Tobermore appoints first board

UK & Ireland landscaping and construction materials manufacturer Tobermore has appointed its first board, in order to spearhead further expansion and growth.

The board will sit above the company’s current senior leadership team to provide them with strategic direction, governance, and oversight, and will comprise David Henderson as managing director and chairman, as well as general manager, Glenn Robinson, and Daniel Anderson, who will serve in an independent non-executive capacity.

Henderson says: “We have an excellent management structure in place that has contributed to Tobermore’s substantial growth in recent years and helped make Tobermore the great business that it is today. But, in my 48 years at Tobermore, I’ve learnt that to succeed, you must be prepared to change and adapt. So, as we continue to build on our strong foundations and look to the next exciting chapter in Tobermore’s story, the time is right to appoint our first board of directors, who will act as a voice of objective challenge and provide impartial oversight to the business.”

“So, it’s with great pleasure that I welcome Daniel Anderson to work alongside Glenn and myself at Tobermore. One of the most active investors and supporters of businesses in Northern Ireland, Daniel brings impressive commercial acumen, management proficiency, and experience in corporate governance which will significantly complement the Tobermore board and enhance its independence.”

Anderson previously spent much of his career working across the capital markets in the U.S. and London. After returning to Northern Ireland, he helped establish one of the region’s first private equity investment funds, Cordovan Capital, which has invested in, and helped grow, over a dozen businesses.

Robinson first worked for the company on a temporary basis during the university summer holidays then, after graduating, joined permanently as Business Improvement Manager. He was promoted to general manager in 2008. Since then, he has focused on driving sales, helping Henderson to take the company from an independent SME manufacturer with 240 employees that only sold in Ireland to one with a multi-million pound turnover, exporting 70% of its product to Britain and employing 414 people.