Appointed Chairman in July 2006 having been appointed to the Board as senior independent non-executive director in October 2005. He is a senior advisor to Credit Suisse, Chairman of Plymouth Argyle Football Club, a non-executive director of Willis Group Holdings Limited and Mainstream Renewable Power Limited, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Energy Futures Lab of Imperial College London, a member of the International Advisory Board of the IESE Business School at the University of Navarra, 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. He was also Chairman of the British Olympics Appeal Committee for the Beijing Games 2008. Sir Roy received his Knighthood in 2002 for services to the gas and electricity industries.
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 and is a former non-executive director of P & O plc and HBOS plc.
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 is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
Appointed to the Board in January 2007. Joined the Group in 1986 in a senior finance role in the UK and became a UK director in 1992. Gary 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.
Appointed to the Board in February 2007. He is Chairman of Misys plc, a non-executive director of ITV plc and a trustee of Cancer Research (UK). He was formerly Chief Executive of HBOS plc and Deputy Chairman of the Financial Services Authority. He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries.
Appointed to the Board in July 2004. He is 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 of senior finance positions with Shell International Petroleum Company and British Gas. More recently, he was Treasurer at BG Group.
Appointed to the Board in October 2007. She is non-executive Chairman of Farrow & Ball and a non-executive director of Enterprise Inns Plc, Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC and Imperial Tobacco PLC. She is a former non-executive director of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC and SSL International PLC, a 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.
Re-appointed to the Board in November 2008 having been a non-executive director of the Company from February 2007 to May 2008, when he was appointed as First Deputy Mayor of London, a position from which he retired in August 2008. Tim is Executive Chairman of The Samsonite Corporation, non-executive Chairman of PBL Media Holdings Pty Ltd and a director of British Pathe Limited. He was formerly Chief Executive of the AA and a non-executive director of Boots Group plc until its merger to become Alliance Boots plc.
Appointed to the Board in May 2009. He is Chief Executive Officer of Experian plc, having joined the Board of Experian in July 2006 as part of the demerger of GUS plc. Don is a director of First Advantage Corporation and is former Chairman of the Consumer Data Industry Association and previously held positions with First American Corporation, Credco, Inc. and US Bancorp.
Appointed to the Board in December 2006. He was a former Chairman of Ladbrokes plc (formerly Hilton Group plc) and of 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, a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and a member of the Takeover Panel. Sir Ian received his Knighthood in 2000 for services to the electricity industry.
A solicitor who joined Compass Group on 1 June 2007. He is secretary to the Audit, General Business, Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Mark was previously Group Company Secretary and Counsel of Wolseley plc and Company Secretary of Enterprise Oil plc and Rotork plc.
