Board of directors
01 Sir Roy Gardner
Chairman Age 61
Appointed Chairman in July 2006 having been appointed to the Board as Senior Independent Director in October 2005. He is a senior advisor to Credit Suisse, President of Carers UK and Chairman of the Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network. He is a former Chief Executive of Centrica plc, Chairman of Manchester United plc, Finance Director of British Gas plc, Managing Director of GEC-Marconi Ltd and a Director of GEC plc and a former non-executive director of Laporte plc. Sir Roy is Chairman of the Nomination and Corporate Responsibility Committees, a member of the Remuneration Committee and received his Knighthood in 2002 for services to the gas and electricity industries.
02 Richard Cousins
Group Chief Executive Age 47
Appointed to the Board in May 2006 and appointed Group Chief Executive in June 2006. He was until December 2005 Chief Executive Officer of BPB plc, having held a number of positions with that company since joining it in 1990. He is a former non-executive director of P&O and his earlier career was with Cadbury Schweppes plc and BTR plc. Richard is a member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee.
03 Andrew Martin
Group Finance Director Age 46
Appointed to the Board in March 2004. He 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, Andrew joined First Choice Holidays PLC as Finance Director. He joined Compass Group in 2004. He is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. Andrew is a member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee.
04 Gary Green
Group Managing Director – USA, Canada and Latin America Age 49
Appointed to the Board with effect from January 2007. Joined the Group in 1986 in a senior finance role in the UK Division and became a UK divisional director in 1992. Relocated to the USA in 1994 as Chief Finance Officer of the Group’s North American Division and in 1999 became Chief Executive Officer. Appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Americas in January 2005.
05 Peter Cawdron
Senior Independent Director and Deputy Chairman Age 63
Appointed to the Board in November 1993. He is Chairman of GCAP Media PLC and a non-executive director of a number of companies, including ARM Holdings PLC, Johnston Press PLC, Prostrakan Group PLC, Punch Taverns PLC and The Capita Group PLC. Peter is a former director of Arla Foods UK PLC, Christian Salvesen PLC and Grand Metropolitan PLC. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee. Peter will retire from the Board at the conclusion of the 2007 Annual General Meeting.
06 Peter Blackburn CBE
Non-executive director Age 65
Appointed to the Board in April 2002. He is a non-executive director of SIG plc. He is a former Chairman of Northern Foods plc, a past President of the Food and Drink Federation and a former Chairman and Chief Executive of Nestlé UK. Peter is a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees and was awarded a CBE in 2003 for services to the food and drink industry.
07 Val Gooding CBE
Non-executive director Age 56
Appointed to the Board in January 2000. She is Chief Executive of BUPA, a non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC and a former non-executive director of BAA plc and Cable and Wireless Communications plc. She is a member of the Council of the University of Warwick and co-chair of the Advisory Board of the Warwick Business School. She is a trustee of the British Museum, Vice President of International Federation of Health Plans and a non-executive director of the Lawn Tennis Association. Val is a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees and was awarded a CBE in 2002 for services to business. Val will step down from the Board on 31 December 2006.
08 Sven Kado
Non-executive director Age 62
Appointed to the Board in April 2002. He is Chairman of Marsh & McLennan Holdings GmbH and was previously Chief Financial Officer of Nixdorf Computer AG, Chief Financial Officer of Dyckerhoff AG and senior advisor of Principal Finance Group/Nomura International. Sven is a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.
09 Steve Lucas
Non-executive director Age 52
Appointed to the Board in July 2004. He is Group Finance Director of National Grid plc having been previously Executive Director, Finance of Lattice Group plc. He is a chartered accountant and has held a number senior finance positions with Shell International Petroleum Company and British Gas. More recently he was Treasurer at BG Group. Steve is Chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Remuneration and Corporate Responsibility Committees.
10 Sir Ian Robinson
Non-executive director Age 64
Appointed to the Board with effect from December 2006. He is Chairman of Ladbrokes plc (formerly Hilton Group plc), a non-executive director of Scottish & Newcastle plc and Siemens Holdings plc. He is a former Chairman of Amey plc, Chief Executive of Scottish Power plc and non-executive director of ASDA plc and RMC plc. Sir Ian is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineers, a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, a member of the Takeover Panel and received his Knighthood in 2000 for services to the electricity industry.
The Annual Review 2006 does not contain sufficient information to allow a full understanding of the results of the Group. The separate Annual Report 2006 constitutes the full Annual Financial Statements and can be downloaded in PDF format (3.2Mb) from this site.