Christopher R M Kemball (61)
Chairman
Christopher was appointed to the board in January 1999 and subsequently became Non-Executive Chairman in May 2005. He is a Vice Chairman of Hawkpoint Partners Limited.Committees:
Nomination committee - ChairmanRemuneration committee
I Roger Dye (56)
Chief Executive
Roger was appointed Finance Director in August 2000, subsequently becoming Chief Executive in May 2005. He has been an executive director of several public companies since 1987, a non-executive director of Nestor Healthcare plc since 2005 and is Chairman of its audit committee.Committees:
Nomination committeeKevin Quinn (47)
Finance Director
Kevin was appointed Finance Director in May 2005. He has previously held senior finance positions within Amersham plc. Prior to 1997, Kevin was with PricewaterhouseCoopers, latterly as a partner in its Prague office, having also worked in the USA and France.John D Burns (63)
Non-Executive Director
John was appointed to the board as a non-executive director in 1987. He is Chief executive of Derwent London plc, a consulting partner of Pilcher Hershman & Partners and a former Chairman of the Westminster Property Owners Association.Committees:
Nomination committeeIdentified by the Board as an independent director
Philip G Rogerson (63)
Non-Executive Director
Philip was appointed to the board in June 2004 and became Senior Independent Director in May 2005. He is Non-Executive Chairman of Aggreko plc, Carillion plc, Northgate plc and THUS Group plc and, until February 1998, he was Deputy Chairman of BG plc (formerly British Gas plc) having been a director since 1992.Committees:
Audit committee - ChairmanRemuneration committee
Nomination committee
Identified by the board as an independent director
René H Schuster (46)
Non-Executive Director
René was appointed to the board in March 2007. He is CEO, UK and Ireland, of Adecco S.A., the recruitment and managed service business, and a member of their Executive Committee. He was a non-executive director of SurfControl plc and was previously with Vodafone plc, the Hewlett Packard Corporation and KPMG in senior management positions with significant international responsibilities.Committees:
Audit committeeRemuneration committee
Nomination committee
Identified by the board as an independent director
Per H Utnegaard (48)
Non-Executive Director
Per was appointed a non-executive director of the company in January 2005 and is President & CEO of Swissport International Ltd. Per previously had his own consultancy firm in Switzerland, prior to which he was Wholesale Director of Alliance UniChem plc.Committees:
Audit committeeRemuneration committee - Chairman
Nomination committee
Identified by the board as an independent director
David A Lawler (44)
Company Secretary
David joined the group in 1995 and was appointed Company Secretary in May 2005. He has previously held senior finance positions with Thorn EMI plc and KPMG, and has worked extensively outside of the UK including Denmark, Germany, Ireland and the USA.