Leadership - Compass Group Board

Leadership - Compass Group Board
Sir Roy Gardner Richard Cousins Andrew Martin Gary Green Sir James Crosby John Bason Susan Murray Don Robert Ian Robinson Mark White

  • Sir Roy Gardner

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    Sir Roy Gardner

    Chairman

    Appointed Chairman in July 2006 having joined as a Non-Executive Director in October 2005. Sir Roy is a senior advisor to Credit Suisse, a Non-Executive Director of Willis Group Holdings plc, Chairman of Mainstream Renewable Power Limited, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Energy Futures Lab of Imperial College London, President of Carers UK, Chairman of the Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network, Chairman of EnServe Group Limited and a Director of Cilantro Jersey Limited. He was formerly Chief Executive of Centrica plc and Chairman of Plymouth Argyle Football Club, Manchester United plc, Connaught plc and a Director of British Gas plc, GEC-Marconi Ltd, GEC plc and Laporte plc. He was also Chairman of the British Olympics Appeal Committee for the Beijing Games 2008.

  • Richard Cousins

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    Richard Cousins

    Group Chief Executive

    Appointed Group Chief Executive in 2006. Richard had previously spent six years as CEO of BPB plc, having held a number of positions with that company. His earlier career was with Cadbury Schweppes plc and BTR plc. He is a Non-Executive Director of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, a member of the Advisory Board of Lancaster University Business School and a former Non-Executive Director of P & O plc and HBOS plc.

  • Andrew Martin

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    Andrew Martin

    Group Finance Director

    Appointed to the Board in March 2004. Andrew is a Non-Executive Director of easyJet plc and was previously a partner with Arthur Andersen and held senior financial positions with Forte Plc and Granada Group PLC. Following the disposal of the Hotels Division in 2001, he joined First Choice Holidays PLC as Finance Director. Andrew is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

  • Gary Green

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    Gary Green

    Group Managing Director – USA, Canada and Mexico

    Appointed to the Board in January 2007. Gary joined the Group in 1986 in a senior finance role in the UK and became a UK director in 1992. He relocated to the USA in 1994 as Chief Finance Officer of the Group’s North American business and in 1999 became Chief Executive Officer. He is a chartered accountant and in 2001 received an honorary doctorate from Johnson & Wales University in the USA.

  • Sir James Crosby

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    Sir James Crosby

    Senior independent non-executive director

    Appointed to the Board in February 2007. Sir James is Chairman of Misys plc, Chairman of Duncton plc and Treasurer and Trustee of Cancer Research (UK). He was formerly Chief Executive of HBOS plc, Deputy Chairman of the Financial Services Authority and a Non-Executive Director of ITV plc. He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries.

  • John-Bason

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    John Bason

    Non-executive Director

    Appointed to the Board in June 2011. John is Finance Director of Associated British Foods plc. He was previously Finance Director of Bunzl plc and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is a Trustee of Voluntary Service Overseas and is Deputy Chairman of the charity Fareshare.

  • Susan Murray

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    Susan Murray

    Non-executive director

    Appointed to the Board in October 2007. Susan is Non-Executive Chairman of Farrow & Ball and a Non-Executive Director of Pernod Ricard, Enterprise Inns Plc and Imperial Tobacco PLC. She is a former Non-Executive Director of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, SSL International PLC and Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC, former Chief Executive of Littlewoods Stores Limited and former Worldwide President and Chief Executive of The Pierre Smirnoff Company, part of Diageo plc, and a former Council Member of the Advertising Standards Authority. Susan is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

  • Don-Robert

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    Don Robert

    Non-executive Director

    Appointed to the Board in May 2009. Don is Chief Executive Officer of Experian plc, having joined the Board of Experian in July 2006 as part of the demerger of GUS plc. He is a Trustee of the Education and Employers Taskforce. Don was formerly Chairman of the Consumer Data Industry Association and previously held positions with First American Corporation, Credco, Inc. and US Bancorp.

  • Ian-robinson

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    Sir Ian Robinson

    Non-executive Director

    Appointed to the Board in December 2006. Sir Ian is a former Chairman of Ladbrokes plc, Hilton Group plc and Amey plc, and a former Chief Executive of Scottish Power plc and Non-Executive Director of ASDA plc, RMC plc, Scottish & Newcastle plc and Siemens Holdings plc where he remains a member of the Advisory Board. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineers and a Member of the Takeover Panel.

  • Mark White

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    Mark White

    General Counsel & Company Secretary

    A solicitor who joined Compass Group in June 2007. He is secretary to the Audit, General Business, Nomination and Remuneration Committees and is a member of the Corporate Responsibility, Disclosure and Executive Committees. He is also a Trustee of the Compass Pension Scheme and the Compass Group Pension Plan. Mark was previously Group Company Secretary and Counsel of Wolseley plc and Company Secretary of Enterprise Oil plc and Rotork plc.