Board of Directors'

Responsibilities
Chairman of the Board. Responsibility for best practice corporate governance

Board committees
Nomination Committee (Chairman)
Corporate Responsibility and Regulated Issues Committee
Remuneration 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
Appointed Chairman in 2004

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 Issues Committee

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

Former roles
Various roles within William Hill PLC

Qualifications
Chartered Accountant

Year of appointment
2007
Appointed Chief Executive in February 2008

Responsibilities
Finance, strategic planning, investor relations and internal audit

Former roles
Finance Director, Center Parcs (UK) Group PLC
Group Finance Director, Albert Fisher Group PLC
Director of Corporate Finance, Safeway PLC
Financial Controller, Mars Confectionery

Qualifications
Chartered Accountant

Year of appointment
2006

Responsibilities
Finance, strategic planning, investor relations and internal audit

Former roles
Finance Director, Bovis Homes Group PLC
Group Financial 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

Expected year of appointment
May 2010

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

Current directorships
Costain Group PLC (Chairman)
Intertek Group PLC (Non-executive director)
Thomas Cook Group PLC (Non-executive director)
Arena Coventry Ltd (Chairman)
Friends Provident Ltd (Non-executive director)

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 Issues Committee (Chairman)
Remuneration Committee (Chairman)
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
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

Year of appointment
2005

Board committees
Audit Committee
Corporate Responsibility and Regulated Issues Committee
Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee

Current directorships
Managing Director and Vice President of Consumer and Online UK at Microsoft.

Other organisations
Member of BAFTA
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Director of the British Film Institute

Former roles
CEO of Project Kangaroo, proposed three-way joint venture between the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
Director, New Media & Technology and a member of the executive board and management board at the BBC.
Managing Director of Flextech Interactive Limited and an executive board member of Flextech PLC.

Qualifications
Chartered Engineer

Year of appointment
2008

Board committees
Corporate Responsibility and Regulated Issues Committee

Responsibilities
Legal, secretariat and regulatory

Former roles
General Counsel & Company Secretary, RHM PLC General Counsel,
The Automobile Association

Qualifications
Solicitor

Year of appointment
2007