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chairman of Admiral, incorporated in 1979. He also acted as an
adviser to the Government on the efficiency of the Civil Service.
Aged 59.
Phil Hodkinson
b,e
Phil Hodkinson was appointed to the Board on 1 February
2006. He is group finance director of HBOS and chairman of
Insight Investment. A Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, he
was formerly chairman of Clerical Medical Investment Group
and Halifax Financial Services, and previously chief executive of
Zurich Life and Eagle Star Life.
Phil is a non-executive director of Business in the Community
and chairman of the HBOS Foundation. Aged 48.
The Rt Hon Baroness Jay of Paddington PC
c,e
Baroness (Margaret) Jay was appointed to the Board
on 14 January 2002. She was formerly Lord Privy Seal, Leader of
the House of Lords and Minister for Women. Previously, she was
Minister of State at the Department of Health.
Baroness Jay has held non-executive positions with Scottish
Power, Carlton Television and LBC. She has been a member of
the Central Research and Development Committee for the
NHS, was a founding director of the National AIDS Trust and a
governor of South Bank University. She is currently chairman of
the Overseas Development Institute and a non-executive
director of Independent News & Media and a member of its
International Advisory Board. Aged 66.
John Nelson
b,d,f
John Nelson was appointed to the Board on 14 January 2002. A
Chartered Accountant, he retired as chairman of Credit Suisse
First Boston Europe (CSFB) on 31 January 2002. He was a
member of the executive board and chairman of the European
executive committee of CSFB.
Prior to joining CSFB in January 1999, John spent 13 years
with Lazard Brothers. He was appointed vice chairman of Lazard
Brothers in 1990. He was also a chairman of Lazard S.p.A. in
Italy and a managing director of Lazard Freres, New York.
He was a non-executive director of Woolwich until it was
taken over by Barclays Bank in 2000. He is chairman of
Hammerson, deputy chairman of Kingfisher and a senior
advisor to Charterhouse Capital Partners. Aged 58.
Carl G Symon
b,c,g
Carl Symon was appointed to the Board on 14 January 2002,
and was appointed chairman of the Equality of Access Board
when it became operational on 1 November 2005. He retired
from IBM in May 2001 after a 32-year career, during which he
held senior executive positions in the USA, Canada, Latin
America, Asia and Europe, including chairman and chief
executive officer of IBM UK.
Carl is chairman of HMV Group and a number of private
companies and a non-executive director of Rolls-Royce and
Rexam. A US national, he is aged 60.
OPERATING COMMITTEE
Ben Verwaayen Chief Executive
Andy Green Chief Executive, BT Global Services
Hanif Lalani Group Finance Director
Ian Livingston Chief Executive, BT Retail
Dr Paul Reynolds Chief Executive, BT Wholesale
See page 40 for biographical details.
COMPANY SECRETARY
Larry Stone
e
Larry Stone, formerly Corporate Governance Director from
1 June 2000, was appointed Company Secretary on 27 March
2002. He previously held external relations and regulatory roles
with BT in Tokyo and Brussels and with BT Cellnet (now O2).
He is a trustee of the BT Pension Scheme, a member of the
ifsProShare faculty and a member of the Primary Markets Group
of the London Stock Exchange. Aged 48.
Key to membership of all Board committees:
aOperating
bAudit
cRemuneration
dNominating
eCommunity Support
fPension Scheme Performance Review Group
gEquality of Access Board
All the non-executive directors are considered independent of the management of
the company.
Board of directors and Operating Committee BT Group plc Annual Report and Form 20-F 2006 41