SigmaRoc is a quoted lime and limestone group targeting quarried materials assets in the UK and Northern Europe.

Lime and limestone are key resources in the transition to a more sustainable economy. New applications for lime and limestone products as part of a drive for sustainability include the production and recycling of lithium batteries, the decarbonisation of construction including through substitution of cementitious material and new building materials, and environmental applications including lake liming, air pollution and direct air capture.

SigmaRoc seeks to create value by purchasing assets in fragmented materials markets and extracting efficiencies through active management and by forming the assets into larger groups. It seeks to de- risk its investments through the selection of projects with strong asset backing.

Country of Incorporation: United Kingdom
Main Country of Operation: United Kingdom

David Barrett - Executive Chairman

‍David co-founded SigmaRoc plc in 2016. Having spent over forty years in the building materials sector, David is probably best known for co-founding London Concrete in 1997, subsequently building the business from one concrete plant in London to over a dozen plants around the capital. London Concrete was sold to Holcim and is currently the number one concrete supplier in London, with flagship projects such as the London Olympics, the Shard, the US embassy and the new Bloomberg building. Having previously worked with Pioneer, David retired from London Concrete in 2015 and is widely considered an expert in the industry.

Max Vermorken - Chief Executive Officer

‍Max co-founded SigmaRoc plc together with David Barrett and Charles Trigg, having spent a decade in the construction and building materials industry. Prior to SigmaRoc, Max was strategic advisor to the CEO of LafargeHolcim Ltd (“LafargeHolcim”) Northern Europe, the world’s largest construction materials group. His role included responsibility for the merger of Lafarge SA and Holcim Ltd in the region involving the only Day 1 integration of the two businesses following the hive-down and integration of two large asset portfolios – a mix which included two cement plants and a multitude of down-stream aggregates and construction materials assets. Prior to working for LafargeHolcim, Max worked in private equity at Luxembourg-headquartered The Genii Group, where he reported directly to its founding principals. Max holds a PhD in Financial Economics from University College London and Bachelor and Master degrees in both Civil Engineering and Financial Economics from University College London and the University of Brussels respectively.

Simon Chisholm - Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
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‍Simon is the founder and managing director of Feros Advisers spending over 20 years working in the Investment arena. In 2013 Simon left Berenberg and established Feros Advisers in response to the significant regulatory and technological changes that are impacting investment managers and quoted companies. Simon joined Berenberg in 2003 and established an office for them in London. Over the next 10 years Simon was one of the principle architects in building the business from 3 people in London to around 140 and establishing the bank as a recognised brand name in the global investment community. Before joining the sell-side,  Simon was a fund manager investing in European equities first at Singer & Friedlander and then at Henderson Global Investors and ran European Smaller Companies investment products. After University Simon joined Coopers and Lybrand and qualified as a Chartered Accountant.

Jacques Emsens – Independent Non-Executive Director

‍Jacques is a founding member of JPSeven and is a member of the Board, of Sofina, and numerous other companies. Jacques has a long history in defining and implementing strategies of industrial businesses including Sibelco. Jacques holds a degree in Business Administration from the European University of Antwerp, from the Université Libre de Bruxelles and from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry and speaks French, Dutch and English.

Garth Palmer – Chief Financial Officer

‍Following completion of the acquisition of Nordkalk in early September 2021, Garth Palmer has become CFO, with overall responsibility for the Enlarged Group. Garth previously held the position of CFO and Executive Director on a part-time basis from the inception of SigmaRoc. Garth holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Garth began his career at Horwath Chartered Accountants, now part of BDO, in Perth in the audit and corporate services division before moving to KPMG’s audit and risk advisory team. In 2005, Garth moved to London where he provided compliance services, with a focus on U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, for numerous large companies across a range of industries. This led Garth to a Finance Manager role at Apple where he spent four years working on business process improvement, developing and implementing new and improved financial processes and systems. More recently, Garth has been working with AIM quoted companies, predominantly within the mining and resources industries, providing corporate and financial consulting services.

Tim Hall – Non-Executive Director

‍Tim has spent his entire career in the aggregates industry, most recently as CEO of Breedon South, a business he helped build from inception. Prior to this he was director of Tarmac Limited’s Western Area; managing director of Tarmac Western Limited, the company formed by Anglo American from the former assets of Nash Rocks, Tilcon and Tarmac. He spent the previous 27 years with Nash Rocks, latterly as managing director.

Axelle Henry – Non-Executive Director

‍Axelle has served as Chief Financial Officer for Verlinvest Group, a Brussels based international investment business, since April 2014 and also serves on the board of directors for a number of their private companies, as well as Nasdaq quoted Vita Coco. She has held a variety of senior executive positions, including as Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert. Ms Henry has over 20 years’ experience in the Private Equity and Investment Sector, starting her career with KPMG as senior auditor.

Peter Johnson - Independent Non-Executive Director

Peter was previously chief executive of George Wimpey plc and prior to that chief executive of The Rugby Group plc up to its acquisition by RMC Group. Most recently he has been Chairman at Electrocomponents plc and Wienerberger AG and was previously Chairman of DS Smith plc.

Francesca Medda - Independent Non-Executive Director

Francesca has worked with both the private and public sectors, including The European Investment Bank, The World Bank, UNESCO, UN Habitat, Willis Re, Halcrow group, and International Association of Public Transport (UITP). Francesca was instrumental in the restructuring of two Italian infrastructure and transportation companies as a member of their boards. Francesca brings a wealth of experience in the fields of public finance, ESG, innovation and digitisation.

Board of Directors’ Responsibilities

‍The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations, including the AIM Rules for Companies. Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the Directors have elected to prepare the Group and Company Financial Statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union. Under company law the Directors must not approve the Financial Statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Group and Company, and of the profit or loss of the Group for that period. In preparing these Financial Statements, the Directors are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and state whether applicable IFRSs as adopted by the European Union have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Group’s and Company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Group and Company, and enable them to ensure that the Financial Statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Group and Company, and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Company’s website, www.sigmaroc.com. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of the Financial Statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. The Company is compliant with AIM Rule 26 regarding the Company’s website.

‍Committees’ Responsibilities

‍The AIM and MAR Compliance Committee will monitor the Company’s compliance with the AIM Rules and MAR and seek to ensure that the Company’s Nominated Adviser is maintaining contact with the Company on a regular basis and vice versa. The committee will ensure that procedures, resources and controls are in place with a view to ensuring the Company’s compliance with the AIM Rules and MAR. The committee will also ensure that each meeting of the Board includes a discussion of AIM matters and assesses (with the assistance of the Company’s Nominated Adviser and other advisers) whether the Directors are aware of their AIM responsibilities from time to time and, if not, to ensure they are appropriately updated on their AIM responsibilities and obligations. The AIM and MAR Compliance Committee is chaired by Simon Chisholm and its other members are Jacques Emsens and Axelle Henry.

The Company has an established framework of internal control, the effectiveness of which is regularly reviewed by the Audit Committee in light of an ongoing assessment of significant risks facing the Company and the Group. The Audit Committee assists the Board in discharging its duties regarding the financial statements, accounting policies and the maintenance of proper internal business, and operational and financial controls. The Committee is chaired by Simon Chisholm and its other member is Jacques Emsens.

‍The Remuneration Committee is chaired by Simon Chisholm and its other members are Tim Hall and Peter Johnson. It is responsible for:
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■ Determining and agreeing with the Board the framework or broad policy for the remuneration of the executive offices and other senior managers;

■ Take into account all factors which it deems necessary including the level of the Company’s remuneration relative to other companies to ensure that members of the company are provided with appropriate incentives to encourage enhanced performance and are, in a fair and reasonable manner, rewarded for their individual contributions to the success of the Company; and

■ Determining each year whether awards will be made, and if so, the overall amounts of such awards, the individual awards to executive directors and other senior executives and the performance targets to be used.

The Nominations Committee is chaired by Peter Johnson and its other members are Simon Chisholm and David Barrett. The Committee reviews the composition and efficacy of the Board and where appropriate recommend nominees as new directors to the Board. It evaluates the balance of skills, knowledge and experience on the Board and keeps up-to-date and fully informed about strategic issues and commercial changes affecting the Group and the market in which it operates. It keeps under review the leadership needs of the organisation both executive and non-executive, with a view on ensuring the continued ability of the organisation to compete effectively in the marketplace.

The ESG Committee is chaired by David Barrett with Francesca Medda and Tim Hall the other members. The ESG Committee is responsible for:
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■ Advising and making recommendations to the Board on ESG issues;
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■ Actively bringing to the attention of the Board emerging ESG-related issues which members feel are likely to be of significance to the Group’s policies and practices and provide an external view on these issues;
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■ Supporting the Board to adopt high-quality, best practice corporate governance in how it considers ESG-issues across its responsibilities (including in relation to the work of the other Board Committees);
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■ Agreeing and monitoring the Company’s ESG metrics following recommendation by the Chief Technical Officer;
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■ Overseeing and supporting stakeholder engagement on ESG matters;
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■ Overseeing and monitoring the Group’s progress against its net zero emissions strategy;
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■ Helping the Chief Technical Officer in keeping up to date and informed on ESG matters accounts.

Company Registered Address & Number:
6 Heddon Street
London W1B 4BT
United Kingdom
Phone +44 207 129 78 28
Company Number: 05204176

‍Nominated Advisor & Joint Broker: Liberum Capital Limited
25 Ropemaker St
London EC2Y 9LY

Joint Broker: Deutsche Numis
45 Gresham St.
London
EC2M 2AT

‍Solicitors to the Company: Fieldfisher LLP
Riverbank House
2 Swan Lane
London EC4R 3TT

‍Auditors: PKF Littlejohn LLP
1 Westferry Circus
Canary Wharf
London E14 4HD

‍Secretary: Tom Jenkins
6 Heddon Street
London W1B 4BT
United Kingdom

‍Share Registrar: Link Group
PXS1, Central Square
29 Wellington Street,
Leeds,
LS1 4DL

SigmaRoc’s constitutional documents & recent circulars can be found here.