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Board of directors and Operating Committee
Board of directors
Sir Christopher Bland Chairman
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Sir Christopher Bland was appointed to the Board as
Chairman on 1 May 2001. He chairs the Nominating
and Community Support committees.
He was chairman of the BBC Board of Governors
from 1 April 1996 until 30 September 2001. From
1972 to 1979, Sir Christopher was deputy chairman
of the Independent Broadcasting Authority and
chairman of its Complaints Review Board. In 1982, he
became a non-executive director of LWT Holdings and
was chairman from 1983 to 1994, when LWT was
acquired by Granada Group. From December 1994 to
May 2000, he was chairman of NFC. From 1977 to
1985, he was chairman of Sir Joseph Causton & Sons.
Sir Christopher, who was chairman of the
Hammersmith and Queen Charlotte’s Hospitals
Special Health Authority from 1982 to 1994 and
of Hammersmith Hospital’s NHS Trust from 1994 to
February 1997, was knighted for his work in the NHS
in 1993. He was chairman of the Private Finance
Panel from 1995 to 1996 and a member of the Prime
Minister’s Advisory Panel on the Citizen’s Charter.
He is senior adviser at Warburg Pincus. Aged 64.
Executive directors
Ben Verwaayen Chief Executive
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Ben Verwaayen was appointed to the Board on
14 January 2002 and became Chief Executive on
1 February 2002. He chairs the Operating Committee.
Ben Verwaayen was formerly vice chairman of
the management board of Lucent Technologies in
the USA from October 1999. He joined Lucent in
September 1997 as executive vice president
international and became chief operating officer
the following month. Prior to joining Lucent,
Ben Verwaayen worked for KPN in the Netherlands
for nine years as president and managing director of
its telecoms subsidiary, PTT Telecom. From 1975 to
1988, he worked for ITT in Europe. He is a member
of the advisory council of ING. A Dutch national, he
is aged 51.
Ian Livingston Group Finance Director
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Ian Livingston was appointed Group Finance Director in
April 2002. He was formerly group finance director
of Dixons Group from 1997. He joined Dixons in 1991
after working for 3i Group and Bank of America
International. His experience at Dixons spanned
a number of operational and financial roles, both in
the UK and overseas. He was also a director of
Freeserve from its inception. He is a Chartered
Accountant. He becomes a non-executive director
of Hilton Group from 1 June 2003. Aged 38.
Pierre Danon Chief Executive, BT Retail
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Pierre Danon was appointed to the Board on
19 November 2001. He joined BT as Chief Executive
of BT Retail in October 2000 and was a member
of the former Executive Committee. From 1981 to
2000, he worked for Rank Xerox (which became Xerox
in 1997), latterly as president of Xerox Europe. He was
a senior vice president of Xerox Corporation since
1997. He is a non-executive director of Hays plc.
A French national, he is aged 47.
Andy Green Chief Executive, BT Global Services
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Andy Green was appointed to the Board on
19 November 2001. He was appointed as Chief
Executive of BT Global Services in October 2001. Since
joining BT in 1986, he has held a number of positions,
including Chief Executive of BT Openworld and Group
Director of Strategy and Development. Andy Green was
a member of the former Executive Committee from
February 1995. Aged 47.
Dr Paul Reynolds Chief Executive, BT Wholesale
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Paul Reynolds was appointed to the Board on
19 November 2001. In April 2000, he was appointed
to the former Executive Committee as Chief Executive
of BT Wholesale. He joined BT from the company’s
predecessor corporation, which he joined in 1983, and
has held a number of roles, including Director
of the Office of the Chairman, Director of Multimedia
and, from 1999, Managing Director of Networks and
Information Services. Aged 46.
Non-Executive directors
Clayton Brendish
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Clayton Brendish was appointed to the Board on
1 September 2002. He is non-executive chairman
of Beacon Investment Fund and a non-executive
director of Elexon and Herald Investment Trust.
He is also a trustee of Economist Newspapers and
the Foundation for Liver Research and a council
member of City University of London. Prior to his
retirement in May 2001, Clayton Brendish was
executive Deputy Chairman of CMG having joined
the Board when it acquired Admiral. Clayton Brendish
was co-founder and executive chairman of Admiral,
incorporated in 1979. He also acted as an advisor to
the Government on the efficiency of the Civil Service,
working as an advisor to the Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster and the Office of Public Services on their
respective Next Steps Agencies. Aged 56.
Sir Anthony Greener Deputy Chairman
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Sir Anthony Greener was appointed to the Board
on 1 October 2000. He was appointed Joint Deputy
Chairman and chairman of the Audit Committee on
1 January 2001. He became Deputy Chairman and
chairman of the Remuneration Committee on
18 July 2001.
Sir Anthony is chairman of University for Industry
(learndirect) and the Qualifications and Curriculum
Authority and a non-executive director of Robert
Mondavi Corporation. He was formerly chairman of
Diageo. Prior to the merger of Guinness and Grand
Metropolitan, he was chairman and chief executive
of Guinness, having been chief executive of Guinness
since 1992. Aged 62.
Louis R Hughes
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Louis Hughes joined the Board on 1 January 2000. He
is non-executive chairman of Maxager Technology Inc.
(USA). He was formerly president and chief operating
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