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Ben Stocks
Chairman at
XAAR PLC
Profile
Benjamin Denys William Stocks is currently Chairman at Xaar Plc since 2025.
He is Director at Porvair Filtration Ltd., Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at Aerospace Technology Institute, Director at Porvair Sciences Ltd. since 1999, and Independent Non-Executive Director at City of London Investment Group Plc since 2025.
Formerly, Mr. Stocks was Group Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Porvair Plc from 1998 to 2025.
He also served as Managing Director-Specialty Packaging Division at CarnaudMetalbox Engineering Plc.
Mr. Stocks graduated from the University of St. Andrews and holds an MBA from INSEAD.
Ben Stocks active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC | Director/Board Member | 07/04/2025 |
| XAAR PLC | Chairman | 01/10/2025 |
Porvair Filtration Ltd.
 Porvair Filtration Ltd. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Designs and manufactures porous ceramic filters and filtration equipment for the filtration of molten metals | Director/Board Member | - |
Porvair Sciences Ltd.
 Porvair Sciences Ltd. Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing Manufactures cutting-edge porous plastic materials | Director/Board Member | 20/07/1999 |
Aerospace Technology Institute
 Aerospace Technology Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Engages in research and development in aerospace technology | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Ben Stocks
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| PORVAIR PLC | Chief Executive Officer | 15/04/2025 |
CarnaudMetalbox Engineering Plc
 CarnaudMetalbox Engineering Plc Containers/PackagingProcess Industries Design, development and manufacture can making machinery | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Ben Stocks
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Private companies
Connections
48
1st degree connections
9
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 9 |
|---|---|
CarnaudMetalbox Engineering Plc
CarnaudMetalbox Engineering Plc Containers/PackagingProcess Industries Design, development and manufacture can making machinery | Process Industries |
City of London Investment Group Plc
 City of London Investment Group Plc Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Operates as an asset management group | Miscellaneous |
Porvair Plc
 Porvair Plc Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Develops, designs and manufactures specialist filtration and separation equipment | Producer Manufacturing |
Xaar Plc
 Xaar Plc Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Designs, manufactures and supplies industrial inkjet print heads | Producer Manufacturing |
INSEAD
 INSEAD Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
University of St. Andrews
 University of St. Andrews Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Porvair Filtration Ltd.
Porvair Filtration Ltd. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Designs and manufactures porous ceramic filters and filtration equipment for the filtration of molten metals | Producer Manufacturing |
Aerospace Technology Institute
Aerospace Technology Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Engages in research and development in aerospace technology | Commercial Services |
Porvair Sciences Ltd.
Porvair Sciences Ltd. Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing Manufactures cutting-edge porous plastic materials | Producer Manufacturing |
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