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The Class of 2014
New NEDs in the FTSE 350
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Contents
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Introduction and Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The Class of 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Primary career discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gender balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Nationality and international experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Digital experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Executive Board and Plc experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Motivations to seek a FTSE 350 NED role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
NED Induction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Interviews with Class of Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Paula Hay-Plumb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Stephen Hubbard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Rakhi Parekh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cathryn Riley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rebecca Worthington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Biographies of The Class of 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5THE CLASS OF 2014
Foreword
In a world of increasing information, it is always
a challenge for a publication to distinguish
itself and become a useful frame of reference .
Now in its third year, Korn Ferry’s “Class Of”
series has achieved the rare feat of doing both .
Whether you are a Chairman, a Director, an
investor, a regulator or someone who aspires
to become a Non-Executive Director (NED),
this short and punchy publication is a real gem:
a lens into the changing demography of the
Boardrooms of UK Plc .
It is both interesting and instructive to see the backgrounds and profiles
of those joining Boards – or the ‘first timers’ as the Class of 2014 would
describe them . It is also helpful to have 2007 as a comparator baseline
(a year of significant IPOs and the eve of the global financial crisis) . As
the years pass the trends and patterns of the demography of Board
leadership will become even more clear .
Even now The Class of 2014 shows that some interesting developments
and patterns are forming . This is especially so in the area of gender
diversity on Boards, and the low level of previous Board experience of
new NEDs . We can also see the downward trend of overseas Directors
on British Boards, as well as the continued emphasis on people with
a financial background . The Class of 2013 saw a sharp decline in the
proportion of first time NEDs who were women from an all-time high
of 47% in 2012, to a disappointing 29% in 2013 . I am very pleased to see
that in 2014 that number rose to 39% . Now, as we approach the goal of
25% of all FTSE100 NEDs, our attention can be turned to increasing the
proportion of women who are, or will become, Executive Directors .
Long the preserve of CEOs and other Executive Directors, The Class of
2014 continues to show an increasing number of new NEDs who take
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on their first Board without prior Plc Executive Director experience .
No doubt this is a reflection of Boards widening the talent pools from
which they draw new Directors, and being open to different commercial
and leadership backgrounds . I believe this is clearly appropriate . It is,
however, even more important to ensure that Directors have education
with respect to the role of NEDs, a good induction and mentoring (once
on the Board) and ongoing professional development . Potential NEDs
should consider taking one of the respected programmes available (such
as the IoD’s Chartered Director course) to boost their skills and ‘board
readiness’ . It is interesting to read the case studies and testimonies
included in the publication which stress the importance of a good
induction .
Korn Ferry’s Class Of series provides a very helpful reference of talented
new Directors, and its importance is even more significant . The ‘first-
timers’ who have become Plc NEDs over the last few years will be
the Chairmen, SIDs and Board leaders of UK Plc in coming years . It is
therefore extremely useful to get a clear sense as to who they are and
what training they have received . In that endeavour, the Class of 2014
helps immensely .
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Introduction and Methodology.
Each year, Korn Ferry analyses the profiles of those individuals who gained
their first FTSE 350 Non-Executive Board position during the year . This
research, now in its third year and with data sets from 2014, 2013, 2012, and
2007 (for historical comparison), helps uncover the shifting appointment
patterns for the UK’s largest Boards . It provides insights into those
characteristics in high demand over the previous 12 months and in the
short- and medium-term future .
Members of The Class of 2014 have been surveyed as to their reasons for
seeking a Non-Executive Director (NED) position, their experience of the
process, and any recommendations they would make to aspiring future
NEDs or to the Boards seeking to hire them .
Short biographies of each individual are included at the end of this
publication . This report is designed as a reference for the broad range of
stakeholders involved in NED recruitment .
Methodology
Korn Ferry used secondary data sources: including Boardex, a third-party
independent database of Board Directors, LinkedIn, and Korn Ferry’s
proprietary database of more than 8 million profiles of executive and Non-
Executive professionals to identify first-time FTSE 350 NED appointments
through 2014 and to ascertain the characteristics of each appointee .
We analysed characteristics including gender, age, professional background,
nationality, international experience, and digital capability of 233 individuals
and compared the findings to those of the Class of 2012 and 2013 Members .
Our primary research included surveying each first-time FTSE 350 NED
in 2014 . Our study is further complemented by in-depth interviews with a
number of first-time NEDs to provide their insights into their new Board
roles and gather their advice for professionals seeking an FTSE 350 Board
appointment .
The research was conducted between September 2014 and February 2015 .
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Executive Summary
The Class of 2014 displays some predictable themes: the sustained focus
on Board gender diversity, the high proportion of new NEDs towards
those with General Management or finance backgrounds, and a broad
requirement for first-time NEDs to have gained past Board exposure as
an Executive Director .
However, beneath these headlines, there are some surprising data and,
when compared to their peer groups since 2007, the Class of 2014
highlights some telling shifts in the Boardrooms of the UK’s largest
companies .
More ‘inexperienced’ appointees.
In 2014, the proportion of FTSE 350 Non-Executive Directorships that
went to first-time appointees was 54% . This is a 20% increase over the
2007 Class and continues the trend of the last three years . Of this group
of first-time appointees, only 53% had prior executive directorship
experience . In 2007, 65% of the Class had already gained past Board
experience as an Executive Director . What’s more, of this limited 2014
group with prior Executive Board experience, over half of the Members
had gained it on private company Boards .
When one examines the data, this means that in 2007, 80% of all NED
appointments were of individuals who had some degree of previous
listed company governance experience, gained either in past Non-
Executive or Executive roles . By 2014, this proportion has reduced to
60% . This trend puts further pressure on Chairmen to ensure that the
40% that are ‘inexperienced’ are thoroughly inducted and carefully
mentored as they learn the craft of directorship . The members of the
Class of 2014 have provided valuable guidance on these topics .
Less diversity.
There is a continuation of the theme described in last year’s publication
9THE CLASS OF 2014
of decreasing diversity . Whilst gender diversity continues to be in the
news and real progress was made in 2014, other elements of diversity
have continued to decline . The proportion of international NEDs was
down again in 2014, with 59% of The Class of 2014 carrying British
passports . Furthermore, the proportion of The Class of 2014 from the
traditional backgrounds of General Management and Finance increased
again, and this year 76% came from these two disciplines, back to the
proportion seen in 2007 .
One highlight within these trends, however, is that the proportion of
female appointees with General Management or Finance backgrounds
grew significantly . 26% of the Members of the Class of 2014 with these
career backgrounds were women, compared to only 15% in 2013 . This is
hopefully a result of a deepening pipeline of female General Managers .
Whilst we are yet to see a significant increase of female Executive
Directors, still approximately 9% for FTSE 100 and 5% for FTSE 250
companies, according to the latest Cranfield report, perhaps we can infer
a growing number of women at the executive level just below the Board .
Hopefully the experience gained as NEDs on outside Boards will serve
to improve their chances of becoming Executive Directors of their own
companies .
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The Class of 2014.
Newcomers to FTSE 350 Boards. In total, there were 434 NED appointments to the FTSE 350 in 2014,
down from 494 the previous year . Since 2007, there has been a small
(0 .9%) reduction in average annual appointments; however, over the
same period, the proportion of first-time appointees has steadily grown,
and during 2014, 54% of all appointments were given to first timers, up
from 45% in 2007 .
The return of IPO activity over the last two years has contributed to this
trend . There were 15 FTSE 350 IPOs in 2014, contributing to 32 first-time
appointments, compared to the same number in 2013, contributing 55
Members to the Class of 2013 .
Figure 1
Split of FTSE 350 appointments between those with experience and
first-time appointees.
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First-Time FTSE 350 Appointments
Experienced FTSE 350 Appointments
First-Time FTSE 350 NEDs on IPO Boards
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This upward trend of bringing ‘new blood’ into the Boardroom, driven
partly, we assume, by the push on gender diversity, reinforces the
observation we made last year as to the growing proportion of FTSE 350
NEDs with limited Board experience .
At the end of 2014, there was a total of 2,248 NEDs sitting on FTSE 350
Boards . As our analysis above shows, more than 30% of them have less
than three years’ experience as a NED; of those, approximately 75% had
no previous experience as an Executive Director of a listed company . As
the drive for greater Board diversity continues (i .e ., both the pressure
to increase female participation toward one-third and the long-overdue
requirement to build ethnic diversity on Boards), so this proportion of
inexperienced Board Members will continue to grow .
Primary career discipline.
It is perhaps understandable that the majority of NEDs have a General
Management or a Finance/Banking background . The combined
proportion of first-time appointees from these core disciplines increased
again in 2014, and the tendency toward decreased diversity, other than
gender, that we identified in last year’s survey continues . The proportion
from these disciplines is now back to the 2007 level . The split between
General Management and Finance/Banking has shifted markedly over the
period, from 37:39 in 2007 to 43:33 in 2014, perhaps as fewer bankers are
appointed to FTSE 350 Boards .
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First-Time FTSE 350 Appointments
Experienced FTSE 350 Appointments
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While these two disciplines have maintained their combined ‘share’ of
first-time appointees, there have been a few noticeable changes across
other disciplines, particularly in Strategy/Consulting (appointments
dropping from 11% in 2007 to 6% in 2014) and Marketing and
Communications (increasing from 1% to 5%) and HR (increasing from 1%
to 3%) . At a time when gender diversity is on every Board’s agenda, these
strong growth rates should not be entirely surprising, as the Marketing
and Human Resources functions have a relatively higher proportion of
senior female executives .
Gender balance.
The most significant shift in the ‘Class of’ population since the
inception of this research has been the change in gender balance . As
many observers have commented, the combined efforts of politicians,
Chairmen, pressure groups, and head hunters alike has had a substantial
impact on the appointment of first-time women onto FTSE 350 Boards,
and, should this trend continue, the UK will achieve the target set by
Lord Davies in 2011 of 25% representation on FTSE 100 Boards by the
end of 2015 .
Figure 2
Primary career discipline of Class of 2007, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
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In the Class of 2014, 39% were women, up from only 11% in 2007 . Over the
last three years, there has been significant variability in the number and
percentage of women appointed; however, the high percentage of female
Directors appointed in 2012 was likely due to an immediate, strong
reaction to the Davies’ report, and, whilst this dropped substantially in
2013, it is reassuring to see the increase in female appointments in the
Class of 2014 .
The percentage of female appointments has increased across most
disciplines over the last two years . Significantly, this increase is greatest
in the core disciplines of General Management and Banking/Finance,
where the total percentage of female Members of the ‘Class of’ has
increased from 15% to 26% over the period . The high proportion of
women from General Management and Banking/Finance indicates that
the pool of available talent in these core disciplines is good and perhaps
shows that the pipeline of senior female executives is strengthening .
As in the previous year, Human Resources, as well as Marketing and
Communications, although small in overall percentage and absolute
terms, remain female-dominated fields .
Figure 3
Gender split of Class of Members 2007–2014.
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2007 2012 2013 2014
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% of Women Appointed % of Men Appointed
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Nationality and international experience.
In last year’s survey, we highlighted an apparent trend toward decreasing
international diversity amongst the Class of 2013 . This trend has
continued, and the Class of 2014 are even less internationally diverse
than they were the year prior . The proportion of the Class that are British
has steadily increased since 2007 at the expense of almost every other
nationality other than a marginal increase of those from Latin America
and Asia . This lack of geographical diversity is somewhat offset by an
increase in British appointees with international experience—up from
43% in 2007 to 55% in 2014 . A possible reason for the decrease in
international appointments is the increasing time requirements facing
NEDs, particularly in the Financial Services sector, and the logistical
challenge for Boards that need to coordinate travel of those residing
outside the country .
Figure 4
Primary career discipline of first-time FTSE 350 NEDs in 2013 and
2014 split by gender.
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20%
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10%
5%
0%Banking/Finance Commercial/General
ManagementStrategy/Consulting Other (Academic
Government)Marketing and
CommunicationsHuman Resources Research and
TechnologyLegal
7%
27%
8%
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15%
28%
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Digital experience.
The Class of 2014 has an identical proportion of Members with digital
experience as in the Class of 2013 . However, an increase, albeit of
modest proportions, is noticeable when comparing the percentage of
digital appointments in 2007 and in 2012 and related Compound Annual
Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9% . This can be explained by considering three
factors: i) the pool of candidates with digital expertise is relatively small;
ii) Directors with digital expertise are in high demand; and iii) each
Board has a different “digital need” (i .e ., e-commerce, mobile, software,
analytics), hence reducing the pool of suitable candidates even further .
Figure 5
Nationality split of Class of Members, 2007–2014.
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Executive Board and Plc experience.
One constant characteristic of the Class each year is that Boards are keen
to find new NEDs who have already learned their Board craft by virtue of
having been an Executive Director on another Board . Over the past three
years, the percentage of first-time FTSE 350 appointees with previous
executive Board experience has stabilised around the mid-50s (53% in
2014), although it has markedly decreased from the 65% of first-time
appointments in 2007 .
Within this headline number there are some surprising trends, as the
graph below shows . The most significant is the decrease, from 24% in
2007 to 15% in 2014, of Directors who have previously been Executive
Directors of FTSE 350 companies . Consistent with the decline in
international appointments, there has also been a significant drop in the
proportion of first timers who had Executive Director experience gained
from overseas Boards .
These declines have been offset by the substantial increase in the
appointment of first-time appointees with Executive Director experience
gained on the Boards of private companies (an increase of 12% to 27%
since 2007) .
Figure 6
Proportion of digital appointments of Class of Members, 2007–2014.
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Digital Appointments Non-Digital Appointments
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This is a symptom of a trend of increasing numbers of senior executives
working in private equity-owned companies rather than in the listed
company sector . Provided these executives remain attracted by
opportunities to join Plc Boards, this talent pool will remain a key target
for FTSE 350 Board recruiting . However, should compliance or other
regulatory demands become more inhibiting, then this important pool of
NED talent may become less accessible .
Figure 7
Previous Executive Director experience of Class of Members.
35%
6%
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15%
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27%
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2007 2012 2013 2014
FTSE 350 Other UK Listed Foreign Listed Private Public Sector/Non Profit Subsidiary None
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FTSE 100 v. FTSE 250.
We have compared Class of Members within FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 Boards
to understand whether the trends we have observed affect large- and
medium-cap companies equally .
The analysis shows that, as in 2013, FTSE 100 companies have embraced
gender diversity and international expertise to a far greater extent than their
FTSE 250 counterparts . Specifically, large-cap organisations, propelled by
the Davies requirements, appointed 27 women out of 64 first-timers (42%)
compared to 37% in mid-cap companies .
Additionally, 58% of FTSE 100 Class of 2014 Members were non-British
nationals, and in total 78% of first-time appointments to FTSE 100 Boards
had some international experience . For the FTSE 250 Members, only 34%
were not British, and only 49% had some degree of international experience .
Finally, while the split of background experience and discipline of Class of
Members is broadly the same across FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies,
mid-cap companies appointed fewer CEOs and fewer Executive Directors
than did FTSE 100 companies . The average age of first-time appointments
varies: for FTSE 250 Members, the average age was 53 .5, compared to
55 .7 for FTSE 100 appointments . However, mid-cap companies appointed
Directors with prior Plc experience in higher proportion than did large-cap
companies (47% v . 38%) .
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FTSE 350 NEDs Insights.
The Korn Ferry Institute surveyed the Members of the Class of 2014 to
understand their motivations for becoming NEDs and their experiences in
the hiring and onboarding process .
Motivations to seek a FTSE 350 NED role.
The reason most often identified by Class of 2014 Members for becoming
a NED was the ability to apply the lessons learned from an executive
career . Just over half the respondents were motivated by a desire for a
plural career or to broaden their knowledge to further their executive
career . Only 10% were attracted to a NED position to increase networking
opportunities .
Figure 8
Class of 2014 member motivations for seeking a FTSE 350 NED role.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
73%
50%
50%
23%
To add value from my lessons learned in my Executive career
To undertake a plural career and build a portfolio
To broaden my understanding of business and governance
To increase my network
Percentage that selected
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We asked the Class of 2014 to describe their primary reasons for selecting
the Board they joined . For those who were finishing their executive
career, an important reason was the need to get their first directorship as
a stepping stone into portfolio life . Hence the specifics of the particular
Board, whilst important, were of less significance .
For those still in executive careers, for whom their first Board is likely to
be their only Board for some time, the need to select the ‘right’ Board was
more pronounced . For this group the top three reasons were: the ability
to contribute and add value, the experience they would gain from the
challenges facing the company, and the relevance to them of the particular
industry in which the company operates .
Figure 9
The Class of 2014’s deciding factors in taking on their FTSE 350 role.
Compensation
Diversity of the Board
Established relationshipswith the Board Member
and Chairman
Chemistry with the Chairman
Reputation of the Boardand the Chairman
Reputation of the company
Challenges facing the company
Particular industry in whichthe company operates
2%
5%
9%
32%
34%
39%
43%
55%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Percentage that selected
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NED Induction.
Given the increasing professionalisation of the Board Director role, we
were keen to understand the value placed on NED training courses . About
half of the respondents had undertaken some form of NED training .
Induction.
Of the Class of 2014, 59% found their Board induction programme
extremely helpful, 36% satisfactory, and 5% had no induction . This is in line
with last year but an improvement in comparison to 2012 .
The survey highlighted some useful pointers for both new Directors
and Chairmen, as well as Company Secretaries designing induction
programmes:
• Meet as many stakeholders as possible . This should include Senior
Executives, all Board Members, and Managers below the Executive
Committee to give a balance of operational, technical, financial, and
strategic insight .
• Get to understand the business from the ‘bottom up’ as well as
from the ‘strategy down’ . It is helpful to gain an early insight into
some of the interpersonal dynamics and relationships at the Board
level and within the management ranks .
• Visit company offices . Listen to customer service calls . However,
take advice on how best to engage with management, neither over-
powering them or being over-powered .
• Be clear on the specific goals of the induction; ensure that there is
a robust plan and strong commitment and engagement from the
colleagues inside the business who will be responsible for managing
its execution .
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• Create a schedule and a checklist that NEDs can take ownership of
completing .
Advice to those seeking their first FTSE 350 Board role.
The Class of 2014 offered their advice for aspirant NEDs . Their suggestions
can be summarised as follows:
1 . Executive search firms are an important channel . Don’t wait for the
phone to ring . Proactively build relationships with the headhunting
fraternity .
2 . Network broadly . One respondent said, ‘Be clear on what you
are looking for, realistic about the industries your skills can best
be applied to, be patient at the same time as doggedly focused .
Don’t rely on search firms solely; often networks can create
opportunities’ .
3 . Line up good referees and expect the referencing process to take
some time .
4 . In selecting the ‘right Board’, make sure that you have understood
the company and are clear as to where you will bring added value .
As one respondent commented, ‘if you need the company more
than they need you, then you are joining the wrong Board’ .
5 . Don’t be too picky about your first Board . One Board will lead to
another, ‘I am not sure that I subscribe to the view that you need to
be really selective about your first role .’
6 . Do careful due diligence . Particularly in relation to the other
personalities on the board . ‘Make sure that you are going to be able
to work with the rest of the Board, particularly the Chairman and
Chief Executive’ .
7 . Be clear as to your motivations for the role . The time commitment
may appear manageable; however, you may have to give
substantially more time than planned . As one respondent said, ‘My
experience of two NED positions demonstrates that there can be no
half measures if you are to make a full and valued contribution’ .
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Interviews with
Class of Members.
Paula Hay-Plumb (Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust).
Paula Hay-Plumb’s career spans more than 30 years in senior Finance roles
across public and private sector organisations, with previous roles including
Corporate Finance and Group Reporting Director at Marks & Spencer and
CEO of English Partnerships . Unlike many of the Class of 2014 Members,
Paula is an experienced NED . She has sat on the Boards of public sector and
commercial organisations since 2006, and took on her first FTSE 350 role
with Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust in January 2014 .
Of her near decade-long career as an NED, Paula comments, ‘I have got a
huge amount out of it, I think in part because I have taken the development
of my NED career as seriously as I did my executive career . For me, the
transition from executive roles to a portfolio career was a conscious
decision, and one I worked hard at’ .
It is this deliberate approach that has stood Paula in excellent stead for the
building of her portfolio . She began by taking on positions at the National
Australia Group Common Investment Fund and Skipton Building Society .
These were followed by appointments at the Forensic Science Service
and National Audit Office—continuing a career-long tradition of bridging
the public and private sectors . Aberforth is Paula’s first appointment to
a FTSE 350 company . Of this evolution, Paula says, ‘My first suite of NED
roles reflected opportunities at the time that built on my expertise from my
executive career and both my public and private sector background . There
was a natural link to each of the roles’ .
Nine years as a NED has left Paula under no illusion as to the link between
effort put in and level of success received, especially when it comes to
finding that first Non-Executive role . ‘You have to work hard at it, the roles
don’t just come and find you . Talk to people around you to highlight what
you’re trying to do and be open with them . Networking is crucial’ . As
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for securing that role, she cites her breadth of public and private sector
experience as a valuable asset: ‘I’ve always felt that my combination of
experience is my USP, and I find that organisations value the perspective it
brings . That is certainly the case in my current portfolio which, along with
Aberforth, includes the Crown Estate and Hyde Housing Association’ .
An experienced Board Director, Paula nevertheless approached her role with
Aberforth with the same diligence, focus, and pragmatism she has brought
to all her roles . ‘I have many things in my background that are relevant for
this appointment’, she says, ‘but I am not an Investment Trust Specialist . I
am learning fast and hope I bring a perspective that complements the other
skills around the Board table’ .
When it comes to advice for prospective first-time FTSE 350 NEDs, Paula
highlights the importance of taking the time to understand the organisation
you have joined . On the due diligence process: ‘I try to do all the classic
things and get as much material as I can find . I always ask for information if
I can’t find it online, and I don’t engage in an interview process unless I have
all the materials I need’ . As well as exploring the opportunities and risks of
the business, she asks all prospective Board colleagues the same question:
‘What keeps you awake at night?’
At the same time, Paula recognises the limits of due diligence when it comes
to really understanding a new Board: ‘Whatever you do in advance, you only
really get to appreciate the dynamics of the Board when you attend your
first meeting .’ When asked what experience was most helpful at Aberforth,
Paula thinks back to her time at Marks & Spencer . ‘My experience with M&S
meant I understood the dynamics of a listed environment’, she recalls, ‘which
was very helpful as I embarked on a thorough induction process’ .
Ultimately, Paula’s advice for prospective FTSE NEDs is grounded in
considering not just the dimensions of the company but also what you
can bring to the Board: ‘You have to think about what you have to offer .
I thought carefully about my specialisms and areas of knowledge, and
focussed my attentions on roles that matched . Then my first two NED roles
came together at the same time and the rest flowed from there’ .
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Stephen Hubbard (Workspace Group Plc).
Stephen spent nearly 40 years with CBRE Group in various capacities,
culminating in his role as Chairman of the UK which he took on in 2013 .
Stephen has some previous Non-Executive experience, having been on the
Board of Redevco as an Advisor since 2009 . He joined his first FTSE 250
Board Workspace Group in 2014 .
On his first impressions, Stephen has thoroughly enjoyed his time on the
Board of Workspace and has found it rewarding and fulfilling . During his
executive career with CBRE, Stephen had been approached a number of
times; however, the conflicts of interests of his client-facing roles at CBRE
prohibited him from taking on any external appointments . Timing and
circumstances within CBRE were important factors in his ability to take on
a FTSE NED role . ‘I’ve been approached on numerous occasions and I felt it
was probably inappropriate for me to take anything on due to conflicts . Now
that I’m Chairman of the UK business and less involved in the day-to-day
advisory work, I was able to consider external approaches’ .
For Stephen, the right call came at the right moment, and he has decided to
use the Non-Executive platform to extend his property career after having
been encouraged by previous mentors and colleagues . ‘It’s not something I
would have contemplated when I was running a large business area, but I’m
at a point in my career when it’s appropriate and for me very satisfying and
fulfilling . It was always in the back of my mind, but the call came at the right
Advice to prospective FTSE NEDs:
• Think about what experience/specialism you can bring to a
Board and let that drive your decisions around which Boards
you take on .
• Treat your portfolio career with as much energy and conscious
decision making as your executive career .
• Make your network aware of your desire to take on NED roles
and be open in your conversations .
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time and my decision was opportunity driven’ .
Workspace Group was a serendipitous opportunity, as it came at the right
timing in Stephen’s career and was an area of interest to him that played to
his strengths . ‘What attracted me was that I spent most of my commercial
life dealing with central London property and their portfolio almost
exclusively focused on central London . Their business model was of interest
to me, and I felt I could contribute . I felt I had something to give, and I’m also
quite passionate about marketing which is a key part of that business’ .
As most NED appointees, the publicly available information played a key
role in Stephen’s due diligence . In his particular case, the confidentiality of
the appointment meant that he felt it was inappropriate to talk about it to
the external world at the time outside of him clearing it through compliance
at CBRE . But for Stephen, the materials available on the company were
sufficient for him to get a good understanding of the Board .
Throughout his career, Stephen has been familiar with how Boards operate
from a client perspective, so coming into Workspace as a Non-Executive
was difficult . He has observed some interesting differentiators and
characteristics that an FTSE Board has enabled him to observe, ‘It gets very
different when you get into remuneration activities and issues, for example .
That has been an eye opener in relation to the power of the shareholders
and the individual shareholders . Understanding the significance of having
certain shareholders on your share register is important to have’ .
Advice to prospective FTSE NEDs:
• Ensure the timing is right for you in terms of time commitment
and having the right experience to make a contribution .
• Conduct a detailed analysis on each of these before embarking
on the role .
• Once you become more practiced in the environment, further
opportunities will arise, but only take on the roles to which you
can make a quality contribution .
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Rakhi Parekh (Rightmove Plc).
Rakhi spent over 10 years in executive roles with Amazon, most recently
having had responsibility for the UK Media businesses . Since stepping down,
Rakhi has been focusing on a joint project with her husband, their vineyard
and winery, as well as being appointed to her first FTSE Board, Rightmove
Plc . Not only is this Rakhi’s first FTSE appointment, it is also her first Non-
Executive appointment making her perspective unique .
For Rakhi, taking on her first NED role was linked to decisions around
another more personal business opportunity . “I took the decision to step
down from Amazon and focus on the vineyard and winery as I wanted to be
involved at the early stage of strategic decision making, and it was hard to
be involved in a meaningful way whilst still in my executive role . But, I didn’t
want to lose that connection to the business world and to stop using my
expertise and experience from Amazon, so I started talking to people about
Non-Executive roles .”
Joining a Board has allowed Rakhi to maintain flexibility and work diversity,
and at the same time providing her with an intellectual challenge while she
focuses on developing her business venture . “It forces you to stay current
and to think about different business problems and what’s happening in
the market . You’re networked and talking to individuals who are sitting on
Boards of other companies, which can challenge you in a different way .”
When deciding on the type of company she would consider, Rakhi’s
expectations evolved as she went through the process and were much
broader than the listed versus private company consideration . “My ideal
when I set out was to have one Plc and one private NED role . And I still think
that is a nice mix, but having gone through the process, I realised that there
are so many factors that are important: Is it an interesting company/sector?
What’s the Chairman like? What’s the CEO like? What’s the impact you can
have on that business? Where do I bring something unique to the Board?
Those factors are much more important to me now than whether it’s private
or public .”
One of the main reasons Rakhi was attracted to Rightmove as a company,
was the customer element and the changing competitive environment . “I
know the company, I’m a customer, I like the product and they were at an
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interesting point of increased competitor activity . I’m used to thinking about
competitors, and customers, and I liked the speed and pace Rightmove
operates at .” But at the heart of that came other considerations she
highlights as crucial to her decisions about Rightmove . “I liked the Chairman,
the CEO, the dynamics of the Board which were focused on what is best for
the business, and I felt that I brought a unique perspective to the table” .
The Rightmove appointment has also had another positive impact for Rakhi .
“Once you get your first NED role, that opens doors . It makes me feel more
confident about waiting for the right opportunities . Everyone says getting
your first Board role is the hardest, so I wasn’t sure how much compromising
I was going to have to do at the start of the process” .
Although Rakhi is not sure whether she will go back to an executive career,
the transition for her has been a good learning experience . “It’s not like
getting another job, it’s a totally different shift in the way you work, what’s
expected of you and how much you put it . But I’ve met a lot of people that
have four to five NED roles and that’s just like a full time job again” .
Rakhi believes she was lucky in terms of the timing of the Rightmove
opportunity as she brings something to the Board that is in demand . Her
advice to first time NEDs is to focus on what you bring to the Board that is
different . “I think to get your first FTSE, you need an angle to what you bring
to the Board that’s different to all the experienced NEDs out there . It might
just be a fresh perspective, it could be industry experience or a functional
expertise . Digital is important right now and helped me get initial interest .
While digital can mean a lot of different things, many companies are looking
for people that can think about the challenges that come with moving
online” .
Having completed her first few Board meetings, Rakhi comments on the
learning process of being a FTSE 250 Board Member . “It all starts clicking
in place after the initial induction, you can go back and have follow-up
meetings to understand specific areas in more detail . It is self-directed to
some extent, as you need to make yourself comfortable that you have a
good grasp of the business and issues, and do what it takes to achieve that” .
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Cathryn Riley (International Personal Finance).
Cathryn Riley retired from Aviva Plc in October 2013 after 17 years with
the company . Latterly she served as Group Chief Operations Officer,
responsible for IT, Business Change and Operational Shared Services
across the organisation . In 2009, whilst at Aviva, she secured her first non-
executive directorship with Equitable Life and since retiring from executive
life, she has joined her first FTSE board with International Personal Finance
Plc as well as the board of ACE European Group .
Cathryn found the transition to a portfolio career relatively easy and made
the active choice to pursue a non-exec career with clear reasons behind the
shift . “I wanted to pursue the portfolio option as I wanted both more control
in my life and wanted to pursue a range of other things . A portfolio career
has enabled me to do that .”
Her first external appointment to the board of Equitable Life Assurance
came in 2009 whilst she was still in her executive role with Aviva . Having
been on the board of Equitable for over five years, Cathryn had gained an
insight into the nature of a non-executive role and what it entails which
helped facilitate her transition into the listed environment . On the differences
between the listed and non-listed, Cathryn describes the biggest differences
in the technicalities . “It’s more about the technicalities than the day-to-
day issues . The role and responsibilities are no different and the themes/
Advice to prospective FTSE NEDs:
• Deciding on which Board to target/join is not just about
whether it’s listed or private . Other factors to consider are:
challenges facing the sector, position within the market,
opportunities of the sector, nature of the Chairman and CEO,
what do you bring to the Board .
• The first appointment is the most crucial one as it provides a
level of confidence in your subsequent decisions .
• Identify what you can bring to the Board that is different .
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topics discussed are similar, but with listed entities there are more rules and
regulations . As a board director, you are much more conscious of external
shareholders, analysts and ratings agencies as well as the regulators . The
external scrutiny is much more at the forefront .”
Cathryn chose to join the IPF board in 2014 for a variety of reasons . “I hit it
off with the Chairman and the Chief Executive . I know they are not going
to be there forever but they are fundamental . It also made a difference
to meet fellow NEDs . In addition, IPF ticked the important boxes – it was
an international, listed company going through transformation . I felt I
could add value on the digital, operations and governance side . It was
non-insurance but still in financial services so close enough that I could
contribute . In short there were a number of things which fitted the bill and
the personalities on the board made a big difference . I have thoroughly
enjoyed working with the Chairman, Chief Executive, other NEDs and
management team – they’re a terrific group .”
Cathryn was keen to secure a FTSE directorship, as she already had a
mutual and wanted diversity in her portfolio . She wanted to have that ‘edge’
that comes from external pressures and was keen to utilise the experience
she had gained in a commercial plc environment .
As part of her due diligence, Cathryn met the Chairman, CEO and a couple
of key individuals which was important in her decision making process . “I
also talked to the auditors, spent time looking at previous accounts, investor
presentations and all publicly available information . And then of course the
headhunters and getting some insights in terms of the board .”
On offering advice to prospective first time as well as first time FTSE NEDs,
Cathryn highlights some of the practical things to consider . “Put a really
good CV together which highlights your non-executive experience and
draws out your relevant strengths .” In addition her advice would be to “use
your personal network to promote yourself with head-hunters, chairmen
and non-executive directors . Have clear references and think carefully about
who is going to be a supporter . Ensure you have the right people around
you as sounding boards to challenge and give advice .” She herself was
fortunate enough to have undergone a robust NED training programme
which provided her with mentors that were able to share their insight . “I
was lucky I went through a robust training programme and I had as part
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of that some very senior chairmen as mentors . The value of that was that
they could talk to you about the behaviours, ethics, culture and give you
the benefit of their wisdom of what they would be looking for at different
stages . It’s about striking the right balance between contributing, listening
and learning . Having people around you who have been there and done it is
really valuable .”
Cathryn strongly believes that you should be as clear as possible about
what interests you . “The temptation is to jump at the first thing but you are
in it for the long term and need to be clear about what you want to do and
why . I would also encourage budding NEDs to read various publications;
one is never too old to learn and it is helpful to have different views and
perspectives .”
For chairmen who are keen to attract the best NED talent, Cathryn would
give the following advice: “I would encourage them to widen the net as
much as possible and to keep an open mind rather than considering the
obvious people they know in their current circles .” This is particularly true
for women “Notoriously women don’t promote themselves quite as well as
men have in the past . There is a lot of hidden talent under the radar and it
is easy to overlook that talent because we have a natural tendency to go to
those we trust .”
Advice to prospective FTSE NEDs:
• Work your network, let them know your ambitions of joining
a board and use them as a sounding board to constructively
challenge you .
• Put together a CV aimed at highlighting your non-executive
capabilities and strengths .
• Be clear about what your interests are and don’t jump at the
first thing that comes along . It’s a long term game and you
being clear about why is important .
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Rebecca Worthington (Hansteen Holdings Plc).
Rebecca is a seasoned Finance Director, having spent more than 10 years
in various roles with the FTSE-listed Quintain Estates & Development . She
sat on the Executive Board from 2001 and left in 2012 to set up her own
business, Lodestone Capital . Her first Board role came in the form of Aga
Rangemaster, the FTSE small-cap manufacturer, in 2013, and she then
subsequently secured her first FTSE 250 appointment through Hansteen
Holdings in 2014 . As a former Finance Director of a listed entity, Rebecca
brings the perspective of financial experience on a Board as well as the view
of someone juggling a full-time role alongside her appointments .
On managing the time commitment of her current portfolio, Rebecca has
consciously evaluated the time she can dedicate to all her roles . ‘I decided
the maximum number of NED roles I can take on whilst I have a day job
is two . The worst thing you can do is take on too much and not do it well .
The reason I’m able to take on two is because I run my own business and
therefore can partly be the master of my own destiny . I think you have to
be very careful about extending beyond one if you are in an executive role .
The pressure on time with family is there, and I have been approached on
a couple of interesting Non-Executive roles and have had to say no as I just
can’t see any scope to do them properly’ .
Rebecca’s background has been helpful in her transition to a NED role with
a FTSE 250 company . She spent a number of years as an Executive Director
on the Board of Quintain Estates, observing the behaviours and approaches
of other Board Members, and has drawn on this experience . ‘Through my
time, I’ve seen three Chairmen and a number of NEDs coming and going . I
have had a view on what both good and bad looked like . And whilst I knew
that I’m far from perfect, I made the point to mould myself as far as I could
on the habits of the people I thought made good NEDs’ .
She didn’t find the transition to the Board of Hansteen Holdings as a
NED particularly challenging, partly because she has operated in a similar
structure at Quintain with a Founder/CEO . She has empathy toward the
ways of the working and the dynamics of the Boardroom; however, despite
all this experience, Rebecca consciously educates herself on issues that
come up and is prepared . ‘Being on top of your subject and having properly
read the Board papers are some of those “good” behaviours I tried to
replicate . If you haven’t understood something, try covering it ahead of
the Board meetings . That’s not always possible, but I think it’s important to
identify where you need support’ .
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On her reasons for joining a FTSE 250 Board, Rebecca was keen to stay
connected to the listed environment and contribute with her experience
from this type of structure . ‘The reason I chose Hansteen was partly when
I stepped down from a public listed company, it was quite appealing to
be back in the real estate plc world, even if on a part-time basis’ . There
were other reasons this particular Board also appealed to her: ‘It was the
management team, dynamic and entrepreneurial, high-calibre NEDs . A good
team of Executives and Non-Executives . That was critical in deciding who
you want to spend time with’ .
At the same time, she recognises the different motivations for joining a
particular company . ‘It all depends on what you’re looking for . If you’re
looking for a crisp, clean CV—go and do a safe FTSE 100 . The thing that gets
me more excited is having genuine issues to solve—that’s what I enjoy’ .
Rebecca has also pointed out the continuous education process after joining
the Board, and her recommendation is to seek advice and training of the
Big Four and at the same time being mindful of the time commitment this
entails . “I have always used consultants to educate myself . A lot of the Big
Four offer training . It’s really important to ask for what you want, but it does
require time commitment’ .
Advice to others seeking a FTSE 350 appointment:
• Balance choosing a Board on the basis of your skills and abilities,
and with whom you want to work .
• Make sure you are clear about the time you have to dedicate to
the Board role . If you are in an executive role, be careful about
extending it beyond one .
• If you can’t get comfortable around the accounts, don’t go for it .
• Balance being proactive and patient . It took me the best part of
two years to get my NED roles .
• My advice to Chairmen would be to push headhunters wider .
Not every appointment has to be safe . Occasionally it would be
better to take a risk and have a wider diversity .
• Try and find a way to be front of people’s minds . That’s more
difficult when you have a day job, but relentless proactivity and
self-promotion pays off .
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DR ALISON GOLIGHER OBE - MEGGITT PLC
Currently Executive Vice President for the Upstream International
Unconventionals at Shell International Exploration and Production, a
role she took on in 2013 . Previously she worked in a number of roles
for Shell International Exploration and Production between 2006 and
2012, including Regional Vice President of Production in Asia and Vice
President of Technical in the Middle East and Corporate Support in
Europe . Prior to that she worked in various positions at Schlumberger
between 1998 and 2006, including Vice President of Production and
Head of Technology at Schlumberger Wireline Services .
AEROSPACE & DEFENCE
SUSAN SEARLE - QINETIQ GROUP PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of Benchmark Holdings and DeltaDOT
Technologies and is an International Advisory Board Member at
PTT Global . Previously she was Chief Executive Officer of Imperial
Innovations from 1999 to 2013 . Early career at Signet Group and Bank
of Nova Scotia .
Biographies of The Class of 2014.
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DR PHILIP AUGAR - TSB BANKING GROUP PLC
Currently Public Interest Committee Member for KPMG, a role he took
on in 2014, and since 2000 the Owner of Philip Augar and Associates .
Previously Advisor to the Home Secretary between 2010 and 2014,
and was also a Member of the Cabinet Office . Since 2000 he has been
involved in consulting, writing, and public speaking with Philip Augar
Associates . Prior to that he was Group Managing Director of Securities
at Schroders Securities from 1995 to 2000 and Senior Managing
Director of Natwest between 1989 and 1995 . Early career with Wood
Mackenzie .
BANKS
MARK FISHER - TSB BANKING GROUP PLC
Most recently Director of Operations at Lloyds Banking Group between
2009 and 2014 . Previously CEO of ABN AMRO between 2007 and
2008 . Prior to that he was Division CEO of Manufacturing at Royal
Bank of Scotland and then Director from 2006 to 2008 . Before that
he worked for nearly 20 years for National Westminster in various
positions, including Chief Operating Officer and Finance Director .
MORTEN FRIIS - ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC
Most recently Chief Risk Officer for Royal Bank of Canada between
2009 and 2014 . Previously he was Executive Vice President and Chief
Risk Officer from 2005 to 2009 . Prior to that he held a number of
positions between 1977 and 1997 at Royal Bank of Canada, including
Senior Vice President with responsibility for Credit and Counterparty
Risk Issues .
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BANKS
SIMON HENRY - LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
Currently Chief Financial Officer of Royal Dutch Shell, a role he took on
in 2009 . He has worked for Royal Dutch Shell for more than 30 years
in various positions, including Division Executive Vice President of
Finance between 2004 and 2009 and Head of Investor Relations from
2001 to 2004 . Qualified Management Accountant .
DYFRIG JOHN CBE - LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
Chairman of Principality Building Society from 2010 to 2014 . Previously
he held various senior roles at HSBC Bank, having worked there for
more than 35 years between 1971 and 2009, latterly serving as Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chairman . He has also
sat on the Board of Marks & Spencer Financial Services and was Chief
Executive Officer of HSBC in India between 1997 and 1999 .
NAGUIB KHERAJ - STANDARD CHARTERED BANK PLC
Most recently Vice Chairman of Barclays Bank between 2011 and 2013 .
Previously he was Chief Executive Officer of Lazard International
and Chief Executive Officer of JP Morgan Cazenove . Was also Senior
Advisor to the Financial Services Authority . He has sat on the Boards of
NHS England, Absa Bank, and Barclays Africa . He worked for Barclays
from 1997 to 2007 in various positions, including Group Finance
Director and Division Chief Executive Officer of Barclays Private Clients .
Early career with Salomon Brothers .
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BANKS
DR HEIDI MILLER - HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of First Data, a role she took on in 2014,
and General Mills, a role she took on in 1999 . Previously sat on the
Board of Progressive Corporation . Prior to that she worked for JP
Morgan Chase as Chief Executive Officer of Treasury and Security
Services and then President of the International Division . Before that
she was Chief Finance Officer of Bank One and Vice Chairman of Marsh
& McLennan . She was also Chief Finance Officer of both Priceline and
Citigroup . Early career with Travelers Group .
ALEXANDRA PRITCHARD - TSB BANKING GROUP PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of Findel, MBNA, and Gradient Finance .
Previously sat on the Boards of Permanent TSB Group, Skipton
Building Society, and Financial Services Compensation Scheme . Prior
to that she was Senior Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Partner
at KPMG, both within the Financial Services division . In between
these two roles, she was also Advisor in Risk Management at AON
between 2002 and 2004 . Before that she was Head of Treasury at
Anglo American from 1983 to 1986 . Early career with Stokes Kennedy
Crowley . Chartered Accountant .
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STEPHEN THIEKE - BARCLAYS PLC
Formerly Senior Advisor at Promontory Financial Group and
Independent Director at PNC Financial Services Group . Was also
Chairman at Riskmetrics Group from 1998 to 2010 and served on the
Board of the Financial Services Authority . As an executive he spent
many years at JP Morgan, latterly serving as Chairman of JP Morgan
Securities and Head of the Fixed Income Division . Early career at the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where he rose to become Head of
the New York Credit and Capital Markets Group .
BANKS
POLLY WILLIAMS - TSB BANKING GROUP PLC
Currently Chairman of the National Counties Building Society and sits
on the Boards of Daiwa Capital Markets Europe and Scotiabank Ireland .
She has had an extensive non-executive career, having sat on the
Boards of Advanced Payment Solutions, Worldspread Group, Espirto
Santo Investment Bank, Z Group, and Legend Communications . She
spent more than 15 years with KPMG, becoming Partner in 1997, and
leaving in 2003 . Chartered Accountant .
BEVERAGES
SILVIA DIAS LAGNADO - BRITVIC PLC
Currently Senior Director of Sapient, a role she took on in 2013 .
Previously she was Chief Marketing Officer of Bacardi and President
of Bacardi Global Brands between 2010 and 2012 . Prior to that she
worked for Unilever from 1986 to 2010 in various positions, including
Global Executive Vice President of the Savoury Category, Global Senior
Vice President of Dove, Vice President of Deodorants Division in Latin
America, and Marketing Manager for Oral Care .
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IAN MCHOUL - BRITVIC PLC
Chief Financial Officer of Amec Foster Wheeler (formerly Amec) since
2008 . Previously served on the Board of Premier Foods between 2004
and 2012 . Formerly Group Finance Director of Scottish & Newcastle
between 2001 and 2008 . Early career with KPMG . Chartered
Accountant .
BEVERAGES
ALAN STEWART - DIAGEO PLC
Currently Chief Financial Officer of Tesco, a role he took on in 2014 .
Previously he was Chief Financial Officer of both Marks & Spencer and
AWAS Aviation Capital . Prior to that he was Group Finance Director
of WH Smith between 2005 and 2008 and Chief Executive Officer
of Thomas Cook UK from 2001 to 2003 . Has sat on the Board of
Games Workshop . Early career at HSBC Investment Bank . Chartered
Accountant .
NICOLA MENDELSOHN - DIAGEO PLC
Currently Regional Vice President of Europe, Middle East, and Africa
for Facebook, a role she took on in 2013 . Previously she was Chairman
of Karmarama Communications between 2008 and 2013 . Prior to that
she was President and Vice President for Europe of the Institute of
Practitioners in Advertising from 2011 to 2013 . Before that she worked
in various positions, including Deputy Chairman for Grey London
between 2004 and 2007 . Early career at Bartle Bogle Hegarty .
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JULIE SOUTHERN - RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
Currently sits on the Board of NXP Semiconductors, a role she took
on in 2013 . Previously she held a number of roles at Virgin Atlantic
Airways from 2000 to 2013, including Chief Commercial Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, and Executive Director of Finance . Early career at
PricewaterhouseCoopers . Chartered Accountant .
BUSINESS SERVICES
MAARIT AARNI-SIRVIO - BERENDSEN PLC
Currently Managing Director of Borealis and Senior Director of Eera
Oy, and sits on the Board of Wartsila . Previously sat on the Board of
Rautaruukki between 2004 and 2012 and was Chairman of Det Norske
Myntverket and Oy Nordic Moneta from 2008 to 2010 . Before that she
held a number of Board positions at Ponsse, Epec, Vattenfall Europe,
Noretyl, and North Sea Petrochemicals . Between 2008 and 2010 she
was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mint of Finland . Early
career at Neste Oy .
JEFF RANDALL - BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC
Most recently Broadcaster and Presenter for Sky News between 2007
and 2014 . Alongside that he was also Editor and Premier Commentator
for the Daily Telegraph . Previously he was First Business Editor for
the British Broadcasting Corporation from 2001 and 2005 as well as
working in various positions for ITV . Prior to that he was Editor for
the Sunday Business Newspaper and Sunday Times . He was Deputy
Chairman of FTI Consulting between 1995 and 1996 and has also
worked at the Sunday Telegraph, Barron’s Business, and Financial
Weekly . Early career at Hawkins Publishers .
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STEPHEN GOOD - ELEMENTIS PLC
Most recently Chief Executive Officer of Low & Bonar, with whom
he worked for 10 years . He held various other positions, including
Managing Director of Technical Textiles and Division Director of New
Business and Plastics . Prior to joining Low & Bonar, he spent 10 years
with Clariant International in a variety of leadership positions managing
international speciality chemical businesses . Early career with KPMG .
Chartered Accountant .
CHEMICALS
BRENDAN CONNOLLY - SYNTHOMER PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of Cape, Fit for Life International, and
Sparrows Offshore Group . Previously he was Regional President for
Caspian, Middle East, FSU, and Russia for Industry Services Business
at Intertek Group . Prior to that he was acting Chief Executive Officer
and also sat on the Board of Cape . Before that he was Chief Executive
Officer of Moody International between 2006 and 2011 . He also worked
in various positions for Atos Origin UK, including Chief Executive
Officer . Early career at Schlumberger .
HELENA GANCZAKOWSKI - CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC
Founder of HLG Consulting and sits on the Board of Ecover, a role
she took on in 2013 . Previously she worked for Unilever for more
than 15 years in various positions, including Head of Global Agencies,
Global Brand Leader of Flora/Becel, UK Marketing Director, and
Senior Corporate Strategist . Prior to that she was Manager of UK and
European Brand and Marketing at Lever Brothers between 1988 and
1995 .
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OLIVIER GOUDET - JIMMY CHOO PLC
Currently Partner at JAB Holding and Chairman of Peet’s Coffee & Tea,
a role he took on in 2013 . He also sits on the Boards of Coty, D E Master
Blenders, and Anheuser-Busch Inbev . He is also Advisor to the Board
of Mars . Previously Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Mars between 2004 and 2012, during which time he oversaw the
acquisition of Wrigley and an increase in net revenue . Prior to that he
held various positions at Mars from 1990 to 2004 .
CLOTHING, LEISURE, & PERSONAL PRODUCTS
JASPAL BINDRA - RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC
Currently Group Executive Director of Standard Chartered and
Regional Chief Executive Officer of South and South East Asia . He
started working for Standard Chartered in 1998 and held various
positions, including Global Head of Client Relationships in Wholesale
Banking, and he was a Member of the Executive Committee . Prior to
that he was Regional Head of Business Development in India for UBS
between 1994 and 1998, after spending 10 years at Bank of America
in various positions, including Regional Head of Finance Institutions in
India . Chartered Accountant .
GIANLUCA BROZZETTI - JIMMY CHOO PLC
Currently Partner of JAB Holding, a role he took on in 2014, and Chief
Financial Officer of JAB Luxury, a role he took on in 2010 . He has
20 years of experience in the luxury consumer industry . Previously
Chief Financial Officer of Bally between 2005 and 2010, and prior to
that Chief Financial Officer of IT Holdings . He was Corporate Finance
Director of Diners Club Europe from 1999 to 2003 . Before this he was
Treasurer and Corporate Finance Director of IT Holding .
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CAROLINE SILVER - PZ CUSSONS PLC
Currently Managing Director of Moelis & Company, a role she took on
in 2009 . She has more than 25 years of experience in the investment
banking industry, having previously worked in various positions for
Merrill Lynch & Company, including Vice Chairman of EMEA Investment
Banking . Prior to that she worked in various positions for Morgan
Stanley between 1994 and 2008, including Global Vice Chairman
of Investment Banking . Held various roles in Corporate Finance at
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell . Early career at PricewaterhouseCoopers .
Public Accountant .
CLOTHING, LEISURE, & PERSONAL PRODUCTS
DAVID POULTER - JIMMY CHOO PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of Dwp Consulting, a role he took on in
2013, and Latchmore Place, a role he took on in 2006 . Previously Senior
Vice President of Finance at Reckitt Benckiser from 2009 to December
2012 . He was also the Head of Internal Audit and the Finance Director
for Developing Markets . Early career with Coopers & Lybrand .
Chartered Accountant .
SUE SHIM - RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC
Currently Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of
Samsung Electronics, a role she took on in 2010 . She had been Vice
President of Brand Strategy prior to this . Prior to that she was Global
Marketing Director of the Beauty Care Global Business Unit at Procter
& Gamble . She was also Division Director of Marketing for Procter &
Gamble across Northeast Asia and Korea .
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KIRSTY BASHFORTH - KIER GROUP PLC
Currently Group Head of Organisational Effectiveness for BP, a role
she took on in 2011 . Previously worked in a number of positions at
BP, including European Head of Sales, Marketing & Logistics for BP’s
Petrochemicals business, Strategy & Marketing Director for its global
b2b marketing businesses, and Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive
Officer of Refining & Marketing .
CLOTHING, LEISURE, & PERSONAL PRODUCTS
ROBERT SINGER - JIMMY CHOO PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of Coty, Mead Johnson Nutrition, Tiffany,
and Gianni Versace, and is Executive Advisor at CCMP Capital
Advisors . Previously sat on the Board of Benetton Group and was Chief
Executive Officer of Barilla Holdings . Prior to that he was President and
Chief Operating Officer of Abercrombie and Fitch between 2004 and
2005 . He was Partner, and then Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, of Gucci Group from 1994 to 2004 . Before that he
was Audit Partner at Coopers & Lybrand .
DOUGLAS TOUGH - RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC
Currently on the Board of Molson Coors Brewing, a role he took on
in 2012 . Previously Chairman of International Flavors & Fragrances in
2014, having served as Chief Executive from 2010 to 2014 . Prior to this
he was Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Ansell from
2004 to 2010 . Before that he spent 15 years at Cadbury Schweppes
in various positions, including President of Cadbury Beverages
International . He was also the Chief Executive Officer of Dr Pepper/
Seven Up . Early career at Procter & Gamble .
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING MATERIALS
45THE CLASS OF 2014
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING MATERIALS
JOHN DALY - WOLSELEY PLC
Currently Director of Reynolds American, a role he took on in 2010 .
Previously he worked for British American Tobacco for 10 years in a
number of roles, including Regional Director of Asia Pacific, Regional
Director of Middle East and North Africa, Chief Operating Officer, and
Executive Director . During this time he also served as Representative
Director for ITC between 2005 and 2009 . Prior to that he was Regional
Managing Director for Japan and Korea for Rothmans International and
Director of Strategy and Planning for Rothmans Europe . Early career at
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals .
DIANA BRIGHTMORE-ARMOUR - BERKELEY GROUP HOLDINGS PLC
Currently Regional Chief Executive of Australia and New Zealand Bank,
a role she took on in 2013 . Served as a NED of the UK Department
for Communities and Local Government between 2011 and 2013 . She
was Division Chief Executive for Corporate Banking at Lloyds Banking
Group from 2007 to 2012 and Managing Director of Corporate Banking
between 2004 and 2006 . Worked at MCI Group UK as Corporate
Development Officer and was also Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer at Oneswoop .com . Early career at Coca-Cola
Beverages . Chartered Accountant .
DR CHRISTINE BROWNE - BOVIS HOMES GROUP PLC
Currently Chief Operating Officer of Aviation across the Mainstream
Sector at Tui Travel, a role she took on in 2014 . Previously she was
Managing Director of Thomson Airways between 2007 and 2014 .
Previously worked in various positions at First Choice Airways from
1999 to 2007, including Managing Director of the Travel Choice
Division . Before that she worked in various positions at Carlson
Worldchoice and Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España .
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CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING MATERIALS
ELIZABETH PEACE CBE - REDROW PLC
Currently Chief Executive Officer of the British Property Federation,
a role she took on in 2002, and sits on the Board of Morgan Sindall
Group, a role she took on in 2012 . Previously she was the Director of
Corporate Affairs for QinetiQ Group between 1990 and 2002 . Prior
to that she worked as Assistant Director in a number of departments,
including Army Secretariat and Defence Lands, at the UK Ministry of
Defence from 1974 to 1990 .
THERESE MILLER - GALLIFORD TRY PLC
Most recently General Council for the London Organising Committee
of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, directly responsible
for all legal aspects of the planning and delivery of the Games in 2012 .
Previously worked at Goldman Sachs from 1989 to 2006, latterly
serving as General Council .
STEPHANIE NEWBY - AMEC FOSTER WHEELER PLC
Currently Chief Executive Officer of Crimson Hexagon, a role she
took on in 2012 . Previously she was Managing Director of Golden
Seeds, which she founded in 2004 . Prior to that she was President
of Morganae Foundation, which she also founded in 2001 . She was
President of Alsel between 2001 and 2003 and has also sat on the
Board of Riskmetrics Group . Early career with JP Morgan .
47THE CLASS OF 2014
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING MATERIALS
JOHN ROGERS - TRAVIS PERKINS PLC
Currently Chief Financial Officer of Sainsbury’s and sits on the Board
of Sainsbury’s Bank; he took on both roles in 2010 . Previously he was
Property Director and Member of the Operating Board for Sainsbury’s
between 2008 and 2010 . He was also Director of Finance and
Corporate Finance from 2005 to 2008 . Prior to that he was Group
Finance Director for Hanover Acceptances and Manager at Moniter,
which saw him lead a number of major acquisitions in both roles .
Before that he worked for five years between 1991 and 1996 at Arthur
Andersen . Early career with Omron and British Aerospace Dynamics .
CERI POWELL - CARILLION PLC
Currently Executive Vice President and Global Head of Exploration
for Royal Dutch Shell Group, a role she took on in 2013 . Previously
she was Executive Vice President of Exploration for Shell Upstream
International between 2009 and 2013 . Prior to that she worked in a
number of positions for Royal Dutch Shell Group from 1989 to 2009,
including Vice President of Strategy, Regional Vice President of
Exploration in the Middle East, Caspian, and South Asia, and Head of
Division for Upstream Competitive Intelligence .
PETER REDFERN - TRAVIS PERKINS PLC
Currently Group Chief Executive Officer of Taylor Wimpey, a role he
took on 2007, and sits on the Board of the Home Builders Federation,
a role he took on in 2012 . Previously he worked for George Wimpey
between 2001 and 2007 in various positions, including Financial
Director and Managing Director . Prior to that he was Financial Director
of Rugby Cement . Early career with KPMG .
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CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING MATERIALS
NANCY TUOR - KELLER GROUP PLC
Currently sits on the Board of Global Food Exchange, a role she took
on in 2013 . She previously worked at CH2M Hill for 32 years between
1980 and 2012 in various positions, including Chief Executive Officer
and Group President . Her other roles included Head of Federal Client
Group and Regional Manager of the South Atlantic Region . During her
tenure she was also Chief Operating Officer at Kaiser Hill from 2001 to
2004 .
HENK ROTTINGHUIS - CRH PLC
Currently Chairman of Stork Technical Services Group, a role he took
on in 2012, and Blokker Holdings . He was previously on the Board of
Royal Bank of Scotland NV and held a number of positions at PON
Holdings between 1999 and 2010, including Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Managing Director . Prior to that he
served on the Board of Stichting CHIO Rotterdam from 1989 to 1994
and as Director of European Road Transport Division at Royal Nedlloyd
between 1982 and 1993 .
JACKY SIMMONDS - WOLSELEY PLC
Currently Group Director of Human Resources for Tui Travel, a role she
took on in 2010 . Previously worked for Tui UK & Ireland as the Human
Resources Director for UK and Ireland between 2007 and 2009 . Prior
to that she was Human Resources Manager for First Choice Holidays
from 2000 to 2007 and Head of Human Resources at National
Magazine between 1994 and 2000 .
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CONSUMER SERVICES
BENJAMIN HOLMES - JUST EAT PLC
Currently Partner of Index Ventures and sits on the Boards of Astley
Clarke, Index Venture Management, Notonthehighstreet Enterprises,
and Secret Escapes . Prior to Index, he worked at EO Plc, a financial
services startup, and with NewMedia Spark as an Investment Manager .
He started his career as a consultant at OC&C Strategy Consultants
advising clients in retail, media, and private equity sectors .
LAUREL BOWDEN - JUST EAT PLC
Currently Partner at 83North, a role she took on in 2008, and sits on
the Boards of Investec and Notonthehighstreet Enterprises . Previously
Partner at Jerusalem Venture Partners between 2000 and 2007 . Prior
to that she worked in various positions for GE Capital Europe from 1997
to 2000, including Director of Business Development and Director of
eFund . Before that she was Senior Consultant at Gemini Consulting .
She has sat on the Boards of Hybris, Oblicore, and Touch Clarity . Early
career with Shell Oil Refinery .
ANDREW GRIFFITH - JUST EAT PLC
Currently Chief Financial Officer and MD Commercial Businesses at Sky,
a role he took on in 2008, and sits on the Board of Sky Deutschland,
a role he took on in 2014 . Previously worked in various positions at
Sky since 1999, including Director of Group Finance, Mergers and
Acquisitions, and Investor Relations . Prior to that he was Corporate
Finance Advisor at NM Rothschild & Company between 1996 and 1999,
and Senior Auditor at Coopers & Lybrand from 1992 to 1996 . Chartered
Accountant .
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CONSUMER SERVICES
IAN GRIFFITHS - DS SMITH PLC
Currently Group Finance Director at ITV, a role he took on in 2008 .
Previously held a number of roles at EMAP between 1994 and 2008,
including Group Financial Director, Director of Financial Control
Division, Group Head of Finance, and Manager of Group Performance .
Early career at Ernst & Young in Audit and Corporate Finance
Departments from 1988 to 1994 . Chartered Accountant .
HENRI MOISSINAC - JUST EAT PLC
Currently Director of Mobile Business Development across Europe,
Middle East, and Africa for Uber .com, a role he took on in 2014 .
Previously Director of Mobile Partnerships for Facebook between 2008
and 2014 as well as DropBox . Prior to that he was Director of Product
Strategy for Ebay from 2005 to 2008, and Investment Director at
Atlas Venture from 2002 to 2004 . Before this he was Chief Technology
Officer of Ibazar and Vice President of Product and Technology at
France Telecom . Early career with Arthur D . Little .
DR LYNN DRUMMOND - RPC GROUP PLC
Currently Chairwoman of Venture Life and sits on the Boards of
Allocate Software, Infirst Healthcare, and Shield Holdings . Previously
she sat on the Boards of Alimentary Health and Consort Medical . Prior
to that she worked for Rothschild & Sons between 1994 and 2010, most
recently as Managing Director within the Investment Banking Division,
with a particular focus on transactions in the healthcare sector . Early
career as Private Secretary to the Chief Scientific Advisor in the
Cabinet Office .
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING
51THE CLASS OF 2014
PROF DR GODWIN WONG - RPC GROUP PLC
Currently Visiting Associate Professor at Haas School of Business,
University of California, Berkeley and Mannheim Business School,
Germany . Previously served as NED for both UCBH Holdings and
Infosmart Group . Prior to that he worked in a number of roles at
University of California, Berkeley, including Institutional Research and
Programming Planning and Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor .
Early career as Senior Research Analyst at University of Georgia .
LISA DAVIS - SPECTRIS PLC
Currently Executive Vice President of Strategy, Portfolio, and Alternate
Energy for Shell International Petroleum, a role she took on in 2012 .
Previously she was President of Shell Oil’s Lubricants and Bulk
Fuels businesses in the Americas between 2008 and 2012, and Vice
President of Supply in Europe . Before that she was Vice President of
Strategy, Portfolio, and Planning as well as Vice President of Operations
and Maintenance for Shell Oil . Early career at Chevron and Exxon
Company .
LOUISE SMALLEY - DS SMITH PLC
Currently Group Human Resources Director of Whitbread, a role she
took on in 2012 . Previously she was Human Resources Director for
Whitbread and Whitbread Restaurants between 2003 and 2012 . Prior
to that she worked as Human Resources Director at both the Pelican
Group and Beefeater between 1999 and 2003 and as Manager of
Human Resource Projects at Pizza Hut in the UK from 1995 to 1999 .
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING
ELECTRONIC & ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
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SUCHETA GOVIL - DOMINO PRINTING SCIENCES PLC
Currently Chief Marketing Officer at Koninklijke DSM, a role she has
held since 2015 . Also serves on the Board of Akzo Nobel India as
Alternate Director . Previously served as Global Head of Marketing
for Decorative Paints at Akzo Nobel between 2011 and 2014 . Prior to
this she was Vice President and Executive Director, Innovations and
New Business, at PepsiCo India, and also held a number of roles with
GlaxoSmithKline UK as part of its Strategic Development Group .
LUCINDA BELL - ROTORK PLC
Currently Financial Director of British Land, a role she took on in 2011 .
She has worked for British Land for more than 20 years in a number
of positions, including Director of Financial Planning, Tax Director,
and Head of Accounting (with HR responsibility for a quarter of the
company’s people) . Chartered Accountant .
SIR RICHARD FRIEND - OXFORD INSTRUMENTS PLC
Currently Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of
Cambridge and Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor at the National
University of Singapore . Previously he sat on the Board of Cambridge
Enterprise between 2006 and 2012 . Prior to that he was Chief Scientist
of Plastic Logic from 2000 to 2004, which he co-founded . Before that
he was Chief Scientist of Cambridge Display Technology between 1992
and 2000, which he also co-founded .
ELECTRONIC & ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ENGINEERING & MACHINERY
53THE CLASS OF 2014
ROSS MCINNES - IMI PLC
Currently Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Safran, a role he took on in
2011, and sits on the Boards of Eutelsat Communications and Faurecia .
Previously Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Thales and
Chief Financial Officer of Kering . He also sat on the Boards of Camelot
Group, Rexel, and Generale De Sante . Prior to that he worked for
Eridania Beghin-Say as Financial Manager for the United States and the
Chief Financial Officer between 1989 and 1999 . Before that he worked
in various positions for Continental Bank in both Chicago and Paris .
Early career with Kleinwort Benson Private Bank .
WILLIAM SEEGER - SMITHS GROUP PLC
Most recently Group Finance Director of GKN between 2007 and
2014 . Concurrently was Chief Executive Officer of GKN Aerospace
Propulsion Systems and Special Products Division . Before that he was
the Chief Financial Officer of GKN Aerospace between 2003 and 2007 .
Early career in various positions at TRW .
ROY TWITE - HALMA PLC
Currently Managing Director for the Severe Service Division at IMI,
a role he took on in 2012 . Previously he was responsible for Retail
Dispense Business, Global Procurement, and Fluid Power Business
between 2007 and 2012 . Prior to that he was the President of Indoor
Climate Business and worked as a Managing Director at Norgren from
2001 to 2004 . His early career was also at IMI, in various positions .
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NORMAN MCLUSKIE - VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS PLC
Served on the Board of Virgin Money Holdings since 2010 . Was
previously Chairman of MasterCard Europe between 2005 and 2007 .
Previously he was a Member of the Executive Board of the Royal
Bank of Scotland as the Managing Director of Operations and Chief
Executive Officer of Retail Direct . He joined RBS in 1982 after spending
a number of years as an Accountant at Touche Ross . Chartered
Accountant .
MARILYN SPEARING - VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS PLC
Former Managing Director and Global Head of Trade Finance for
Deutsche Bank London . Previously served on the Board of Swift . Prior
to that she was Global Head of Payments and Cash Management at
HSBC Bank for more than 10 years . Earlier career in various roles with
Barclays Bank, including Head of Global Electronic Banking .
HUGO RICHARD TUDOR - PARAGON GROUP OF COMPANIES
Former Managing Director of BlackRock Investment Management,
where he worked between 2001 and 2013 . Previously he served as
Investment Director at Schroders Investment Management between
1988 and 2000 . Early career with PricewaterhouseCoopers . Chartered
Accountant .
FINANCE
55THE CLASS OF 2014
MIKAEL OHLSSON - TESCO PLC
Currently Director of Volvo Cars, a role he took on in 2013 . Previously
he was President and Chief Executive Officer of INGKA (Ikea) Holdings
between 2009 and 2013 . Prior to that he was the Regional Manager for
Ikea Retail in Southern Europe and North America from 1994 to 2009 .
PER FRANZEN – SSP GROUP PLC
Currently Head of Equities at EQT Partners, a role he took on in 2014 .
Previously Partner at EQT between 2007 and 2014 . Prior to that he
worked in various positions at Morgan Stanley from 2001 to 2007,
including roles in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Finance, and
Nordic Banking .
DENIS HENNEQUIN - SSP GROUP PLC
Currently sits on the Board of Eurostar International, a role he took
on in 2012, and John Lewis Partnership, a role he took on in 2014 .
Previously Chief Executive Officer and then Chairman of Accor
between 2010 and 2013 . Prior to that he worked for more than 25 years
in various positions at McDonalds, including President of Europe and
Managing Director of France .
FOOD & DRUG RETAILERS
FOOD PRODUCERS & PROCESSORS
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FEIKE SIJBESMA - UNILEVER PLC
Currently Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Koninklijke DSM,
a role he took on in 2007 . He joined the Board of DSM in 2000 and
was responsible for the acquisition of the vitamins and fine chemicals
division of Roche . He is also on the Board of De Nederlandsche
Bank and was previously a Director of the Biotechnology Industry
Organisation . Prior to that he worked in various positions for
Koninklijke Gist-Brocades between 1987 and 1998, including Manager
of Food Specialities Division and Director of Sales and Marketing for
the Industrial Pharmaceuticals Division .
VAGN SØRENSEN - SSP GROUP PLC
Currently Chairman of SSP Group, FLSmidth & Company, TDC, Scandic
Hotels, DFDS, and Holdingselskabet and sits on the Boards of Royal
Caribbean Cruises and Air Canada . Previously Chairman of Kmd,
British Midland, TDC, and Codan . He was Chief Executive Officer of
Australian Airlines between 2001 and 2006 . Prior to that he worked at
SAS for more than 15 years in various positions, including Deputy Chief
Executive Officer and General Manager of SAS Business Systems . He
has sat on the Boards of Cimber Sterling, FormueEvolution, DUNI, and
Sophus Berendsen .
ALISON BRITTAIN - MARKS & SPENCER GROUP PLC
Currently Group Director of Retail at Lloyds Banking Group, a role she
took on in 2011 . Previously Director of Retail at Santander between
2008 and 2011 . Early career at Barclays in various positions, including
Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer between 1988 and
2008 .
FOOD PRODUCERS & PROCESSORS
GENERAL RETAILERS
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BRIAN CARROLL - PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC
Head of Retail at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Chairman of Northgate
Information Solutions . He also sits on the Board of Laureate Education .
Previously sat on the Boards of Rockwood, Harman International
Industries, Sealy, Boyds Collection, Borden Chemical, and AEP
Industries . He has worked for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts for 20 years in
various positions, including Associate and then Partner between 2004
and 2011 . Early career with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette .
PAUL COBY - PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC
Currently Chief Information Officer of John Lewis, a role he took on in
2011, and sits on the Boards of P&O Ferries and Société Internationale
de Télécommunications Aéronautiques . Previously Chairman of
Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques for more
than 10 years and Chief Information Officer of British Airways between
2001 and 2010 . Prior to that he worked in various positions at British
Airways and the Civil Service . He has sat on the Board of OnAir . Early
career with IBM UK .
GRAEME COULTHARD - CARD FACTORY PLC
Currently Partner at Charterhouse Capital, a role he took on in 2003,
and sits on the Boards of Charterhouse Development Capital and Cf
Topco . He joined Charterhouse in 1997 . Previously he worked in various
positions at Louis Dreyus Energy from 1992 to 1995 and then Granville
Private Equity Partners between 1995 and 1997 . Early career with
PricewaterhouseCoopers . Chartered Accountant .
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THERESA (TESSA) GREEN CBE - PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC
Currently sits on the Board of Barts Health NHS Trust, a role she
took on in 2013 . Previously Founding Chairman of the Royal Marsden
NHS Foundation Trust between 1998 and 2010 . Prior to that she was
Chairman on the Local Research Ethics Committee from 1994 to 1998 .
She also sat on the Board of Royal Berkshire and Battle Hospitals NHS
Trust . Before that she was Corporate Finance Executive and then Head
of Communications at Carlton Communications .
WILLIAM (BILL) HOLROYD CBE - AO WORLD PLC
Currently Chairman of TD4 and sits on the Board of Warrington Sports .
Previously Chairman of Millie’s Cookies, Positive Solutions, Oakmere,
and Pernickety . He founded Holroyd Meek in 1981 and was Chief
Executive Officer until 1995 . He has sat on the Boards of DRL, Alderly
Group, Coast WA, and Surf Properties . Early career with Trusthouse
Forte Supplies .
CHRISTOPHER HOPKINSON - AO WORLD PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of Better Business Support, Clifton Trade
Bathrooms, Hopkinson Consultants, and Incentia . Previously worked for
Mark II, a UK distributor of kitchen and bathroom products, and as an
Analyst for Cazenove & Company . Early career as a Pilot with the UK
Royal Air Force .
GENERAL RETAILERS
59THE CLASS OF 2014
ANDREW JENNINGS - TED BAKER PLC
Currently an Advisor for Myer Holdings, a role he took on in 2014 .
Previously worked in a number of executive roles for global retail
brands . He was Chief Executive Officer of Karstadt Warenhaus from
2011 to 2013 . Prior to that he was Managing Director of the Retail
Division at Woolworths Holdings between 2006 and 2009 . He was also
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Merchandising Officer at Saks Fifth
Avenue Enterprises . Early career at Harrods and House of Fraser .
TIMOTHY JONES - POUNDLAND GROUP PLC
Currently Financial Director of Mitchells & Butlers, a role he took on in
2010 . Previously Group Finance Director of Interserve between 2003
and 2010 . Prior to that he was Group Director of Financial Operations
at Novar and held a number of senior financial roles at Exel both in the
UK and overseas . Early career at Coopers and Lybrand and British Gas .
Chartered Accountant .
PAUL MCCRUDDEN - CARD FACTORY PLC
Currently Head of Content Marketing across Europe, Middle East, and
Asia at Twitter, a role he took on in 2015, and Chairman of Hoipolloi
Theatre, a role he took on in 2011 . Previously Head of Social Media at
Abbott Mead Vickers between 2011 and 2014, and Account Director at
Imagination TV from 2007 to 2011 . Prior to this he was a Consultant in
New Technologies at Accenture .
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PAUL MOODY - PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC
Currently Chief Executive Officer of Food Freshness Technology, a role
he took on in 2013, and Chairman of Johnson Service Group, a role he
took on in 2014 . Previously worked for Britvic for more than 15 years in
various positions, including Chief Executive Officer between 2005 and
2013 . Prior to that he was Commercial Director at Golden Wonder and
worked in various positions for Pedigree Pet Foods, including National
Field Sales Controller .
OCTAVIA MORLEY - CARD FACTORY PLC
Currently Chief Executive Officer of OKA Direct, a role she took on
in 2014, and sits on the Board of John Menzies, a role she took on in
2006 . Previously Managing Director of Crew Clothing between 2009
and 2014, and Chief Executive Officer of Lighterlife from 2006 to 2009 .
Prior to that she worked in various positions for Woolworths, including
Commercial Director and Marketing Director, and was Director of
Buying and Merchandising at Laura Ashley . She also worked for Asda
Stores in various positions, including Business Development Manager .
Early career with Goldman Sachs .
MILES ROBERTS - POUNDLAND GROUP PLC
Currently Group Chief Executive of DS Smith, a role he took on in
2010 . Previously he was Chief Executive Officer of McBride and sat
on the Board of Care, both between 2005 and 2010 . Before that he
was Group Finance Director of McBride, Finance Director of Costain,
Financial Director of Affinity Water, and Financial Controller of Vivendi
Water . Early career at Ernst & Young . Chartered Accountant .
GENERAL RETAILERS
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DAVID STEAD - CARD FACTORY PLC
Currently Finance Director of Dunelm Group, a role he took on in 2011 .
Previously Company Secretary of Dunelm Group between 2003 and
2011 . Previously he was Finance Director of Boots UK and Finance
Director of Boots Healthcare International from 1991 to 2003 . Early
career with KPMG . Chartered Accountant .
AMY STIRLING - PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC
Most recently Chief Financial Officer of TalkTalk Telecom group
between 2006 and 2013 . Previously Chief Financial Officer at Carphone
Warehouse from 2000 to 2006 and Head of Business Development at
Rank Group from 1996 to 2000 . Prior to that she was Finance Manager
of Territorial Operations at CIC Video International . Early career with
Arthur Andersen . Chartered Accountant .
DR AYESHA ABDULLAH - NMC HEALTH PLC
Currently Managing Director of Dubai Healthcare City Regulator,
a role she took on in 2014 . Previously Managing Director at Dubai
Biotechnology & Research Park, Telecom Investments FZ and
Dubai Healthcare City . Also served as the Director of the Centre for
Healthcare Planning and Quality, a role she took on in 2008 . Previously
she was the Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Healthcare City between
2008 and 2009 . She was also Chief Executive Officer for the Centre for
Healthcare Planning and Quality from 2004 to 2008 as well as Senior
Vice President of Dubai Healthcare City during this time .
GENERAL RETAILERS
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VINITA BALI - SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of Katsuri & Sons, CRISIL, Syngenta
and Titan Company . Previously Chief Executive Officer of Britannia
Industries between 2005 and 2014 . Prior to that she was Managing
Principal as well as Head of Business Strategy at Zyman Group’s
Atlanta Office from 2003 to 2005 . Before then she spent nearly 10
years at Coca-Cola in various positions, including Vice President of
Corporate Strategy . Early career with Tata Group .
ABDULRAHMAN BASADDIQ - NMC HEALTH PLC
Most recently Managing Partner of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi offices at
Ernst & Young . He spent more than 12 years with a number of Gulf-
based diversified groups across multiple jurisdictions and sectors . Early
career with Ernst & Young . Chartered Accountant .
SALMA ALI BIN HAREB - NMC HEALTH PLC
Currently Chief Executive Officer of Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority and
Chief Executive Officer of Special Economic Zones JSC; she took on
both roles in 2005 . She is one of the first women ever to assume this
level of responsibility in a free zone in the United Arab Emirates, Middle
East, and North Africa region . Previously she was Division Chief for the
Department of Health and Medical Services for Jebel Ali Free Zone
Authority . Early career with Technopark Land .
HEALTH
63THE CLASS OF 2014
ANTHONY (TONY) BOURNE - SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of Barchester Healthcare, a role he took
on in 2011, and Bioquell, a role he took on in 2009 . Previously Chief
Executive Officer of the British Medical Association between 2005 and
2013 . Prior to that he was Managing Partner of Hawkpoint Partners
from 1999 to 2004 . Before this he was Global Head of Equity Division
at Paribas between 1986 and 1999 . He has sat on the Boards of
Southern Housing Group and Scope, the cerebral palsy charity . Early
career with Merrill Lynch .
PROF JANET HUSBAND - SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC
Currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Radiology at
the Institute of Cancer Research and serves on the Boards of Royal
Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Nuada Medical Group . Prior to her
appointment with the Group, she also served as a Specially Appointed
Commissioner to the Royal Hospital Chelsea and chaired the National
Cancer Research Institute in the UK . She obtained her education at
Guy’s Hospital Medical School and was appointed as Professor of
Diagnostic Radiology at the University of London, Institute of Cancer
Research in addition to more than 20 years as a practising consultant
radiologist .
DR SUPRAJ RAJAGOPALAN - SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC
Currently Partner at Cinven, a role he took on in 2011, and sits on the
Board of Medpace, a role he took on in 2014 . Previously Principle of
Healthcare and Industrials at Cinven between 2004 and 2011, and has
also sat on the Boards of several Cinven portfolio companies, including
Phadia and Ahlsell . Prior to that he worked in various positions at the
Boston Consulting Group, advising on the healthcare and financial
services sectors . Early career as a Junior Doctor with the National
Health Service .
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SIMON ROWLANDS - SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC
Currently sits on the Board of Avio, a role he took on in 2010, and MD
Medical Group, a role he took on in 2012 . He is also currently Advisor
to Cinven, a private equity firm he founded and joined in 1986, and
went on to establish the healthcare division . He has extensive Non-
Executive experience, having previously sat on the Boards of EnServe,
RoyVenture Nominees, Generale De Sante, Routledge Publications,
British Printing, Cornstack, and RPC Group .
BINAY SHETTY - NMC HEALTH PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of BR Property Developers, UAE
Exchange & Financial Services, XM Software Solutions, and Xpress
Money Services . Previously Chief Operating Officer and Division Chief
Operating Officer of Healthcare at NMC Health between 2012 and 2014 .
DR NANDINI TANDON - NMC HEALTH PLC
Currently Vice Chairman of El Camino Hospital, a role she took on in
2012 . Previously she was Managing Director and Venture Partner of
Lumira Capital between 2004 and 2012 . Prior to that she was a Partner
of RBC Capital Partners from 2002 to 2004 and Senior Director of
Corporate Development at Arca Biopharma between 1998 and 1999 .
Early career as Commercial Development Manager at Chiron and
Medical Representative at Glaxo Wellcome .
HEALTH
65THE CLASS OF 2014
DR YUN LIU - ARM HLDGS PLC
Currently Chief Business Officer of Qihoo 360 Technology and sits on
the Board of Digital China; he took on both roles in 2014 . Previously he
was Vice President of Sales for Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
for Google between 2008 and 2013 . Prior to that he was Regional Chief
Executive Officer for China of SK Telecom and sat on the Board of TTP
Communications . Before this he was General Manager of the Telecom
Division for Lion Group from 1998 to 2002 . Early career with Singapore
Telecommunications .
JAMES ARNELL - SAGA PLC
Currently Partner at Charterhouse Capital Partners and sits on the
Boards of Elior, TSL Education Group, TES Global, Acromas Holdings,
and PHS Group Holdings . Previously sat on the Boards of Fives-
Lille (Compagnie De), Saga Services, and Mitsubishi Rayan Lucite
Group, among others . Prior to that he worked in various positions for
Charterhouse Capital Partners between 1997 and 2003 . Early career at
Bain & Company .
COLONEL ANDREW BLOWERS - AA PLC
Founded Swiftcover .com in 2004 and was CEO until 2009 . Previously
Executive Director of Churchill Insurance which he joined after they
acquired one of his previous businesses, Inter Group Insurance
Services, in 2001 . Early career in the British Army .
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE
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SIMON J BREAKWELL - AA PLC
Currently serves on the Board of HomeAway and as a Venture
Partner at Technology Crossover Ventures . Between 2012 and 2013,
he established the European operations for Uber .com . Previously he
held a number of leadership roles with Expedia, including Managing
Director for Europe and Regional President for EMEA . He served on the
Board of Expedia between 2006 and 2009 as a NED . Early career with
Microsoft in various sales roles .
BRIAN CARPENTER - AMLIN PLC
Most recently Underwriting Director on the Board of Amlin as well
as Chief Executive Officer of Amlin UK from 2000 to 2014 . He was a
Member of the Lloyd’s Business Development Unit Board . Early career
at Amlin Underwriting and Sedgwick & Marsh .
PETER CLARKE - LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LTD
Worked for Man Group from 1993 to 2013, latterly serving as Chief
Executive Officer and Finance Director . Prior to that he worked in
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Investment Banking for both Citicorp and
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell . Early career with Slaughter & May .
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ENRICO CUCCHIANI - RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC
Former Chief Executive Officer of Intesa Sanpaolo between 2011 and
2013 . Prior to this he was President of Allianz, in charge of the South
Europe and South American regions from 2006 to 2011, and Chief
Executive Officer of Lloyd Adriatico between 1998 and 2005 . Early
career at McKinsey & Company and Gucci Group .
DR CLAUS-MICHAEL DILL - CATLIN GROUP LTD
Currently Chairman of General Reinsurance, a role he took on in 2009,
and sits on the Boards of Polygon, HUK Coberg, Golding Capital
Partners, and MLP . Previously Chief Executive Officer of Damp Holding
between 2006 and 2012 . Prior to that he was Deputy Chairman of
General Reinsurance and Chairman of Deutsche Ärzteversicherung .
From 1999 to 2005 he was Chief Executive Officer of AXA Konzern,
responsible for operations in Germany and Central Europe . He has sat
on the Boards of Wuerttemberg, MONY Life Insurance Company of
America, and Babcock Borsig . Early career with McKinsey & Company .
HANS-PETER GERHARDT - BRIT PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of African Risk Capacity Reinsurance, Brit
Insurance Holdings, and Brit Syndicates . Previously Chief Executive
Officer of Paris Holdings between 2006 and 2010, which he created
in 2006 with the support of private equity investors to acquire
the business and management team of AXA . Prior to that he was
Chief Executive Officer of AXA from 2003 to 2006 . He held both
underwriting and management functions for Cologne Group between
1988 to 2003, which merged into General Cologne, where he served as
Vice Chairman . Early career with Hannover Re Group .
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ROBIN HOOPER - SAGA PLC
Currently Partner at CVC Capital Partners, a role he took on in 2013,
and sits on the Boards of Galaxy Finco and Acromas Holdings . He
joined CVC Capital Partners in 2003 and has worked in various
positions, including Senior Managing Director between 2010 and 2013 .
Previously Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions at Citigroup .
Early career with Schroders .
MAARTEN HULSHOFF - BRIT PLC
Currently Advisory Chairman to HB Reavis Group, a role he took on
in 2007, and sits on the Board of Brit Insurance . Previously Chairman
of Credit Europe Bank between 2008 and 2012 and Chief Executive
Officer of Rodamco Europe from 2001 to 2007 . Prior to that he was
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rabobank International and
Chairman of Atradius Credit Insurance . He worked in various positions
at Citibank between 1976 and 1995, including General Management
positions in Europe and Asia . Early career with OCE .
IPE JACOB - BRIT PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of Brit Insurance, Brit Syndicates, and
City International Insurance . Previously Partner and Head of Financial
Services at Grant Thornton between 2000 and 2009, which he also
set up . Prior to that he was Partner at Robson Rhodes from 1988 and
2000 . He has also sat on the Board of Age UK Enterprises . Early career
with Ernst & Young . Chartered Accountant .
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69THE CLASS OF 2014
SEBASTIAN JAMES - DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC
Currently Chief Executive Officer of Dixons Carphone following the
merger of Dixons Retail with Carphone Warehouse, a role he took on in
2014 . Previously he held various roles at Dixons Retail, including Group
Development, Service Director, and Group Operations Director . Prior
to that he was Chief Executive of Synergy Insurances Holdings and
Co-Founder of Silverscreen Holdings . Before that he was Director of
Strategy at Mothercare and Associate at Bain & Company . Early career
with Boston Consulting Group .
SACHIN KHAJURIA - BRIT PLC
Currently Partner at Apollo Global Management, a role he took on in
2011, and sits on the Boards of Brit Insurance and 19-21 Abbey Road .
Previously Vice President of Communications at Quadrangle Group,
and then Principle between 2008 and 2010, where he focused on
private equity and distressed debt opportunities . Prior to that he
worked in various positions at Macquarie Aviation North America for
five years . Early career at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch .
GERNOT LOHR - BRIT PLC
Currently Senior Partner and Head of Asia and Pacific Region at Apollo
Global Management, and sits on the Boards of AAA Guernsey, Financial
Credit Investment, and Athene Life . Previously Founding and Joint
Venture Partner of Infinity Point between 2005 and 2007 . Prior to that
he was Vice President of Financial Services and Investment Banking at
Goldman Sachs from 1998 to 2005 . He has also worked at McKinsey &
Company and B . Metzler Corporate Finance in various positions .
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ANDREW MILLER - AA PLC
Currently Chief Executive Officer of Guardian Media Group and serves
on the Boards of Decoded, Benjamin Franklin House, and Top Right
Group . Previously held Chief Financial Officer roles with Guardian
Media Group and Auto Trader Group . Early career in finance roles with
PepsiCo . Chartered Accountant .
OLIVER PETERKEN - AMLIN PLC
Currently sits on the Board of Torus Insurance Holdings, a role he
took on in 2011 . Previously he was Group Chief Risk Officer for Aspen
Insurance Holdings between 2005 and 2010 . Prior to that he was
Managing Director of Willis Consulting, which he set up, from 1998 to
2005 . Before that he held various positions at Prudential, including
management roles in Finance and Strategy between 1987 to 1994 .
Early career at Aspen Bermuda .
KAMIL SALAME - BRIT PLC
Currently a Partner at CVC Capital Partners and U .S . Head of CVC’s
Financial Institutions Group . He sits on the Boards of Avolon Holdings,
CI Intermediate, Brit Insurance, and Advanstar . Prior to joining CVC,
Kamil worked for DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, where he served as
a Partner and Member of the Management Committee . Prior to joining
DLJMB, Kamil worked in DLJ’s Leveraged Finance Group and DLJ Real
Estate Capital Partners .
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71THE CLASS OF 2014
CHARLES SHERWOOD - SAGA PLC
Currently Partner of Permira Holdings, a role he took on in 2008, and
sits on the Boards of Avalon Acquisitions and Acromas Holdings . He
has worked for Permira Holdings for 30 years in various positions,
including as Head of the Consumer Sector Team . During this time he
sat on the Boards of Just Retirement, Suitcase One, Provimi, AAA,
Homebase, and Birthdays . Early career with Boston Consulting Group .
NICHOLAS WALSH - JARDINE LLOYD THOMPSON GROUP
Most recently Vice Chairman of American International (AIG),
Chairman of AIG Europe, and Vice Chairman of AIG Property
Casualty . He has significant experience in international insurance
and underwriting, having worked at AIG for over 40 years between
1973 and 2014 . Other positions during his tenure at AIG include Vice
President of Foreign General Insurance and Managing Director of AIG
UK . During this time he was also President and Chief Executive Officer
of American International Underwriters, the foreign general insurance
segment of AIG .
GARETH WILLIAMS - SAGA PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of WNS Holdings and YSC, and is also a
Mentor at Mentore Consulting . Previously he was Director of Human
Resources for Diageo between 1999 and 2013, then Advisor to the
Chief Executive Officer . Prior to that he was Senior Vice President
of North American Spirits and Wines for International Distillers and
Vintners . Before this he was Director of Management Development
and Resourcing Division for Grand Metropolitan . Early career in various
positions at Ford Motors .
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DAVID BARTON - BH MACRO LTD
Currently Head of Legal at Brevan Howard Capital Management, a role
he took on in 2007 . Previously he worked as a Transnational Lawyer for
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer between 2005 and 2007, advising on
the structuring and launch of listed and unlisted hedge, private equity,
and other investment funds . Prior to that he was a Solicitor at Freehills
from 2000 to 2005, working in corporate, banking, and financial
groups .
HAROLD BOEL - CALEDONIA INVESTMENTS PLC
Currently serves on the Boards of Suez Environment and Biomerieux .
He is also Chief Executive Officer of Sofina, a role he took on in 2008 .
Previously he was Managing Director of Henex between 2007 and
2014, having served on the Boards of Oberthur Fiduciaire, Union
Financière Boel, Oberther Technologies, and Finasucre . Before that he
held Managing Director roles at BMF Participation between 2007 and
2008 and at Laura Metaal Holding from 2005 to 2007 . Early career at
Corus Service Centre Maastricht .
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
HELEN GREEN - JOHN LAING INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
Currently Chairman of Acorn Income Fund, a role she took on in 2012,
and sits on the Boards of Advance Frontier Markets Fund, Landore
Resources, and Saffrey Champness . She joined Saffrey Champness
in 1984 as a Trainee and was a Partner between 1997 and 2000 . She
has extensive Board experience, having sat on the Boards of various
entities including Barba Family Foundation, Corbiere Trust, Puma
Brandenburg, and European Internet Capital . Chartered Accountant .
73THE CLASS OF 2014
DAVID HARDIE - MURRAY INTERNATIONAL TRUST PLC
Currently Head of Venture Philanthropy Department at Inspiring
Scotland, a role he took on in 2008, and Chairman of Keppie Design
and WN Lindsay . Previously he was Chairman and Senior Partner of
Dundas & Wilson between 2009 and 2013 . Prior to that he was Writer
for the WS Society from 2007 to 2008 . He took on a number of roles
at Dundas & Wilson CS between 1976 and 2009, including Head of
UK Knowledge & Learning and Head of Corporate . Early career at the
Court of Session .
PAULA HAY-PLUMB - ABERFORTH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC
Previously sat on a number of Boards, including Skipton Building
Society, National Australian Group, Priority Sites, Forensic Science
Service, Dexia Bank, and English Cities Fund . She was Group Director
of Corporate Finance at Marks & Spencer from 2003 to 2005 . Prior
to that she was the Chief Executive Officer of English Partnerships
between 1999 and 2002 and Finance Director before that . Early career
at KPMG and Marks & Spencer . Chartered Accountant .
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
BEATRICE HOLLOND - TEMPLETON EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
Currently Chairman of Keystone Investment Trust and sits on the
Boards of Catlin, Henderson Smaller Companies Investment, Ora
Capital Partners, and Ukraine Opportunity Trust . Previously she was
Portfolio Manager of Institutional Global Fixed Income and then
Managing Director of Credit Suisse Asset Management . Early career at
Morgan Grenfell .
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IAN HUNTER - SCOTTISH INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
Spent the majority of his career with Ernst & Young, joining in 1976 .
Elected Partner in 1986 and retired in 2011 . Early career with HM
Revenue & Customs . Chartered Accountant .
JOHN MAKINSON CBE - RIT CAPITAL PARTNERS PLC
Currently Chairman of the National Theatre and Penguin Random
House, a role he took on in 2013 . Previously he was Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Penguin Group between 2002 and 2013 and
Chairman of Interactive Data . He was Independent Director for George
Weston for 10 years and also Director for Marketwatch from 2000 to
2005 . Prior to that he was Financial Director of Pearson, Managing
Director of Financial Times, and Co-Founder of Makinson Cowell . Early
career as a journalist for the Financial Times and Reuters Group .
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
JULIA LE BLAN - ABERFORTH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of Impax Environment Markets and
Investors Capital Trust, taking on both roles in 2011, as well as the
Board of JP Morgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust, a role she
took on in 2012 . Previously she was a Tax Partner at Deloitte between
1990 and 2009, where she acted as Tax Advisor to international
financial institutions, including clients in banking, securities, and fund
management . Chartered Accountant .
75THE CLASS OF 2014
MARK MCNICHOLAS - KENNEDY WILSON EUROPE REAL ESTATE PLC
Currently Principle of JLA Real Estate Finance, a role he took on in
2012 . Previously Director of Debt Advisory at BNP Paribas Real Estate
between 2010 and 2012, which provided an independent service to
European clients across the spectrum of the real estate debt market .
Prior to that he worked in various positions at Royal Bank of Scotland
from 1993 to 2009, including Director of Real Estate Finance in Jersey
and Corporate Real Estate Finance in London .
HARRY MORLEY - MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
Currently Chief Executive Officer of Armajaro Asset Management,
a role he took on in 2007 . Also currently serves on the Board of
Bibendum Wines . Previously he was Financial Director of Armajaro
Holdings between 2008 and 2010 . Before that he was Chief Financial
Officer and Co-Founder of Tragus Holdings from 2002 to 2005, and
held various positions at P&O Cruises between 1996 and 2002 . Early
career at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Whitecross Group . Chartered
Accountant .
JUDITH MOSELY - BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST PLC
Most recently was Director of Business Development for Rand
Merchant Bank, a role she held between 2011 and 2014 . Prior to that
she was Regional Managing Director of the Mining Finance Team
EMEA and Australia at Société Générale from 1990 to 2011 and worked
in various positions at Hambros Bank between 1987 and 1990 . Early
career at National Westminster Bank .
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FRANK NELSON - HICL INFRASTRUCTURE CO LTD
Currently sits on the Boards of Telford Homes (since 2015), HICL
Infrastructure (since 2014), McCarthy & Stone (since 2013), and Thames
Valley Housing Association (since 2012) . Previously Interim Finance
Director at Lamprell from 2012 to 2013 . Prior to that he was Group
Finance Director at Galliford Try for more than 10 years, during which
he had direct responsibility for IT, Shared Services, and Commercial
Property . Was also head of the Group’s investment business in public
and private finance projects . Early career at Coopers & Lybrand .
Qualified Management Accountant .
STEPHEN LE PAGE - BLUECREST ALL BLUE FUND LTD
Most recently Territory Senior Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers
between 2007 and 2013 . Prior to that he was Head of the Assurance
Practice and Partner from 1999 to 2007 . Early career at Coopers &
Lybrand as Accountant and then Partner . Chartered Accountant and
Tax Advisor .
SIMON RADFORD - KENNEDY WILSON EUROPE REAL ESTATE PLC
Currently Chief Financial Officer of Aztech Group, a role he took on in
2005, and sits on the Board of Atrium European Real Estate, a role he
took on in 2008 . Previously worked in various positions for Deloitte
and Touche between 1991 and 2005, including Senior Partner in
Assurance and Advisory Business . Chartered Accountant .
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
77THE CLASS OF 2014
MARY RICKS - KENNEDY WILSON EUROPE REAL ESTATE PLC
Currently Chief Executive Officer and President of Kennedy Wilson
Europe, a role she took on in 2011 . She has been with Kennedy Wilson
for 25 years in various positions, including Chief Executive Officer of
the Commercial Investment Group and Vice Chairman . Early career
with Hanes Companies .
GREGOR STEWART - ALLIANCE TRUST PLC
Formerly served as Finance Director of Insurance at Lloyds Banking
Group between 2009 and 2012 . Previously was a Financial Services
Partner at Ernst & Young from 1999 to 2008 . Joined Ernst & Young in
1985 .
DR PAOLA SUBACCHI - SCOTTISH MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
Currently Director of International Economics Research at the Royal
Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), a role she took on
in 2008, and Consultant for the Economist Intelligence Unit, a role
she took on in 2001 . Previously she worked for a number of research
institutions, including Oxford Economic Forecasting, Bloomberg, and
Greenwich NatWest . Early career as Fellow at Bocconi University .
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ANTOINETTE ARIS - THOMAS COOK GROUP PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of ASR Nederland, Jungheinrich, Kabel
Deutschland, Prosiebensat1 Media, and Sanoma Oyj . Currently also
an Adjunct Professor in Strategy and Management at the European
Institution of Business Administration, a role she took on in 2003 .
Joined McKinsey & Company in 1985, serving as Partner from 1995 until
2003 .
CAROL ARROWSMITH - COMPASS GROUP PLC
Currently sits on the Board of Remuneration Consultants Group, a role
she took on in 2011 . Previously she was Lead Partner and then Vice
Chairman at Deloitte between 2003 and 2014 . Prior to that she sat
on the Board of Proshare between 1993 and 2003, and was a Global
Partner at Arthur Andersen . Before this she was Managing Director of
Hewitt New Bridge Street between 1990 and 1998 . Early career as a
trainee at BP .
CAROLYN BRADLEY - MARSTON’S PLC
Most recently was Global Brand Director for Tesco between 2012 and
2013, having previously held various roles there between 1992 and
2012, including Marketing Director and Chief Operating Officer for
Tesco .com .
LEISURE & HOTELS
79THE CLASS OF 2014
IAN BURKE - RANK GROUP PLC
Most recently Chief Executive Officer of the Rank Group between
2006 and 2014, with additional responsibility for the Gaming Division .
He has spent the majority of his career in executive positions in the
leisure industry, having been Chief Executive Officer of Holmes Place
from 2003 to 2006 and Thistle Hotels between 1998 and 2003 . Prior
to that he was Managing Director of Holiday Hospitality, Holiday Inn
Worldwide, Six Continents, and Gala Clubs, and Commercial Director
of Leisure Development of Bass Leisure Entertainments . Early career at
Esso International and Lever Brothers . Chartered Accountant .
SALLY COWDRY - RESTAURANT GROUP PLC
Currently Marketing and Consumer Director for Camelot, a role she
took on in 2013 . She has previously worked as Marketing Director and
Manager for a number of firms, including Telefonica between 2006 and
2013, O2 (UK) from 2001 to 2006, BT Cellnet, and Heathrow Express .
Early career in various positions at Stena Line UK .
CATHERINE GLICKMAN - MARSTON’S PLC
Currently Group Human Resources Director at Genus, a role she took
on in 2012 . Previously she worked in various positions between 1991
and 2012 for Tesco including Director of Talent Development, Director
of Personnel, Human Resources Director, and Head of Reward . Early
career as Human Resources Manager for Boots and Somerfield .
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KEVIN HIGGINS - DOMINO’S PIZZA GROUP PLC
Most recently Regional President for EMEA at Burger King from 2009
to 2010 . Previously he was Regional General Manager for the Europe
and Russia Franchise Business Unit for Yum! Brands between 2004 and
2009 . He was also Director of Development and Franchise Recruitment
in Europe from 2001 to 2004 . During his early career he worked for
PepsiCo Restaurants International and for M&M Mars, both in the UK
and United States .
EBBE JACOBSEN - DOMINO’S PIZZA GROUP PLC
Currently Chairman of Kvd-Kvarndammen, Scandinavian Business
Seating, Delsey, and Morso . Also sits on the Board of Sportamore .
Previously Deputy Chairman and then Co-Chairman of Boconcept
Holding between 2004 and 2013 . During this time he also sat on the
Board of Praktiker . Before that he served as Chairman for Netonnet
and Morpol . He has also been Chief Executive Officer of a number of
consumer companies including Delsey, Habitat UK, and Curver Group .
He was Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Bang &
Olufsen from 1992 to 1994 . Early career at Ikea and Burger King .
GERVASE MACGREGOR - MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS PLC
Currently Partner and Head of International Advisory, Risk, and Quality
Services at BDO, whom he joined in 1991 . Chartered Accountant .
LEISURE & HOTELS
81THE CLASS OF 2014
PETER RIGBY - BETFAIR GROUP PLC
Formerly Chief Executive Officer of FTSE 250 Informa until the end
of 2013 . First joined Informa in 1983 and served as Chief Executive
Officer from 1988, during which time Informa grew to a business with
revenues of £1 .2 billion and a market capitalisation exceeding £3 billion .
Previously held the role of Finance Director for Stonehart Publications
and then IBC, which later became Informa . Chartered Accountant .
DANIEL SILVERS - BWIN.PARTY DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT PLC
Currently President of SpringOwl Asset Management (formerly
Ader Investment Management) and also serves on the Board of
India Hospitality Corp . He previously served on the Board of both
International Game Technology and Universal Health Service . Joined
Ader Investment Management from Fortress Investment Group, a
leading global alternative asset manager, where he worked from 2005
to 2009 . Prior to joining Fortress, he was a senior member of the real
estate, gaming, and lodging investment banking group at Bear Stearns .
ZOE CRUZ - OLD MUTUAL PLC
Most recently Managing Director and owner of Voras Capital
Management between 2009 and 2012 . Previously she spent 25 years
at Morgan Stanley in a number of positions, including Acting President
and Co-President of the Institutional Securities, Individual Investor, and
Investment Management Groups . She was also Head of Fixed Income,
Commodities, and Foreign Exchange Divisions from 2000 to 2005 .
Early career as a Foreign Exchange Trader at New England Merchants
National Bank .
LEISURE & HOTELS
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STEVEN DANIELS - ST JAMES’S PLACE PLC
Currently Chief Investment Officer for Tesco Pension Investment, a role
he took on in 2011, and Director of One-Nil Advisory, a role he took on
in 2010 . Prior to that he was Group Chief Investment Officer for LV=
between 2009 and 2010 and Managing Director of Asset Management
from 1995 to 2008 . He has sat on the Board of Close FTSE Income and
Growth Trust as well as the Board of Invesco Convertible Trust . Early
career with Pearl Assurance .
SIMON JEFFREYS - ST JAMES’S PLACE PLC
Currently Chief Operations Officer of the Wellcome Trust, a role he
took on in 2009 . He also currently sits on the Boards of Aon UK,
Genome Research, Henderson International Income Trust, and Simcorp .
Previously he was Chief Financial Officer of the Wellcome Trust . Prior
to that he worked in various roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers between
1998 and 2006, including Global Investment Management Leader
and Member of Global Financial Services Leadership . Early career at
PricewaterhouseCoopers . Certified Public Accountant .
ADIBA IGHODARO - OLD MUTUAL PLC
Currently Investment Development Group Partner at Actis, a role
she took on in 2013 . Previously she worked for the Commonwealth
Development Corporation for more than 20 years in various positions
including Head of West Africa, where she set up CDC’s Nigeria office .
She was a founding Board Director and Investment Committee
Member of Capital Alliance Private Equity, Nigeria . Chartered
Accountant .
LIFE ASSURANCE
83THE CLASS OF 2014
OLAF SWANTEE - LEGAL & GENERAL PLC
Currently Chief Executive Officer of EE, a role he took on in 2011 .
Prior to that he worked in various positions for Orange from 2007 to
2011, including Deputy Chairman and Regional Senior Executive Vice
President of Group Purchasing Operations in Europe . Before that he
worked at Hewlett-Packard in various positions, including Regional
Senior Vice President of Customer Solutions Group for Europe, Middle
East, and Africa from 2002 to 2005 .
ELIZABETH CORLEY - PEARSON PLC
Currently Chief Executive of Allianz Global Investors since 2012 and
sits on the Boards of Allianz Asset Management, Euler Hermes, the
Financial Reporting Council, and Merrill Lynch International Investment
Funds . Previously she held a number of roles at Allianz Global Investors
between 2005 and 2013, including Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer . Prior to that she sat on the Board of Leeds Building Society
as well as the Board of the Mercury Selected Trust . She was the Chief
Executive Officer of Blackrock Investment Managers between 2002
and 2004 . Before that she was a Partner at Coopers & Lybrand .
LIFE ASSURANCE
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
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STEPHEN DAINTITH - ZOOPLA PROPERTY GROUP PLC
Currently Finance Director of Daily Mail & General Trust and sits on the
Board of Euromoney as Alternate Director; he took on both roles in
2011 . Previously Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Dow Jones & Company between 2008 and 2010, also becoming
Chief Operating Officer in 2010 . Prior to that he was Chief Financial
Officer of News International and held various positions at British
American Tobacco, including Finance Director of Pakistan and Chief
Executive Officer of Switzerland . Before that he was Head of Internal
Audit for Civil Aviation Authority and then Forte . Early career with
PricewaterhouseCoopers . Chartered Accountant .
ANDREW FISHER - MONEYSUPERMARKET.COM GROUP PLC
Currently Chairman of Shazam Entertainment, a role he took on in
2013, after being Chief Executive Officer between 2005 and 2013 . Prior
to that he was Regional Managing Director for Europe at Blucora from
2000 to 2005 . Early career at Thomson Directories and Managing
Director and Founder of Tdli .com .
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
SHERRY COUTU - ZOOPLA PROPERTY GROUP PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of London Stock Exchange and
Cambridge University Press and is Advisor to Care2 .com, LinkedIn,
CAP Partners, and Cutec . Previously Advisor to LOVEFiLM
International, AlertMe .com, and Seedcamp . Prior to that she was
Director of the National Archives at the Public Records Office between
2004 and 2007 . During this time she also sat on the Boards of New
Energy Finance, Library House, RM Plc, and Jarvis . Before that she was
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and Founder of Henderson Investors
from 1995 to 2000 . Early career with Coopers & Lybrand and Andersen
Consulting .
85THE CLASS OF 2014
JOHN MCCONNELL - UBM PLC
Currently Group Finance Director of Inchcape, a role he took on in
2009 . He was also an Executive Officer at Inchcape between 2006 and
2009 . Prior to that he was Chief Executive Officer at Inchcape Motors
Australia from 2005 to 2009, as well as Chief Financial Officer between
1999 and 2003 . He served as Regional Managing Director for Sydney at
Inchcape Retail from 2003 to 2005 . Early career in various positions at
Reckitt & Colman .
MARY MCDOWELL - UBM PLC
Currently sits on the Board of Autodesk, a role she took on in 2010, and
is a Senior Advisor at Nokia, a role she took on in 2012 . Previously she
worked in various positions at Nokia between 2004 and 2012, including
Head of Mobile Phones Unit, Chief Development Officer, and General
Manager of Enterprise Solutions . Prior to that she worked in Corporate
Development and Strategy at Hewlett-Packard and held various roles
at Compaq Computers, including Group Vice President and General
Manager of Industry Standard Server Division .
RAKHI PAREKH - RIGHTMOVE PLC
Currently Media Director for Amazon .co .uk, a role she took on in 2014 .
She worked at Amazon for a number of years, serving as Director of
UK Music and DVD for Amazon .com, and Senior Product Manager of
UK Books and UK Media for Amazon .co .uk between 2002 and 2006 .
Before that she worked in various positions for Oliver Wyman from
1996 to 2003 . Early career at TomTom .
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
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GENEVIEVE SHORE - MONEYSUPERMARKET.COM GROUP PLC
Currently sits on the Board of Next Fifteen Communications, a role she
took on in 2015, and STV, a role she took on in 2012 . Previously worked
for Pearson as Director of Digital Strategy and then Chief Information
Officer between 2009 and 2014 . Prior to that she was a Sales Director
and then Global Director of Digital for the Penguin Group from 2002 to
2009 . Early career at Random House .
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
NICOLE SELIGMAN - WPP PLC
Currently President of Sony Corp of America, a role she took on in
2012, and Executive Vice President of Sony Corp, a role she took on
in 2005 . Previously she was Associate and then Partner at Williams
and Connolly between 1985 and 2001 . Prior to that she was a Clerk at
the US Supreme Court from 1984 to 1985, and before that she was a
Lawyer at the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
between 1983 and 1984 . Early career at Wall Street Journal Asia .
87THE CLASS OF 2014
JORGE BRUCK - ANTOFAGASTA PLC
Currently a Lecturer at the University of Chile, he is also Independent
Director at Bupa Chile . He is on the Boards of Pershimco Resources,
Instituto Chileno De Administración Racional De Empresas, GNL
Mejillones, Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas, and Centro De Estudios
Del Cobre Y La Mineria . He was previously employed as General
Manager by Cia Contractual Minera Leonor, Executive Director by
Centro De Estudios Del Cobre Y La Mineria, General Manager by AMP
Chile, and a Principal by Gerald Metals LLC . He also served on the
Board at Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Aguas Andinas,
Cia Contractual Mineria El Tesoro, E-CL, Electroandina, and Empresa
Nacional de Mineria .
MEGAN CLARK - RIO TINTO PLC
Currently serves as a Member of the Australian Advisory Board of
Bank of America Merrill Lynch and on the Advisory Board of the
World Economic Forum’s 2015 Global Risk Report . Former Chief
Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial
Research Organisation between 2009 and 2014 . Before that, she
was Vice President of Health & Safety for BHP Billiton . Earlier roles in
mineral exploration, mine geology, and strategy with WMC Resources .
Previously served on the Boards of NM Rothschild and Victorian
Partnership for Advanced Computing .
CHRISTINE COIGNARD - POLYMETAL INTERNATIONAL PLC
Most recently Managing Director of HCF International Advisors from
2009 to 2013 . Previously she was Managing Partner of Coignard &
Hass and Director of Investments and Financing for Norilsk Nickel from
1997 to 2000 . Early career in various positions at Citigroup, Société
Générale, and Royal Bank of Canada .
MINING
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JEAN-PAUL FONTBONA - ANTOFAGASTA PLC
Currently Chairman of Quinenco and Director of Banco de Chile; he
took on both roles in 2013 . He has extensive experience in the mining
sector, having previously been Director of Quinenco for 10 years and
Vice Chairman of Madeco between 2001 and 2010 .
MINING
DR NOBUHLE DLAMINI - ANGLO AMERICAN PLC
Currently Chairman of both Aspen Pharmacare and Masibulele
Pharmaceuticals, and MD and Executive Chairman of Mbekani Health
& Wellbeing . She also sits on the Boards of Eyomhlaba Investment
Holdings, Imithi Investments, and RRL Holdings . Previously sat on
the Boards of Discovery, Gijima, Northam Platinum, and Woolworths .
Prior to that she was Senior Manager of HSBC Investment Bank in
Johannesburg, specialising in transport and energy corporate finance .
Early career as practicing Doctor .
BARBARA GONDA DE BRANIFF - FRESNILLO PLC
Served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Fomento Económico
Mexicano since 2012 . She also served as a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Company from 2002 until 2011 . A Private Investor, she
is a Member of the Board of Directors of Coca-Cola FEMSA, BBVA
Bancomer, Solfi, Coleccion FEMSA, ITESM Campus Ciudad de Mexico,
Fondo para la Paz, Museo Franz Mayer, and Fundacion Bancomer .
89THE CLASS OF 2014
PROF MICHAEL L’ESTRANGE - RIO TINTO PLC
Currently Head of the National Security College at Australian National
University, a role he took on in 2009 . Previously he was the Secretary
of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade between
2005 and 2009 . Prior to that he was Secretary and then Commissioner
for the Australian Government from 1996 to 2005 . Before that he
was Director of Menzies Research Centre between 1995 and 1996 .
Early career as Officer for Security and Intelligence Agencies in the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australia .
CHARLES JACOBS - FRESNILLO PLC
Currently Senior Partner at Linklaters, whom he has worked for in
various positions since 1990 . He is Head of the Global Mining team
and specialises in public and private M&A, capital raising, initial public
offerings, joint ventures, and other corporate work .
MINING
JEMAL-UD-DIN KASSUM - RANDGOLD RESOURCES PLC
Currently serves on the Boards of Guardian Holdings and Khan Bank .
Also currently a Managing Partner of AJK Financial Services, which he
co-founded in 2006 . Previously Regional Vice President for the East
Asia and Pacific Region at World Bank between 2000 and 2005, and
Vice President at International Finance Corp from 1997 to 2000 . Early
career in various positions for the Government of Nigeria .
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DR JAIME SERRA PUCHE - FRESNILLO PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of Alpek, Grupo Modelo, Mexico Fund,
Tenaris, and Vitro . Previously a NED at Chiquita Brands International
between 2003 and 2013 . Prior to that he held a number of roles in the
Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (Mexico), including Secretary for
Finance, Trade and Commerce, Minister of Finance, and Undersecretary
for Revenue . He was Minister of Trade for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(Mexico) from 1988 to 1994 .
MINING
PATRICE MERRIN - GLENCORE PLC
Currently sits on the Board of Stillwater Mining, a role she took on in
2013 . Previously she worked for CML Healthcare between 2008 and
2013 in various positions including Chairman, Interim Chief Executive
Officer, and Director . Prior to that she sat on the Boards of Energie
NB Power and Luscar, for which she was also Chief Executive Officer .
Before that she worked at Sherritt International for 10 years in various
positions, including Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer .
MATSHIDISO MATLOA - PETRA DIAMONDS PLC
Currently sits on the Board of Village Main Reef, a role she took on in
2013 . Previously she sat on the Board of Great Basin Gold between
2011 and 2013 . She is the founder of a number of businesses, including
Tsidkenu Chartered Accountants, Mukundu Mining Resources, and
Matloa and Associates . Early career at Coopers & Lybrand . Chartered
Accountant .
91THE CLASS OF 2014
TREVOR SCHULTZ - CENTAMIN PLC
Former Executive Director of Operations at Centamin Group between
2008 and 2014 . Previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Guinor
Gold between 2004 and 2007 . Earlier roles with Ashanti Goldfields
and Pegasus Gold in Operations . Has served on the Boards of Base
Resources and Southern Era .
VIVIANNE BLANLOT SOZA - ANTOFAGASTA PLC
Currently Chairman of Empresa Concesionaria de Servicios Sanitarios,
a role she took on in 2008, and sits on the Board of Colbun, a role
she took on in 2012 . Previously she served as Minister of Defence
for the Government of Chile . Prior to that she was Director of both
BancoEstado and Universidad de Santiago de Chile . She has held
roles at the National Commission of Nuclear Energy and the Chilean
Economic Development Agency . Before that she worked in various
positions at Banco Interamericano de Desarollo, across the Energy,
Mines, and Hydrocarbon divisions, between 1983 and 1990 . Early career
at Ricardo Rodriguez & Cia .
KATYA ZOTOVA - VEDANTA RESOURCES PLC
Currently Principal of the Global Energy Fund for Pamplona Capital
Management, a role she took on in 2014 . Previously she was the Head
of International Acquisitions and Divestments, Oil and Gas Division, for
Citigroup between 2012 and 2014 and Head of Portfolio Management
for Upstream International at Royal Dutch Shell from 2010 to 2012 .
Before that she held various positions at Shell Exploration and
Production between 2005 and 2010 . Early career at Shell Chemicals
and Shell Wind Energy .
MINING
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PAMELA DALEY - BG GROUP PLC
Currently sits on the Board of BG Group, a role she took on in 2014 .
Previously she worked at General Electric for more than 20 years,
joining in 1989 as a Tax and Finance Counsel . She was Senior Vice
President of Corporate Business Development between 2004 and
2013, during which she was responsible for GE’s mergers, acquisitions,
and divestiture activities worldwide . She was also Senior Counsel for
Transactions from 1991 to 2004 . Prior to that she was a Partner at
Morgan Lewis & Bockius, where she specialised in domestic and cross-
border tax-oriented financings and commercial transactions .
OIL & GAS
JANICE (JANN) BROWN - WOOD GROUP PLC
Currently Senior Advisor for Cairn Energy and sits on the Boards of
Capricorn, Medoil, and Troy Income & Growth Trust . She has worked for
Cairn for more than 15 years in various positions, most recently as Chief
Financial Officer between 2011 and 2014 . She has sat on the Boards
of Hansen Transmissions and Plectrum Petroleum . Early career with
KPMG . Chartered Accountant .
ANNE CANNON - PREMIER OIL PLC
Currently Deputy Chairman of Det Norske Oljeselskap, a role she took
on in 2013 . Previously Senior Advisor to the Natural Resources Group
at Morgan Stanley, focusing on upstream mergers and acquisitions
between 2000 and 2014 . Prior to that she was Director of Business
Development and International Growth at Hardy Oil & Gas from 1995 to
2000, and Manager of Business Development at Thomson North Sea
Oil . She has also sat on the Boards of Aker and Scotoil Petroleum . Early
career at Shell Canada .
93THE CLASS OF 2014
DR MICHAEL DALY - TULLOW OIL PLC
Currently a Visiting Professor in the Department of Natural Resources
at the University of Oxford, a role he took on in 2013 . Previously he held
a number of roles at BP including Executive Vice President, Exploration
between 2010 and 2013, and Regional President for the Middle
East and South Asia from 2000 to 2006 . He also served as Head of
Exploration for BP Exploration between 2006 and 2010, and Technical
Specialist from 1986 to 1990 . Previously he was a Research Associate
at the University of Leeds . Early career at the Geological Survey of
Zambia .
THE HON. MARTIN FERGUSON - BG GROUP PLC
Currently Group Executive of Seven Group Holdings, a role he took
on in 2013, and also sits on the Board of the Committee for Economic
Development of Australia, a role he took on in 2014 . Previously he was
a Representative Member of the Australian House of Representatives
between 1996 and 2013 . He was also Shadow Minister for Regional and
Urban Development, Transport, and Infrastructure . He was President of
the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 1990 to 1996 . Early career
with the Australian Labour Party .
OIL & GAS
PATRICIA WOERTZ - ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC
Currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Archer-Daniel-
Midlands, and also sits on the Board of Procter & Gamble, a role she
took on in 2008 . She is also currently a member of the President’s
Export Council . Previously held a number of roles at Chevron Corp
between 1991 and 2006, including Executive Vice President, Vice
President of Logistics, and Strategic Planning Manager . She was
also President of Chevron Canada, Chevron Product, and Chevron
International Oil . Early career with Ernst & Young . Public Accountant .
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DOMINIC BLAKEMORE - SHIRE PLC
Currently Group Finance Director of Compass Group, a role he took
on in 2012 . Previously Chief Finance Officer at Iglo Foods Group
between 2010 and 2011 . Prior to that he was Regional Finance
Director and Strategy Director for Europe at Cadbury . Early career at
PricewaterhouseCoopers .
PHARMACEUTICALS & BIOTECHNOLOGY
PATRICK BUTLER - HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
Formerly Operating Partner at Friends Life Group . Currently sits on
the Boards of Bank of Ireland and British Business Bank . Previously
he worked at McKinsey & Company as Head of European Financial
Services between 2006 and 2010 where he advised banks, insurance
companies, and asset managers . He was also Senior Partner and Senior
Director . Early career with Arthur Andersen . Chartered Accountant .
ANN CAIRNS - ASTRAZENECA PLC
Currently Division President of International Markets for MasterCard, a
role she took on in 2011 . Previously she was Head of Financial Services
and Head of the Financial Industry Advisory Group in Europe for
Alvarez & Marsal between 2008 and 2011 . During this time she was a
Trustee of Charity Bank and sat on the Board of Newcastle Building
Society . Prior to this she was Chief Executive Officer of the BU
Transaction Banking Division for ABM Amro Bank from 2002 to 2008 .
Before that, she held various positions at Citigroup for more than 10
years, including Group Head of E-Solutions .
95THE CLASS OF 2014
LYKELE VAN DER BROEK - GENUS PLC
Currently Global Chief Operating Officer of Bayer CropScience, a
role he took on in 2010 . Previously President of the Animal Health
Division at Bayer HealthCare between 2006 and 2010, and Head of the
Bioscience Division at Bayer CropScience from 2003 to 2006 . Prior
to that he was Chief Executive Officer of Aventis Cropscience India
between 2001 and 2003 . Early career at Nunhems as Head of Strategy
for the Asia Pacific region .
PROF DR DUNCAN MASKELL - GENUS PLC
Currently Head of Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University
of Cambridge, a role he took on in 2004, and Co-Founder of Arrow
Therapeutics . Previously he was the Marks & Spencer Professor of
Farm Animal Heath, Food Science, and Food Safety at the University
of Cambridge . Prior to that he was Lecturer at Imperial College London
and a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford between 1992 and
1996 . Before that he was a Research Scientist at Wellcome Biotech
from 1985 to 1988 .
PHARMACEUTICALS & BIOTECHNOLOGY
CAROLINE BANSZKY - 3I GROUP PLC
Currently Managing Director of Law Debenture, a role she took on in
2002 . Previously Chief Operating Officer of Novae Group between
1997 and 2001 . Prior to this she worked in various positions at NM
Rothschild & Sons and then as Finance Director from 1995 to 1997 .
Early career with KPMG . Chartered Accountant .
PRIVATE EQUITY
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IAN LOBLEY - 3I INFRASTRUCTURE PLC
Currently sits on the Board of Bestinvest Group, a role he took on in
2010, and has been a Partner of the Asset Management Group at 3i
since 1994 . Previously Director at a number of private companies,
including EUSA Pharma, Sulake Corporation, CRF Health, Vette Corp,
Netronome Systems, and Psytechnics . Former Board roles at Nujira,
Cloud Networks, Cambridge Semiconductor, Intense and Ipanema
Technologies, and DiBcom . Early career at 3i Group and BOC Group .
MENDY BUDE - DAEJAN HOLDINGS PLC
Founding Partner of Bude Nathan Iwanier, a firm of solicitors
specialising in property law . Experience across commercial property
law . Early career with Berwin Leighton .
PRIVATE EQUITY
REAL ESTATE
EDWARD BONHAM CARTER - LAND SECURITIES GROUP PLC
Currently Vice Chairman of Jupiter Fund Management, a role he took
on in 2014 . Previously Group Chief Executive Officer of Jupiter Fund
Management between 2010 and 2014, and Chief Investment Officer
from 1999 to 2010 . Prior to that he was Fund Manager for Electra
Private Equity, and Fund Manager for Schroders . He has also sat on the
Boards of Jupiter Split Trust, JST Securities, and Orlando .
97THE CLASS OF 2014
IAN BULL - ST MODWEN PROPERTIES PLC
Currently Chief Financial Officer of Ladbrokes, a role he took on in 2011 .
Previously he was Financial Director of Greene King between 2006
and 2011 . Prior to that he gained digital experience as Chief Executive
Officer of the Retail Enterprise Division at BT and Chief Financial
Officer of BT Retail, and held several senior finance positions at the
Walt Disney Company and Whitbread . Chartered Accountant .
TRUDI CLARK - F&C COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TRUST LTD
Currently a Director at David Rubin & Partners, a role she took on in
2009, and sits on the Board of Sapphire (PCC), a role she took on in
2010 . Formerly worked at Schroders for 10 years in a variety of roles,
including Director of the Banking Division and Division Manager of
Offshore Private Bank . Chartered Accountant .
REAL ESTATE
MELVYN EGGLENTON - HANSTEEN HOLDINGS PLC
Currently Chairman of Pendragon, a role he took on in 2013, and sits
on the Board of Irwin Mitchell, a role he took on in 2012 . Prior to this he
worked at KPMG for more than 30 years in various positions, including
Senior Partner (Birmingham), Chief Officer (Birmingham), Head of
Middle Markets, and Midlands Chairman . Chartered Accountant .
98
JOHN GLEN - TR INVESTMENT PROPERTY TRUST PLC
Currently Chairman of Alba Trees and Chief Executive Officer of
Buccleuch Group; he also sits on the Board of BIC . Previously he
worked at Air Liquide for eight years as Chief Financial Officer between
2000 and 2008 . Prior to that he worked in various positions for
Unilever France, including Senior Management positions in the United
States, Germany, and the UK, as well as Vice President of Finance .
Chartered Accountant .
CRESSIDA HOGG CBE - LAND SECURITIES GROUP PLC
Currently Head of Infrastructure at Canada Pension Plan Investment
Board . Most recently sat on the Boards of Anglian Water Group
and Osprey Acquisitions . She was also Managing Partner of 3i
Infrastructure, which she co-founded in 2005 . She joined 3i Group in
1995 and held various positions, including Senior Partner and Member
of the Leadership Team from 2010 to 2014 . Early career at JP Morgan .
REAL ESTATE
STEPHEN HUBBARD - WORKSPACE GROUP PLC
Currently UK Regional Chairman responsible for Capital Markets and
Real Estate Finance at CBRE Group, a role he took on in 2013 . He is
also currently the Chairman of the London Business Network and
Advisor at Redevco . He joined CBRE in 1976 and since then has held a
number of senior executive roles at the business .
99THE CLASS OF 2014
CHARLES PHILIPPS - GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES PLC
Currently Group Chief Executive at Amlin, a role he took on in 1999 . He
served as President of the Insurance Institute of London from 2008 to
2009 . Before that he was Group Financial Director of Amlin between
1997 and 1999, and held various positions at Natwest between 1983
and 1997 . Chartered Accountant .
PATRICK VAUGHAN - LONDONMETRIC PROPERTY PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of Meadowhall Finance and MSC Property
Intermediate Holdings, both roles he took on in 2009 . Previously Chief
Executive Officer of Londonmetric Property between 2010 and 2013,
and Executive Chairman from 2013 to 2014 . Prior to that he was Chief
Executive Officer of Pillar Property and then sat on the Board of British
Land after it acquired Pillar Property in 2005 . He sat on the Board of
London & Stamford Investments, which he also co-founded, between
2006 and 2011 . Before that he was Chief Executive Officer of Arlington,
which he also co-founded in 1976 .
REAL ESTATE
ROSALYN WILTON - LONDONMETRIC PROPERTY PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of Axa, a role she took on in 2012, and
Optos, a role she took on in 2007 . Previously Chairman of Ipreo
Holdings between 2006 and 2009 . A group formed following the
merger of i-Deal and Hemscott; before the merger, she was Chief
Executive Officer of Hemscott . Prior to that she worked in various
positions for Reuters Transaction Services from 1990 to 1999, most
recently as Managing Director . She has also served as Senior Advisor
to 3i Investments and Providence Equity Partners . Early career with
Drexel Burnham Lambert .
100
REBECCA WORTHINGTON - HANSTEEN HOLDINGS PLC
Currently Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Lodestone Capital
Partners, a role she took on in 2012, and sits on the Board of AGA
Rangemaster Group, a role she took on in 2013 . Previously she worked
in various positions at Quintain Estates and Development, including
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Financial Director, Company Secretary,
and Group Accountant between 1998 and 2012 . Prior to that she
worked as Financial Controller for Britton Group from 1997 to 1998 .
Early career at PricewaterhouseCoopers . Chartered Accountant .
REAL ESTATE
INNA KUZNETSOVA - SAGE GROUP PLC
Most recently Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Sales and
Marketing at CEVA Logistics between 2012 and 2014 . She has nearly
20 years of experience working at the executive level in business
technology and consulting at International Business Machines (IBM) .
Her various positions between 1993 and 2012 include Vice President
of Sales and Marketing, Director of Linux Strategy, Marketing Planning
and Execution, and Manager of Integrated Marketing Communications .
DAVID GOLOB - MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL PLC
Currently serves on the Boards of Proper Marketplace, Barracuda
Networks, GXS Worldwide, and Attachmate Group . As an executive,
serves as a Partner at Francisco Partners which he joined in 2001 .
Formerly Managing Director of Tiger Management and Co-Head of the
Global Technology Group between 1998 and 2000 . Prior to that, he
spent more than 10 years with General Atlantic Partners and Sutter Hill
Ventures in investment roles . Early career with McKinsey & Company .
SOFTWARE & COMPUTER SERVICES
101THE CLASS OF 2014
ZARINA BASSA - INVESTEC PLC
Currently Chairman of Woolworths Financial Services and sits on a
number of Boards, including Woolworths Holdings, Oceana Group, Sun
International, Kumba Iron Ore, Senwes, and Vodacom . Previously Vice
Chairman of ABSA Retail Bank after working as Managing Executive
for Absa Bank between 2000 and 2008 . Prior to that she worked for
more than 15 years at Ernst & Young in various positions across the UK
and South Africa, including as Partner and then Chief Operating Officer
of Sub-Saharan Africa . Chartered Accountant .
SPECIALTY & OTHER FINANCE
JONATHON BOND - JUPITER FUND MANAGEMENT PLC
Currently Chairman and Executive Director at Skagen Group, a role he
took on in 2013 . Previously Partner and Head of Investor Development
at Actis between 2004 and 2013, and a Representative Board Member
of Bharti Airtel Africa from 2002 to 2005 . He was Managing Director
of Investor Development at CDC Group between 2001 and 2004, and
Founding Director of HSBC Private Equity Management from 1994 to
2001 . Early career in various positions at Electra Private Equity Partners
and Bain & Company .
SHARON BOWLES - LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC
Currently a Member of the European Parliament in the UK Office of the
European Parliament, a role she took on in 2005 . Was previously also
Chairman of the European Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee
between 2005 and 2012 . Formerly served as Vice President of Liberal
International and Director of the Liberal Democrat Party . Before that
she was a Partner at Bowles Horton from 1981 to 2005 . Early career
as a Researcher of Semiconductor Materials and Devices at Oxford
University .
102
SHERRY COUTU - LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC
Currently sits on the Boards of Zoopla and Cambridge University
Press and is Advisor to Care2 .com, LinkedIn, CAP Partners, and Cutec .
Previously Advisor to LOVEFiLM International, AlertMe .com, and
Seedcamp . Prior to that she was Director of the National Archives at
the Public Records Office between 2004 and 2007 . During this time
she also sat on the Boards of New Energy Finance, Library House, RM
Plc, and Jarvis . Before that she was Chief Executive Officer, Chairman,
and Founder of Henderson Investors from 1995 to 2000 . Early career
with Coopers & Lybrand and Andersen Consulting .
SPECIALTY & OTHER FINANCE
PROF LYNNE GLADDEN CBE - IP GROUP PLC
Currently Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and
sits on the Board of Cambridge Enterprise, both roles she took on in
2010 . Also currently a Visiting Professor at the University of California .
Previously held a number of roles at the University of Cambridge,
including Head of the Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Department . Between 1998 and 2008 she worked as an Advisor and
then Senior Consultant for Unilever . Chartered Engineer and Chartered
Chemist .
ALISON HALSEY - PROVIDENT FINANCIAL PLC
Currently Managing Partner of Super Duper Farm, a role she took
on in 2011, and sits on the Boards of both Teachers Assurance and
Cambian Group, a role she took on in 2014 . Previously she was Senior
Partner of the Corporate Social Responsibility and Charity practices
at KPMG, engaged in strategy setting, programme management,
external spokesman roles, and client advisory and audit responsibilities .
She worked at KPMG for more than 30 years, specialising in
financial services with audit and advisory responsibilities for UK and
international banks . Chartered Accountant .
103THE CLASS OF 2014
CHARLES JACOBS - INVESTEC PLC
Currently Senior Partner at Linklaters, for whom he has worked in
various positions since 1990 . He is Head of the Global Mining team
and specialises in public and private M&A, capital raising, initial public
offerings, joint ventures, and other corporate work .
SPECIALTY & OTHER FINANCE
COLIN KEOGH - VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS PLC
Currently serves on the Boards of Brait, Greenheart Group, and New
World Resources . Formerly was Chief Executive Officer and Executive
Director at Close Brothers between 1995 and 2009 . Early career with
Arthur Andersen .
DOUGLAS LIVERSIDGE - IP GROUP PLC
Currently Chairman of Surgical Innovations Group and sits on the
Board of Fusion IP . Previously Chairman of Fusion IP between 2004
and 2014 and Chairman of Medilink Yorkshire and Humber . Before
that he was Chief Executive Officer of GW Thornton Holdings . Spent
more than 20 years at British Steel in various positions, including Chief
Quality Manager .
104
JAMES LOCKHART III - VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS PLC
Currently serves on the Boards of Bank of the Cascades and WL
Ross & Company . Previously he spent a number of years with the US
Government in a series of Presidential-appointed positions between
2002 and 2008, including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of the Oversight Board of the Federal Housing Finance Agency .
Between 2002 and 2006 he served as the Deputy Commissioner and
Chief Operating Officer of the Social Security Administration, and
as Secretary to the Social Security Board of Trustees . Early career in
investment banking with Smith Barney & Company .
SPECIALTY & OTHER FINANCE
THE RT. HON. LORD GEORGE MALLOCH BROWN - INVESTEC PLC
Currently regional Chairman of FTI Consulting for Europe, Middle East,
and Africa, and sits on the Boards of Seplat Petroleum Development,
Kerogan Capital, DPI, and Southwest Energy . Previously Chairman of
Global Affairs for FTI Consulting between 2010 and 2011 . Prior to that
he was Minister of State, responsible for Africa, Asia, and the United
Nations for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2007
to 2009 . He was also Vice Chairman of Soros Fund Management
and The Open Society Institute . Before that he worked for nearly 10
years at the United Nations in various positions, including Deputy
Secretary General, and at the World Bank as Vice President of External
Affairs . Prior to this he was Lead International Partner of Sawyer Miller
between 1986 and 1994 . Early career with The Economist .
KATHRYN PURVES - INTERMEDIATE CAPITAL GROUP PLC
Currently Chief Risk Officer at Partnership Assurance Group, a role she
took on in 2013 . Previously she was Commercial Director at Partnership
Holdings; she also served as a Consultant and Investment Manager at
Phoenix Equity Partners before that . Early career at UBS and Deutsche
Bank .
105THE CLASS OF 2014
CATHRYN RILEY - INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL FINANCE PLC
Currently sits on the Board of Equitable Life Assurance Society, a role
she took on in 2009 . Previously worked in a number of positions for
Aviva between 1996 and 2013, including Chief Operating Officer, Chief
Information Officer, Commercial Director, and Division Chairman for
Global Services . She sat on a number of Boards from 2003 to 2009,
including CGNU Life Assurances, Commercial Union Life Assurance,
Halifax Life, National Westminster Life Assurance, RBS Collective
Insurance Funds, and Royal Scottish Assurance . Earlier Career with the
likes of BUPA, Coopers & Lybrand, and British Airways .
SPECIALTY & OTHER FINANCE
DAVID SHALDERS - TULLETT PREBON PLC
Currently Group Operations & Technology Director of Willis Group
Holdings, a role he took on in 2013 . Previously worked at Royal Bank of
Scotland Group in a number of roles between 1994 and 2013, including
Chief Logistics Officer, Chief Operating Officer of Global Banking
and Financial Markets Division, and Head of Derivative Operating
for NatWest Markets . Prior to that he worked for JP Morgan, having
started his career at Accenture as an IT consultant from 1989 to 2002 .
KHUMO SHUENYANE - INVESTEC LTD
Currently sits on the Board of Famous Brands, a role he took on in
2014 . Previously he was the Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for MTN
Group in 2013 and the Group Chief Strategy Officer from 2007 to 2013 .
Prior to that he was Head of Investments at Investec Bank between
1998 and 2007 . He also worked in various positions at Investec from
1998 to 2005 . Early career at Arthur Andersen . Chartered Accountant .
106
KORY SORENSON - PHOENIX GROUP HOLDINGS
Currently sits on the Boards of Scor and Uniqa Insurance Group .
Previously Managing Director and Head of Insurance Capital Markets
at Barclays Bank between 2005 and 2010, where she managed a team
responsible for client advisory and relationship management for the
European insurance sector . Prior to that she was Director of Insurance,
responsible for Continental European Insurance Coverage for Credit
Suisse from 2001 to 2005 . Before that she worked at Lehman Brothers
as Director for Financial Institutions in Germany, Austria, and Holland .
Early career at Morgan Stanley and Commerz Financial Products .
SPECIALTY & OTHER FINANCE
CAROLINE TAYLOR - BREWIN DOLPHIN HOLDINGS PLC
Most recently held various roles at Goldman Sachs Asset Management
between 1998 and 2012, including Director of Fund Management and
Global Head of Fundamental Equity Execution, where she built and
managed the global portfolio construction and trading team . Prior
to that she was Head of Trading and Pan European Equity Trading at
Gartmore Investment Management .
OLIVIER BAUJARD - COLT GROUP SA
Currently Chief Executive Officer of Segula Technologies Group, a role
he took on in 2012, and sits on the Board of Wholesale Applications
Community, a role he took on in 2010 . Previously he was Chief
Technology Officer for Deutsche Telekom between 2009 and 2012 . He
worked for Alcatel-Lucent for more than 20 years in various positions,
including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel-Lucent
France as well as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of
Corporate Strategy . Early career with French Government .
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
107THE CLASS OF 2014
GENERAL CLAUDE KEHLER - INMARSAT PLC
Formerly held a number of roles with the US Air Force between 1975
and 2014 . He was responsible for the plans and operations for all
US forces conducting strategic deterrence and the Department of
Defence’s space and cyberspace operations .
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
JOHN (GERRY) MURPHY - DIXONS CARPHONE PLC
Currently serves on the Board of Capital & Counties Properties, where
he was appointed in 2015 . Formerly an Audit Partner at Deloitte
between 2002 and 2013 . Qualified as an Auditor with Arthur Andersen .
MING (SAVIO) SANG KWAN - BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC
Currently Chief Executive Officer and Partner of Al-Katib Consulting,
which he founded in 2005 . He was an Independent Director at Alibaba .
com between 2008 and 2012 and prior to that he worked in various
positions for Alibaba Group including Consultant, Chief People Officer,
and Chief Operating Officer . Before that he was General Manager
of the Medical Systems Division at General Electric, where he was
responsible for the establishment of joint venture companies in the
Asia region . Research in addition to more than 20 years as a practising
consultant radiologist .
TOBACCO
108
WARWICK BRADY - FIRST GROUP PLC
Currently Chief Operating Officer of EasyJet, a role he took on in 2011,
and sits on the Board of NATS Holdings, a role he took on in 2013 .
Previously he was Group Director of Operations and Procurement
Director at EasyJet between 2009 and 2011 . Prior to that he was the
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of PT Mandala Airlines
as well as the Chief Operating Officer of Deccan Charters . Before that
he was Deputy Director of Operations at Ryanair Holdings . Early career
at Britannia Airways .
TRANSPORT
DR ANDREAS BIERWIRTH - EASYJET PLC
Currently Managing Director of T-Mobile Austria, a role he took on
in 2012 . Previously Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Chief Executive
Officer for Austrian Airlines between 2008 and 2012 . Prior to that he
was Vice President of Marketing for Deutsche Lufthansa from 2006 to
2008 . Formerly Deputy Managing Director and then Managing Director
at Germanwings between 2002 and 2006 . He was also Managing
Director for Westair from 2001 to 2002 .
JANE KINGSTON - NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC
Currently Group Director of Human Resources at Compass Group, a
role she took on in 2006 . She worked as Human Resources Director
for a number of companies between 2000 and 2006, including BPB,
Enodis, and Caradon Plumbing Solutions . Prior to that she worked at
Blue Circle as Human Resources Director for the Heating Division and
International Operations from 1992 to 2000, after working as Human
Resources Director at Potterton Myson . She was a Manager at Coats
between 1982 and 1992 .
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TRANSPORT
MARIA FERNANDA MEJIA - INTERNATIONAL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES GROUP PLC
Currently President of Kellogg Latin America and a Member of Kellogg
Company’s Global Leadership Team . Previously she worked for more
than 20 years at Colgate-Palmolive in a number of positions, including
Corporate Vice President of Marketing in Europe and South Pacific,
Global Business Development, and Chief Executive Officer of Colgate-
Palmolive Spain .
FRANÇOIS RUBICHON - EASYJET PLC
Currently Executive Vice President of Human Resources for Société
Française Du Radiotéléphone, a role he took on in 2013 . Previously he
was the Chairman of Media Aéroports de Paris between 2011 and 2012,
having served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating
Officer for Aéroports de Paris from 2005 to 2012 . He worked in various
positions for the French Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Tourism,
and the Sea, as well as the French Local Government, between 2002
and 2005 . Prior to that he was the Chief Executive Officer of GeoPost
from 2000 to 2002 . Early career with La Poste .
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AEDAMAR COMISKEY - FISHER (JAMES) & SONS PLC
Currently Partner and Co-Head of Global Retail Sector at Linklaters, a
role she took on in 2014 . She specialises in public and private mergers
& acquisitions transactions and joint ventures, with her primary focus
on the financial services sector . Previously was Assistant Solicitor at
Linklaters between 1992 and 2014 .
NEIL COOPER - PENNON GROUP PLC
Currently Group Finance Director of William Hill, a role he took on
in 2010 . Also currently serves on the Board of Satellite Information
Services . Previously Group Finance Director of Bovis Homes Group
between 2007 and 2008 and prior to that was Group Financial
Controller for Whitbread from 1998 to 2007 . Early career with
PricewaterhouseCoopers . Qualified Management Accountant .
UTILITIES - OTHER
DR ANGELA RE STRANK - SEVERN TRENT PLC
Currently Chief Scientist at BP, having previously served as Technology
Vice President for Lubes and Fuels at BP from 2008 to 2014 . Previously
Manager of Business Development at BP between 1989 and 2008,
and Geologist and Biostratigrapher from 1982 to 1989 . Early career as
Research Assistant at the University of Manchester .
111THE CLASS OF 2014
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Maarit Aarni-Sirvio Berendsen Plc (Q) FTSE250 F N N A, R, N 40
Doctor Ayesha Mohammed Abdullah
NMC Health Plc FTSE250 F Y N -- 61
Antoinette Petronella Aris
Thomas Cook Group Plc
FTSE250 F N N -- 78
James Arnell Saga Plc FTSE250 M N N -- 65
Carol Arrowsmith Compass Group Plc FTSE100 F N NA, R(Ch), N 78
Doctor Philip Augar TSB Banking Group Plc FTSE250 M N N R, N, Rsk 35
Vinita Bali Smith & Nephew Plc FTSE100 F Y N -- 62
Caroline Banszky 3i Group Plc FTSE100 F N N -- 95
David Barton BH Macro Ltd FTSE250 M N N -- 72
Abdulrahman Basaddiq
NMC Health Plc FTSE250 M N N -- 62
Kirsty Bashforth Kier Group Plc FTSE250 F N NA, R, N, Rsk, Other 44
Zarina Bassa Investec Plc FTSE250 F N N -- 101
Olivier Baujard Colt Group SA FTSE250 M Y N A, R 106
Lucinda Bell Rotork Plc FTSE250 F N N A, R, N 52
Doctor Andreas Bierwirth
EasyJet Plc FTSE100 M Y N Other 108
Jaspal BindraReckitt Benckiser Group Plc (Q)
FTSE100 M Y N A, N 42
Salma Ali Bin Hareb NMC Health Plc FTSE250 F Y N -- 62
Dominic BlakemoreShire Plc (Shire Ltd prior to 10/2008) (Q)
FTSE100 M N NA(Ch), Rsk(Ch) 94
Colonel Andrew Blowers
AA Plc FTSE250 M Y YA, R, N, Rsk(Ch) 65
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Harold BoelCaledonia Investments Plc
FTSE250 M Y N -- 72
Jonathon BondJupiter Fund Management Plc
FTSE250 M N N N 101
Edward Bonham Carter
Land Securities Group Plc (Q)
FTSE100 M Y N R 96
Anthony Rhys Bourne
Spire Healthcare Group Plc
FTSE250 M Y NA, R(Ch), Rsk, Other 63
Laurel Bowden Just Eat Plc FTSE250 F N Y -- 49
Sharon BowlesLondon Stock Exchange Group Plc
FTSE100 F N N -- 101
Carolyn Bradley Marston's Plc FTSE250 F N Y -- 78
Warwick Brady First Group Plc FTSE250 M Y N -- 108
Simon Breakwell AA Plc FTSE250 M N Y R(Ch), N 66
Diana Brightmore-Armour
Berkeley Group Holdings Plc
FTSE250 F Y Y -- 45
Alison Brittain Marks & Spencer Group Plc (Q)
FTSE100 F N N A, N 56
Janice Brown Wood Group (John) Plc (Q)
FTSE250 F N N A(Ch), N 92
Doctor Christine Browne
Bovis Homes Group Plc (Q)
FTSE250 F N N A, R, N 45
Gianluca Brozzetti Jimmy Choo Plc FTSE250 M Y N R, N, Other 42
Jorge Bruck Antofagasta Plc FTSE100 M Y N A, Rsk 87
Aaron Bude Daejan Holdings Plc FTSE250 M N N -- 96
Ian BullSt . Modwen Properties Plc
FTSE250 M N N -- 97
Ian Burke Rank Group Plc FTSE250 M Y NA, N(Ch), Other 79
Pat ButlerHikma Pharmaceuticals Plc
FTSE250 M N N A, N, Other 94
Ann Cairns AstraZeneca Plc FTSE100 F Y N A 94
Anne Marie Cannon Premier Oil Plc (Q) FTSE250 F N N -- 92
Brian Carpenter Amlin Plc FTSE250 M Y N -- 66
Brian CarrollPets At Home Group Plc
FTSE250 M N N N 57
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Trudi Clark F&C Commercial Property Trust Ltd
FTSE250 F Y N A, N, Other 97
Megan Clark Rio Tinto Plc FTSE100 F Y N N, Other 87
Peter Clarke Lancashire Holdings Ltd FTSE250 M Y N A, Other 66
Paul CobyPets At Home Group Plc
FTSE250 M N N A, N, Rsk 57
Christine CoignardPolymetal International Plc
FTSE250 F N NA, R, N, Rsk 87
Aedamar ComiskeyFisher (James) & Sons Plc
FTSE250 F N N -- 110
Brendan Wynne Connolly
Synthomer Plc (Q) FTSE250 M Y N A, R(Ch) 41
Neil Cooper Pennon Group Plc FTSE250 M N NA(Ch), R, N, Other 110
Elizabeth Corley Pearson Plc FTSE100 F Y N R, N 83
Graeme Coulthard Card Factory Plc FTSE250 M N N -- 57
Sherry Leigh Coutu
London Stock Exchange Group Plc & Zoopla Property Group Plc
FTSE100 F Y Y A, R(Ch)84, 102
Sally Cowdry Restaurant Group Plc FTSE250 F N N -- 79
Zoe Cruz Old Mutual Plc FTSE100 F N N R, Rsk 81
Enrico Cucchiani RSA Insurance Group FTSE100 M Y N R, Rsk 67
Stephen DaintithZoopla Property Group Plc
FTSE250 M N N A 84
Pamela Daley BG Group Plc (Scentoffice Ltd prior to 09/1999)
FTSE100 F N N -- 92
Doctor Michael Daly Tullow Oil Plc (Q) FTSE250 M N N A, R 93
John Daly Wolseley Plc (Q) FTSE100 M N N A, R, N 45
Steven Daniels St . James's Place Plc FTSE100 M N N Other 82
Lisa Davis Spectris Plc FTSE250 F N N -- 51
Barbara Garza Gonda de Braniff
Fresnillo Plc FTSE100 F Y N N 88
Doctor Claus-Michael Dill
Catlin Group Ltd FTSE250 M Y N A, N, Other 67
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Doctor Nobuhle Dlamini
Anglo American Plc (Q) FTSE100 F N N A 88
Doctor Lynn Drummond
RPC Group Plc FTSE250 F N N -- 50
Melvyn Egglenton Hansteen Holdings Plc FTSE250 M N N A, R 97
The Hon . Martin Ferguson
BG Group Plc (Scentoffice Ltd prior to 09/1999)
FTSE100 M N N Other 93
Andrew FisherMoneysupermarket .com Group Plc
FTSE250 M Y Y R, N 84
Mark Fisher TSB Banking Group Plc FTSE250 M N N -- 35
Jean-Paul Fontbona Antofagasta Plc FTSE100 M Y N N(Ch) 88
Per Franzen SSP Group Plc FTSE250 M N N N 55
Sir Richard Friend Oxford Instruments Plc FTSE250 M N N -- 52
Morten FriisRoyal Bank of Scotland Group Plc
FTSE100 M N N A, N, Rsk 35
Helena Ganczakowski
Croda International Plc (Q)
FTSE250 F N N A, R, N 41
Hans-Peter Gerhardt Brit Plc FTSE250 M Y NR(Ch), Other(Ch) 67
Professor Lynn Gladden
IP Group Plc FTSE250 F N N A, R, N 102
John Glen TR Property Investment Trust Plc (Q)
FTSE250 M Y N A, Other 98
Catherine Glickman Marston's Plc FTSE250 F N N R 79
Doctor Alison Goligher
Meggitt Plc FTSE100 F N N -- 34
David GolobMicro Focus International Plc
FTSE250 M N N -- 100
Stephen Good Elementis Plc FTSE250 M Y N A, R, N 41
Olivier Goudet Jimmy Choo Plc FTSE250 M N N -- 42
Sucheta GovilDomino Printing Sciences Plc
FTSE250 F N N -- 52
Helen Foster Green John Laing Infrastructure Fund
FTSE250 F N N -- 72
Theresa Green Pets At Home Group Plc
FTSE250 F N N R, N 58
Andrew Griffith Just Eat Plc FTSE250 M N N A, R, N 49
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Ian Griffiths DS Smith Plc (Q) FTSE250 M N N A, R, N 50
Alison Halsey Provident Financial Plc FTSE250 F N NA, R, N, Rsk 102
David HardieMurray International Trust Plc
FTSE250 M N N -- 73
Paula Hay-PlumbAberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc
FTSE250 F Y N -- 73
Denis Hennequin SSP Group Plc FTSE250 M Y N A, R, N 55
Simon Henry Lloyds Banking Group Plc
FTSE100 M N N A, Rsk 36
Kevin HigginsDomino's Pizza Group Plc (Q)
FTSE250 M Y N A, R(Ch) 80
Cressida HoggLand Securities Group Plc (Q)
FTSE100 F N N A 98
Beatrice HollondTempleton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Plc
FTSE250 F N N A, Other 73
Benjamin Holmes Just Eat Plc FTSE250 M N Y -- 49
William Holroyd AO World Plc FTSE250 M Y Y A, R(Ch) 58
Robin Hooper Saga Plc FTSE250 M N N -- 68
Christopher Hopkinson
AO World Plc FTSE250 M N Y N 58
Stephen Hubbard Workspace Group Plc FTSE250 M N N -- 98
Maarten Hulshoff Brit Plc FTSE250 M Y NA, Rsk, Other 68
Ian HunterScottish Investment Trust Plc
FTSE250 M N N A, R 74
Professor Janet Husband
Spire Healthcare Group Plc
FTSE250 F N NA, N, Rsk, Other 63
Adiba Ighodaro Old Mutual Plc FTSE100 F N N A 82
Ipe Jacob Brit Plc FTSE250 M Y NA(Ch), Rsk(Ch), Other
68
Charles JacobsFresnillo Plc and Investec Plc (Q)
FTSE100 M N N R(Ch)89, 103
Ebbe Jacobsen Domino's Pizza Group Plc (Q)
FTSE250 M Y N -- 80
Sebastian JamesDirect Line Insurance Group Plc
FTSE100 M Y N R, Other 69
Simon Jeffreys St . James's Place Plc FTSE100 M N N A(Ch) 82
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Andrew Jennings Ted Baker Plc (Q) FTSE250 M Y N A, R, N 59
Dyfrig John Lloyds Banking Group Plc
FTSE100 M Y N R, Rsk 36
Timothy Jones Poundland Group Plc FTSE250 M N NA(Ch), Rsk(Ch) 59
Jemal-ud-din Kassum
Randgold Resources Ltd (Q)
FTSE100 M N N A, N 89
General Claude Kehler
Inmarsat Plc FTSE250 M N N R 107
Colin KeoghVirgin Money Holdings Plc
FTSE250 M Y NA, N, Rsk(Ch), Other
103
Sachin Khajuria Brit Plc FTSE250 M N NA, Rsk, Other 69
Naguib Kheraj Standard Chartered Plc FTSE100 M Y N A(Ch), Rsk 36
Jane Kingston National Express Group Plc (Q)
FTSE250 F N N R, Other 108
Inna Kuznetsova Sage Group Plc (Q) FTSE250 F N N A, R, N 100
Ming Sang Kwan British American Tobacco Plc
FTSE100 M Y Y N, Other 107
Silvia Dias Lagnado Britvic Plc FTSE250 F N N -- 38
Professor Michael L'Estrange
Rio Tinto Plc FTSE100 M N N N 89
Julia Le BlanAberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc (Q)
FTSE250 F N N A 74
Stephen le PageBluecrest All Blue Fund Ltd
FTSE250 M N N A(Ch) 76
Doctor Yun Liu Arm HLDGS Plc FTSE100 M N Y -- 65
Douglas Liversidge IP Group Plc FTSE250 M Y N -- 103
Ian Lobley 3i Infrastructure Plc FTSE250 M N N -- 96
James Lockhart IIIVirgin Money Holdings Plc
FTSE250 M Y N N 104
Gernot Lohr Brit Plc FTSE250 M N N R, N, Other 69
Gervase MacGregorMillennium & Copthorne Hotels Plc
FTSE250 M N N A(Ch) 80
John Makinson RIT Capital Partners Plc FTSE250 M Y N A, Rsk 74
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The Rt . Hon . Lord George Malloch-Brown
Investec Plc FTSE250 M N N -- 104
Professor, Dr . Duncan Maskell
Genus Plc FTSE250 M N N A, R, N 95
Matshidiso Matloa Petra Diamonds Ltd FTSE250 F Y N A 90
John McConnell UBM Plc (Q) FTSE250 M Y N A(Ch), N 85
Paul McCrudden Card Factory Plc FTSE250 M N YA, R, N, Rsk 59
Mary McDowell UBM Plc FTSE250 F N N R, N 85
Ian McHoul Britvic Plc FTSE250 M N NA(Ch), R, N 39
Ross McInnes IMI Plc FTSE100 M N N A(Ch) 53
Norman McLuskieVirgin Money Holdings Plc
FTSE250 M N NA(Ch), R, N, Rsk, Other
54
Mark McNicholasKennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate Plc
FTSE250 M N NA, N(Ch), Other 75
Maria Fernanda MejiaInternational Consolidated Airlines Group SA
FTSE100 F Y N R 109
Nicola Mendelsohn Diageo Plc FTSE100 F N Y A, R, N 39
Patrice Merrin Glencore Plc FTSE100 F Y N Other 90
Andrew Miller AA Plc FTSE250 M Y N A, R, N 70
Therese Miller Galliford Try Plc FTSE250 F N N A, R, N 46
Doctor Heidi Miller HSBC Holdings Plc FTSE100 F N N Rsk, Other 37
Henri Moissinac Just Eat Plc FTSE250 M N Y A, R, N 50
Paul MoodyPets At Home Group Plc
FTSE250 M Y N A, R 60
Octavia Morley Card Factory Plc FTSE250 F N NA, R, N, Rsk 60
Harry Morley Mercantile Investment Trust Plc
FTSE250 M N N -- 75
Judith Mosely Blackrock World Mining Trust Plc
FTSE250 F N N A, Other 75
Gerard Murphy Dixons Carphone Plc FTSE100 M N N A, R 107
Francis Nelson HICL Infrastructure Co Ltd
FTSE250 M N N -- 76
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Stephanie NewbyAmec Foster Wheeler Plc
FTSE250 F Y N A, Other 46
Mikael Ohlsson Tesco Plc (Q) FTSE100 M Y N R, Other 55
Rakhi Parekh Rightmove Plc FTSE250 F N Y -- 85
Elizabeth Peace Redrow Plc (Q) FTSE250 F Y NA, R, N, Other 46
Oliver Peterken Amlin Plc FTSE250 M N N A, N, Rsk 70
Charles PhilippsGreat Portland Estates Plc (Q)
FTSE250 M Y NA, N, Rsk, Other 99
David Poulter Jimmy Choo Plc FTSE250 M N NA, Rsk, Other 43
Ceri Michele Powell Carillion Plc FTSE250 F N NA, R, N, Other 47
Alexandra Kinney Pritchard
TSB Banking Group Plc FTSE250 F N N A, Rsk(Ch) 37
Doctor Jaime Jose Serra Puche
Fresnillo Plc FTSE100 M N N A 90
Kathryn PurvesIntermediate Capital Group Plc
FTSE250 F N N -- 104
Simon RadfordKennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate Plc
FTSE250 M N NA(Ch), Other 76
Doctor Supraj Ram Rajagopalan
Spire Healthcare Group Plc
FTSE250 M N N -- 63
Jeff RandallBabcock International Group Plc
FTSE100 M N NA, R(Ch), N, Rsk 40
Peter Redfern Travis Perkins Plc FTSE100 M Y N R, N 47
Mary RicksKennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate Plc
FTSE250 F Y N N 77
Peter Rigby Betfair Group Plc FTSE250 M Y N A, R 81
Cathryn Riley International Personal Finance Plc (Q)
FTSE250 F Y N R 105
Miles Roberts Poundland Group Plc FTSE250 M Y NA, R, N, Rsk 60
John Rogers Travis Perkins Plc (Q) FTSE100 M N N A, R, N 47
Henk Rottinghuis CRH Plc (Q) FTSE100 M N N -- 48
Simon RowlandsSpire Healthcare Group Plc
FTSE250 M N N -- 64
Francois Rubichon EasyJet Plc FTSE100 M Y N R, N 109
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Kamil Salame Brit Plc FTSE250 M N NA, Rsk, Other 70
Trevor Schultz Centamin Plc FTSE250 M Y N Other 91
Susan Searle QinetiQ Group Plc FTSE250 F Y NA, R, N, Rsk, Other 34
William Seeger Jr Smiths Group Plc FTSE100 M N NA(Ch), R, N 53
Nicole Seligman WPP Plc FTSE100 F N N R 86
David Shalders Tullett Prebon Plc (Q) FTSE250 M N N R 105
Charles Sherwood FTSE250 M N N -- 71
Binay Raghuram Shetty
NMC Health Plc FTSE250 M N N -- 64
Sue ShimReckitt Benckiser Group Plc
FTSE100 F N N A, N 43
Genevieve ShoreMoneysupermarket .com Group Plc
FTSE250 F N YA, R, N, Rsk 86
Khumo Shuenyane Investec Ltd FTSE250 M N N -- 105
Feike Sijbesma Unilever Plc FTSE100 M N N -- 56
Caroline Silver PZ Cussons Plc FTSE250 F N N A, R, N 43
Daniel SilversBWIN .Party Digital Entertainment Plc
FTSE250 M Y N -- 81
Jacky Simmonds Wolseley Plc (Q) FTSE100 F N NA, R(Ch), N 48
Robert Singer Jimmy Choo Plc FTSE250 M Y NA, Rsk, Other 44
Louise Smalley DS Smith Plc (Q) FTSE250 F N N A, R, N 51
Vagn Sørensen SSP Group Plc FTSE250 M Y N N 56
Kory Sorenson Phoenix Group Holdings
FTSE250 F N N -- 106
Julie Southern Rentokil Initial Plc FTSE250 F N N A(Ch) 40
Vivianne Blanlot Soza
Antofagasta Plc FTSE100 F N N Other 91
Marilyn SpearingVirgin Money Holdings Plc
FTSE250 F N NA, R, Rsk, Other 54
Doctor Angela Re Strank
Severn Trent Plc (Q) FTSE100 F N N R, N, Other 110
David Stead Card Factory Plc FTSE250 M N NA, R, N, Rsk(Ch) 61
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Gregor Stewart Alliance Trust Plc FTSE250 M N N -- 77
Alan Stewart Diageo Plc FTSE100 M Y N A, R, N 39
Amy StirlingPets At Home Group Plc
FTSE250 F N NA(Ch), R, N, Rsk(Ch) 61
Doctor Paola Subacchi
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Plc
FTSE250 F N N A, N 77
Olaf Swantee Legal & General Plc FTSE100 M Y N A, N 83
Doctor Nandini Tandon
NMC Health Plc FTSE250 F N N -- 64
Caroline Helen TaylorBrewin Dolphin Holdings Plc
FTSE250 F N N A, R, N 106
Stephen Thieke Barclays Plc FTSE100 M N N R, Rsk 38
Douglas ToughReckitt Benckiser Group Plc (Q)
FTSE100 M Y N -- 44
Hugo TudorParagon Group of Companies
FTSE250 M N N -- 54
Nancy Tuor Keller Group Plc FTSE250 F Y N A, R, Other 48
Roy Twite Halma Plc FTSE250 M N N A, R, N 53
Lykele van der Broek Genus Plc FTSE250 M Y N A, R, N 95
Patrick Vaughan Londonmetric Property Plc
FTSE250 M Y N N 99
Nicholas WalshJardine Lloyd Thompson Group
FTSE250 M Y N -- 71
Gareth Williams Saga Plc FTSE250 M N NA, R(Ch), N, Rsk 71
Polly Williams TSB Banking Group Plc FTSE250 F N NA(Ch), R, Rsk 38
Rosalyn Wilton Londonmetric Property Plc
FTSE250 F Y N A 99
Patricia Woertz Royal Dutch Shell Plc FTSE100 F Y N Other 93
Doctor Godwin Wong
RPC Group Plc FTSE250 M N N -- 51
Rebecca Worthington
Hansteen Holdings Plc FTSE250 F Y N A, R 100
Katya Zotova Vedanta Resources Plc FTSE250 F N N R, N 91
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