LEADERSHIP TEAM
Chairman
John Sturgess
Majority shareholder and Chairman, John has managed significant profitable growth for MGS in a career spanning over 30 years. He joined the family firm after serving an apprenticeship as an electronics engineer in 1983, when the company was comprised of four staff members occupying one building and worked his way up to MD in 1991, where he began to lead the company to its current position in the market.
'John is the best boss I have ever worked for. Approachable, likable, fair and considerate. The kind of person I try to be.'
Managing Director
Neil Garrity
A time served toolmaker with managerial experience, Neil joined MGS in 2010 as Operations Manager. He co-ordinated the move to our current site, creating this world-class facility from an empty shell. Now Managing Director, Neil is also a shareholder working alongside John to help steer MGS towards its vision.
'Neil has the technical knowledge, the experience and the energy to motivate his employees. A job left in his hands is a job well done.'
Technical Director
Judson Smythe
His impressive career began as a tool-and-die apprentice before specialising in plastic injection moulding. Originally from South Africa, Judson moved to the UK and joined MGS in 2016 before quickly becoming Technical Director in 2018.
'Judson has vast expertise and experience in the industry. He’s good at his job and he is what I deem successful to be. He is full of confidence and passion.'
Sales Director
Mark Preston
After completing his tool-making apprenticeship, Mark was one of the first in the UK to also complete a technician engineer's apprenticeship and has won numerous awards over his career. From his technical start, he became a manufacturing process-and-tool design engineer before eventually moving into sales, becoming the technical sales manager for MGS in 2006. After a brief period expanding his career elsewhere, Mark returned in 2018 as Sales Director and is now driving new partnerships for MGS across a variety of industries.
