Mignolet (
46 )
Operations Director
Xavier Mignolet joined the
Group in 1995 and is a Director
of Ansul S.A. and Importex S.A.
and other subsidiary companies
in Belgium. He is responsible
for the Group’s operations
on a day-to-day basis. He is
a Non-Executive Director
of Andrews Sykes.
Jean-Christophe Pillois (53)
Finance Director
Jean-Christophe Pillois trained
as the equivalent of a chartered
accountant with Price Waterhouse
in France and joined the Nu-Swift
Group in December 1983.
He is an Executive Director of
Andrews Sykes.
Emmanuel Sebag (41)
Executive Director
Emmanuel Sebag acts as Jacques Gaston Murray’s assistant and is ultimately responsible for the Fire Group’s operations and for identifying and negotiating acquisitions for the Group. He is a Non‑Executive Director of Andrews Sykes.
Henry Shouler (
72 )
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Henry Shouler is a Director of
PKL Holdings plc. He also has
a number of other directorships
in private companies.
Michael Gailer (74)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Michael Gailer is a Non-Executive
Director of Andrews Sykes and a
number of private companies.
Jean‑Pierre Murray (41)
Independent Non‑Executive Director
J
ean‑Pierre Murray is the son of Jacques Gaston Murray. He is a Non‑Executive Director of Andrews Sykes and a number of private companies.
Marie-Claire Leon (47)
Non-Executive Director
Marie-Claire Leon has been
responsible for managing
various projects around the
world with Jacques Gaston Murray. She is
a Non-Executive Director of
Andrews Sykes.
