Global Members' Board

Sifeziwe Ngcobo
Chair

Sifeziwe 'Fezi' is a credit controller and has been with Scott Bader for 13 years. Fezi has previously been the Commonwealth Coordinator for South Africa which has given him a deeper understanding of the governance structure. Fezi joined the GMB to make positive contributions for his colleagues and build on the altruism displayed by the founder of the company Ernest Bader.

Tim Jones
Company Member of the GMB and Non-Executive Chair

Tim's career began in financial services with Royal Insurance and subsequently Tim held posts in the Middle East, the US and Europe before entering the water treatment and bottling sector which included running a UK business and the establishment of a joint venture in the Balkans.

But for nearly 25 years now, Tim has been involved, either as CEO or, since retirement, as Chair of Allia, a charitable organisation with various operating subsidiaries. Here, he has overseen the evolution of a range of new solutions to drive social entrepreneurship and innovations in social and third sector finance.

These days Tim is also a non-executive chair of FTSE listed Fevara plc – an international manufacturer of animal feed supplements and Oximio – a family-owned business operating in the clinical trials sector internationally.

Tim lives on the Cambridge side of Huntingdon with his wife Jane and one of his three daughters. Tim's son, two other daughters and two granddaughters are spread out between London and Cheshire.

Julien Volant
France, Spain, Germany, Italy and Turkey

Julien has overseen the performance of the integrated management system and subjects related to the quality, safety and environment of the Amiens site for over three years. Julien has over 15 years’ experience in the industrial sector. Julien joined the GMB to actively participate in the governance structure and embrace the ethos of the Commonwealth.

Martina Mlinar

Croatia & Czech Republic

Martina has been working at Scott Bader for 13 years and brings over 20 years of experience in sales. She is based in Zagreb, Croatia and she is part of the CNEE sales team. Her role is Sales Manager for South East Europe (Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Hungary). She is responsible for 10 distributors and 46 customers, with whom she builds and maintains long-term partnership relationships.

Martina joined the GMB because she would like to be more actively involved in the work and development of the group. She sees this as a great opportunity to contribute to decisions that shape our community. She is motivated to represent members perspectives, collaborate with colleagues from different backgrounds, and support positive change within the organization while helping to build a culture of trust, collaboration, and accountability.

Ricky Greenwood

UK

Ricky joined Scott Bader in 2022 as a Group Environmental and Sustainability Specialist focussing on the reduction of carbon emissions for the group.  Ricky joined the GMB to take an active and engaged role regarding the safeguarding of our democratic approach to ownership and business expectations. Ricky has lots of involvement with different groups and projects across the organisation helping to try and drive change for the benefit of the business.

Richard Quentin

France, Spain, Germany, Italy & Turkey

Richard is committed our uniquely structured business and has been a Commonwealth Member for over 20 years with the willingness to defend the ethics, vision, and spirit of Scott Bader. Richard spends time working with colleagues from across the group and has an in-depth understanding of the international issues that face Scott Bader. In his current role Richard is the Business Development and Commercial Excellence Manager, Europe & Africa.

Nicolas Nourry

USA, Canada & Brazil

Nicolas has worked for Scott Bader for 8 years and appreciates the value of working for an uniquely structured company. Nicolas believes that all colleagues have a role to play within the organisation. Nicolas holds an MBA degree allowing him a good understanding of both the chemical and commercial sides of the business.

Mohamad Suhel

Dubai, China, Japan, Australia & India

Mohamad has worked for Scott Bader for over 12 years. He stood for the GMB position as he has a keen interest in our colleagues and wanted to be part of the governance structure within Scott Bader. Mohamad is also very proud that he was the Commonwealth Coordinator for Dubai for a number of years and that he works to the core values of Scott Bader.

Gemma Stokes

UK

Gemma has been with Scott Bader since 2023 & works within the customer care team where she has created great connections with our customers & team members all over the company. Gemma joined the GMB wanting to bring the voices of everyday team members to the table & to represent those of the younger generation who are eager to see the company grow in ways that reflect our core values.