Board of Directors
Albert Klein, Executive Chairman (43)
After graduating from St Gallen University, Switzerland, with a Masters Degree in Business and Administrator, Mr Klein worked for Carrier Corporation in the USA and England for four years before taking an active role in the LTG Group in 1994. From 1994 until March 1996 he was Non-executive Chairman of LTG Holding. In March 1996 he was appointed Chief Executive of LTG Holding and in September 1998 he was appointed Chief Executive of LTG Technologies PLC. This year, Mr Klein became Executive Chairman.
Alistair Rae, Chief Executive (47)
Alistair Rae was appointed Chief Executive of LTG technologies PLC in October 2005. He was most recently Group financial Director of Jarvis PLC from April 2004 to March 2005 during its intensive financial restructuring. He qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG and has spent 15 years in investment banking, both with Cazenove, where he was the Managing Director of their Asian business, based in Hong Kong, and more recently with HSBC Investment Bank PLC. He became a Non-executive Director of LTG in 2002 and is also a Non-executive Director of the Refresh Group Ltd.
Dr. Franz Wimpffen, Non-executive Director (47)
Dr. Franz Wimpffen graduated from St Gallen University, Switzerland, with a doctorate in Corporate Finance and in 1989 joined LTG Holding. From 1990 for the following 15 years Dr. Wimpffen server as an Executive Director in carious roles within the LTG Technologies PLC group. In September 2004 Dr. Wimpffen resigned from his position as Executive Director in order to become Chief Executive of LTG Holding GmbH & Co. KG in Germany. He continues to serve on the board as a Non-executive Director.
David Straker-Smith, Senior Non-executive Director (47)
David Straker-Smith is an Executive Director of CrossBorder Capital Ltd, global investment advisors, and is Director of a number of private companies. He previously worked for Gerrard & National Holdings PLC as a main Board Director, and subsequently at ING Barings Securities. He was appointed to a Director of LTG Technologies PLC in September 1998, became chairman in December 1999 and Senior Independent Non-executive Director this year.
