Board of Directors

Geoff Shingles

CBE, BSc (Hons), FIEE, FBCS, Chairman

Geoff was, until April 1994, Executive Chairman of Digital Equipment Co. Limited, where he served for 29 years. While at Digital, he worked both in the US and Continental Europe. He joined the Imagination Technologies board in 1994 becoming Chairman in 1996. He is Non-Executive Chairman of Sarantel Group Plc and is also a Non-Executive Director of a number of private companies.

Sir Hossein Yassaie

PhD, Chief Executive Officer

After attaining his PhD, Hossein was a research fellow at the University of Birmingham. Prior to joining Imagination Technologies in February 1992, he was with STMicroelectronics and Inmos for eight years, where he set up and managed the DSP and digital video developments. Ultimately he became responsible for the system divisions, including research and development, manufacturing and marketing. Hossein joined Imagination Technologies in 1992 as CTO, joined the Board in 1995, and became CEO in 1998. He was knighted in the 2013 New Years Honours List for services to technology and innovation.

Richard Smith

MBA, MA, FCA, Chief Financial Officer

Richard holds an MBA from Henley Business School, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has an MA in Economics from Cambridge University. His early career included positions with Porsche Cars and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Richard has worked in a number of privately held technology businesses as CFO, and prior to that held senior financial roles at Vodafone. Richard joined Imagination Technologies in May 2011 and was appointed to the Board as Chief Financial Officer on 1 July 2011.

Ian Pearson

Dip Tech (Hons), C.Eng, FIEE, Non-Executive Director

Ian has over 30 years experience with companies specializing in semiconductor design, manufacturing and management, with director level responsibilities. These companies include Inmos and SGS Thompson. He joined the board as Non-Executive Director in 1998. He serves on the Audit Committee and is the senior Non-Executive Director.

David Hurst-Brown

BSc (Hons), FSI, Non-Executive Director

David worked for most of his career in the securities industry. In 2002 he left UBS, where, for more than ten years he had worked in Corporate Finance as adviser to a wide range of companies. David now works mainly as a consultant and his Non-Executive Directorships include Anite plc, Ffastfill plc and Hargreave Hale AIM VCT 2 plc. He joined the board of Imagination Technologies as a Non-Executive Director in September 2000 and is a member of the Remuneration Committee.

David Anderson

MA, Non-Executive Director

David has 27 years investment banking experience including 17 years at Lazard and six years at JP Morgan Cazenove. He joined the board of Imagination Technologies as a Non-Executive Director in November 2010 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

Gilles Delfassy

Non-Executive Director

Gilles is a highly experienced and respected international figure in the semiconductor and mobile/wireless industry with 35 years of highly relevant experience, including almost 30 years at Texas Instruments, Inc (TI). He was a key pioneer and driving force behind the mobile/wireless initiative within TI, which helped to shape the industry.

Andrew Heath

Non-Executive Director

Since 2010 Andrew has held the position of President, Energy at Rolls Royce. He joined Rolls-Royce as an undergraduate trainee in 1982 and progressed to Managing Director, Control Systems Operating Unit in 2001. He was appointed as President, Texas Aero Engines Services Limited (TAESL) in 2005, and two years later was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Rolls Royce Fuel Cell Systems, before moving into the Energy Business in 2009 as Chief Operating Officer. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.