Executive Team

Kevin has a doctorate in Chemistry from the
University of Liverpool and an MBA from Manchester
Business School. He spent six years in product
development within the chemical industry and has
a broad experience with OEM multinationals in the
area of new technology development. Previously
he worked for Avecia, formerly AstraZeneca. Kevin
joined the Company in 2004 and the Board as CEO
in 2005. Since then Kevin has been responsible for
leading Surface Transforms through its development
phase to the current position of winning OEM brake
disc contracts and scaling up manufacturing.

Kevin is one of the world’s foremost authorities on
carbon ceramics and has significant experience of
strategic management in the automotive sector.

Across a number of businesses, Steve has amassed
nearly twenty five years in CFO roles based in both
the UK and US. He successfully lead two IPO’s on
AIM with manufacturers Waterlogic, raising $65m,
and Saietta, raising £37.5m. Steve has been CFO of
both divisions and standalone groups, the largest
being Avios (part of IAG) c.£800m turnover at the
time. Steve’s automotive experience includes time
spent at JATO and Inchcape plc and wider transport
roles including Arriva, Menzies Aviation, Avis
Europe and the global business services of IAG.

Gareth Laker is a seasoned operations executive with
over 20 years of international leadership experience in
the automotive and advanced manufacturing sectors.
He has lead transformative initiatives across the UK,
Europe, South East Asia and the US. Gareth previously
held senior roles at Bosch as General Manager and at
Delta Hydraulics as Managing Director, where he drove
strategic growth in automotive systems and services.
A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Gareth specialises in high-
volume automotive manufacturing, cross-functional
leadership and continuous improvement.