Coats
Mike Clasper CBE
Chairman

Position | Chairman |
Nationality | British |
Tenure | Appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 20 February 2014, Chairman since 16 April 2014. Mike will retire from the Board and as Chairman of the Company in May 2021. |
Committees | Chair of Nomination Committee |
Key skills and experience
- Extensive executive and non-executive experience, including in general management and marketing for global companies
- Long-term track record of value creation and change
External appointments
Chairman of SSP Group plc and Bioss, Trustee of Heart Cells Foundation, Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Advisory Board member for Arora International. Previously Senior Independent Director at Serco Group plc and ITV plc, Chairman of Which? Ltd, Chief Executive Officer of BAA plc, Chairman of HM Revenue & Customs, President of the Chartered Management Institute and Operational Managing Director at Terra Firma. He has also held a number of senior management positions at Procter & Gamble.
Qualifications
Mike holds an MA in Engineering from the University of Cambridge.