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Management

 
Nigel Trodd -  Chairman

Nigel Trodd is Chief Executive of the Fire Division. He joined Halma in July 2003 and is a member of the Executive Board. Prior to joining Halma he was V.P. Europe, Middle East and Africa for Tyco Suppression Systems based in Frankfurt. Nigel is a business studies graduate of Thames Valley University and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Danny Burns -  Managing Director

Danny started his career as an electronics design engineer, then moved to sales and marketing and progressed into general mangement. Although a relative newcomer to the fire industry, joining Apollo as MD in January 06, he has extensive UK and international experience in electronics/software based markets as well as manufacturing operations.

Chris Elkins -  Business Operations Director

Chris first joined Apollo in 1989 as Chief Accountant, a position he held for eight years. After a period working for a manufacturer of consumer durable goods in Havant, he returned to Apollo in 1998 as Materials Manager and in 1999, took over from the previous Manufacturing Director as Operations Director.

Tim Preston -  Finance Director

Tim Preston joined Apollo Fire Detectors Limited in February 2008 as Finance Director. His role also includes working for the Fire Division of parent company Halma plc.

Barry Roach -  Manufacturing Director

Barry Roach joined Apollo in December 2008. Barry is a graduate mechanical engineer and a Chartered member of I.Mech,E.

Jeff Cutler -  Head of Technical Services

Jeff Cutler, an Applied Physics graduate, joined Apollo in 1990 as a Development Engineer. He was involved in the development of Apollo’s products and technologies throughout the 1990s, specialising in the design of the sensors and algorithms. He was appointed Sensor Technology manager in 1999 having successfully completed his MBA. In 2001 he became the Product Development manager. He took overall responsibility for the Technical Services in 2006.

Gary Craig -  Sales Director

Gary Craig is responsible for specific multinational house accounts, new business development and third party suppliers.

Richard Bramham -  Marketing Director

Richard Bramham joined Apollo in June 2009 as the Marketing Director. He has responsibility for Apollo's Product Management, Marketing and Technical Sales teams.