The Rt Hon The Lord Barnett JP PC – Non-Executive Chairman

Lord Barnett is a Certified Accountant and was former Senior Partner in UHY Hacker Young, Manchester. He was a Member of Parliament for nearly 20 years before being elevated to a peerage in 1983. During his political career, he was a member of the Cabinet between 1977 and 1979, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, a Privy Counsellor, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee from 1979 to 1983, Chairman of the House of Lords Select Committee on E.U. Monetary Policy from 1995 to 1998 and a Member of the Select Committee on Bank of England Monetary Policy, which has now become the Select Committee on Economic Affairs, from 1998 to 2004. He was Vice-Chairman of the BBC from 1986 to 1993 and Chairman of the Educational Broadcasting Trust.

Simon Lebor - Chief Executive

Simon Lebor was involved in the clothing sector, starting his career in 1960 with the firm now known as Alexon plc, where he was appointed Managing Director in1976. He was appointed Managing Director of the wholesale and retail division of Dereta (London) Limited in 1982 before leading an MBO of Dereta following its takeover by Alexon plc in1988. Simon and his management team sold Dereta to Berketex Limited in 1989, following which he acted as a consultant to various clothing groups before joining Mercury Recycling Limited as an investor and as Marketing Director in March 1996. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 1997.

Bryan Neill

Bryan Neill joined Simister Engineering Services Limited in 1996, as a Sales and Marketing Director, after spending 12 years with Glaxo Wellcome. During that time he qualified as a Member of the Institute of Purchasing and Supply, and completed his service with Glaxo Wellcome as the UK Purchasing Manager. He was appointed Managing Director of Simister in 1999, and was responsible for the design, development and installation of the company’s recycling plant in the South of England. This was the first of its type in the UK, and is capable of processing all types of fluorescent tubes and street lighting, in anticipation of the EU Directive on Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment. Under his management, Simister enjoyed year on year growth, and he joins Mercury Recycling Group Plc as Operations Director, following the acquisition of Simister in December 2003.

Joseph Claude Dwek CBE – Non-Executive Director

Joseph Dwek is a Board member of the North West Development Agency and chairs the Environment Subgroups. He was formerly Executive Chairman and Chief Executive of Bodycote International Plc from 1972 until 1998, when he retired. He is currently a Director of City Invoice Finance Ltd., Jerome Group Plc, Penmarric Plc, Opal Property Group Ltd., and Envirolink Limited, Jerome Group Plc, Penmarric Plc, Opal Property Group Limited and Envirolink North West. He is also Chief Executive and Chairman of Worthington Group Plc., and former Chairman of the CBI North West Region.

Anthony Jack Leon DL FCA Non Executive Director

Anthony qualified as a Chartered accountant in 1960, and during a wide-ranging professional career, was Managing Partner of Binder Hamlyn’s Manchester office for 15 years and subsequently Senior Partner. He retired from the firm in August 1996 and was Chairman of the Mancunian Community Health NHS Trust until 31 March 2001 and is currently non-executive chairman of Enition plc, and Bright Futures Group plc, and a non-executive director of EXC plc, Aerobox Plc and Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust. He is currently a member of the General Assembly of the University of Manchester. He was appointed Non-Executive Finance Director on 11 May 2007.