Board of directors

Responsibilities :

Chairman of the Board
Responsibility for best practice corporate governance

Board Committees :

Nomination Committee (Chairman)
Corporate Responsibility and Regulated Committee

Current Directorships :

InTechnology Plc (Non executive director)
Emcore Corporation (Non executive director)
Flybe Group Limited (Non executive director)

Former roles :

Chairman, Saatchi & Saatchi Plc
Chairman, Cordiant Communications Group Plc
Chairman, Robert Walters Plc
Non executive director, Adidas-Salomon AG
Senior Independent Non executive director, TBI Plc
Chief Financial Officer, IMS International

Qualifications :

Chartered Accountant

Year of appointment :

2002

Responsibilities :

Responsible for the Group's overall strategic direction and the day-to-day management and profitability of the Group's operations

Board Committees :

Corporate Responsibility and Regulated Committee

Former roles :

Various roles within William Hill PLC

Year of appointment :

2007

Responsibilities :

Finance, strategic planning, investor relations and internal audit

Former roles:

Finance Director, Bovis Homes Group PLC
Group Finance Controller, Whitbread PLC
Commercial Finance Director, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants division
Other finance and divisional roles, Whitbread PLC
Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Finance and project management roles, Reckitt & Colman PLC

Qualifications:

Management Accountant

Year of appointment :

May 2010

Board Committees :

Audit and Risk Management Committee (Chairman)
Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee

Current Directorships :

Resolution Plc (Non executive director)
Costain Group Plc (Chairman)
Intertek Group Plc (Non executive director)
Thomas Cook Plc (Non executive director)
Arena Coventry Ltd (Chairman)

Former roles :

Group Finance Director, BAT Industries Plc
Group Operation Officer, Zurich Financial Services Plc
Group Finance Director, Barclays Bank Plc
Non executive director, McKechnie Group Plc
Member of the UK Accounting Standards Board
Member of International Accounting Standards Insurance Group
Chairman of the Fiscal Committee of the 100 Group of UK Finance Directors

Qualifications :

Chartered Accountant

Year of appointment :

2002

Board Committees :

Corporate Responsibility and Regulated Committee (Chairman)
Remuneration Committee
Audit and Risk Management Committee
Nomination Committee

Current Directorships :

Wincanton Plc (Chairman)
Hammerson Plc (Non executive director)

Other Organisations :

Chairman, NHS Shared Business Services
Chairman, Legal Services Board
Board Member, Olympic Park Legacy Company

Former roles :

Director General of Telecommunications at Oftel
Board Member, Office of Communications
Board Member, English Partnerships
Managing Director, Group Central Services, National
Westminster Group Plc
Chief Executive of the Housing Corporation

Qualifications :

BA (Hons), University of Keele

Year of appointment :

2005

Responsibilities :

Audit and Risk Management Committee
Corporate Responsibility and Regulated Issues Committee
Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee

Current Directorships:

Consumer and Online UK, Microsoft (Managing Director and Vice President)

Former roles :

CEO, Project Kangaroo
Director, New Media & Technology and member of the executive board and management board, BBC

Qualifications :

Chartered Information Engineer (CEng)
Fellow of Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
BSc (Hons) Business Computing Systems (II i)
The City University Business School, London

Year of appointment :

2008

Responsibilities :

Legal, secretariat and regulatory

Former roles :

General Counsel & Company Secretary, RHM Plc
General Counsel, The Automobile Association

Qualifications :

Solicitor