Board of directors

Responsibilities :

Chairman of the Board
Responsibility for best practice corporate governance

Board Committees :

Nomination Committee (Chairman)
Corporate Responsibility and Regulated Committee
Remuneration Committee

Current Directorships :

Wolseley plc (Chairman)
DS Smith PLC (Chairman)

Former roles :

Chief Executive, Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

Qualifications :

BA

Year of appointment :

September 2010

Responsibilities :

The Group's overall strategic direction, the day-to-day management and profitability of the Group's operations

Board Committees :

Corporate Responsibility and Regulated Committee

Current Directorships :

Scottish Premier League (Non executive chairman) Scottish Football Association (Board member)

Former roles :

Various roles within William Hill PLC

Year of appointment :

2007. Appointed Chief Executive in February 2008

Responsibilities :

Finance, strategic planning, Group IT and investor relations.

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 (FCMA)

Year of appointment :

2010

Board Committees :

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

Current Directorships :

Wincanton plc (Chairman)

Other Organisations :

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

Former roles :

Chairman, NHS Direct Health Trust
Director General of Telecommunications at Oftel
Legal Services Commissioner
Trustee, Social Market Foundation
Board Member, Keele University Science & Business Park Ltd
Board Member, Office of Communications
Board Member, English Partnerships
Managing Director, Group Central Services, National
Westminster Group Plc
Chief Executive of the Housing Corporation
Non executive director, Hammerson plc

Qualifications :

BA (Hons), University of Keele

Year of appointment :

2005

Board Committees :

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

Current Directorships:

Johnston Press PLC (Chief Executive)
BAFTA (Member)
British Film Institute (Director)

Former roles :

Managing Director and Vice President, Microsoft UK
CEO, Project Kangaroo - the proposed three way joint venture between the BBC, ITV and Channel 4
Director, New Media & Technology
Member of executive board and management board, BBC
Managing Director, Flextech Interactive Limited

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

Board Committees:

Audit and Risk Management Committee (Chairman)

Current Directorships:

Berendsen plc (Non executive director)
Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC (Non executive director)
Rice2 Limited (Chairman)

Former roles :

Chief Executive, Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC
Chief Operating Officer, Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC
Group Finance Director, Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC
Group Finance Director, Asprey Plc
Chief Financial Officer, A.C. Nielsen Corporation
Various senior finance roles in Norcros Plc, Federal Express Corporation and KPMG

Qualifications :

Chartered Accountant

Year of appointment :

1 April 2011

Board Committees:

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

Current Directorships:

Trinity Mirror plc (Managing Director of Regionals)

Former roles:

Managing Director of Wallpaper Group, IPC Media
Managing Director of IPC Advertising, IPC Media
Sales Director, IPC Magazines
Various sales and advertisement roles, Express Newspapers

Qualifications:

BSc (Hons)

Year of appointment:

November 2011

Board Committees:

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

Current Directorships:

Workplace Retirement Income Commission (Commissioner)
Comic Relief (Trustee)
Institute of Employment Studies (Board member)

Former roles:

Human Resources Director, J Sainsbury Plc
Human Resource Director, Barclays Bank Plc
Commercial Human Resources Director, Coca Cola & Scheweppes Beverages Ltd

Qualifications:

MSc, Industrial Relations

Year of appointment:

November 2011

Responsibilities :

Legal, secretariat and regulatory

Former roles :

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

Qualifications :

Solicitor