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42
easyJet plc
Annual report
and accounts 2011 Board of Directors
Michael (1948) was appointed to the Board of easyJet as Deputy Chairman
on 1 June 2009 and became Chairman on 1 January 2010. He is Chairman
of BT Group plc, as well as a Non Executive Director of Barclays PLC,
McGraw Hill Inc and the Financial Reporting Council. He is also Chairman of
the private equity oversight group; the Guidelines Monitoring Committee.
From May 2002 to September 2007, Michael was Chairman of KPMG
International. Prior to his appointment as Chairman of KPMG International
he was Chairman of KPMG Europe and Senior Partner of KPMG in the UK.
Michael is a Governor of Wellington College, a Board member of Guards
Polo Club and is a member of the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory
Group.
Charles (1956) was appointed to the Board of easyJet as Independent Non
Executive Director on 27 June 2011 and becameDeputy Chairman and
Senior Independent Director on1September 2011. He is currently Non
Executive Chairman ofTragus, MACH, Parthenon Entertainment and
GenesisHousing Association.
His career has been primarily in the travel, tourism and leisure industries in a
number of senior positions including Chief Executive of Thomson Travel
Group Plc, Executive Chairman TUI Northern Europe and Director
Passenger and Cargo at British Airways. Previously he was Non Executive
Chairman of LOVEFiLM, Phones4U, Virgin Mobile plc, Alamo/National Rent
a Car, 7Days and has been a Senior Independent Director of Merlin
Entertainments, a Non Executive Director at Whitbread plc and an advisory
Board member of Alpitour.
Carolyn (1961) joined easyJet on 1 July 2010 as Chief Executive and was
appointed to the Board. Prior to this, she was Chief Executive of Guardian
Media Group.
She was a Non Executive Director of Lloyds TSB from 2008 to 2009, Non
Executive Director of Tesco Plc from 2005 to 2008 and Non Executive
Director of New Look from 1999 to 2005. She was Chair of Opportunity
Now and a former President of Women in Advertising and
Communications London (WACL).
She was awarded the OBE for services to women in business in 2008. In
April 2008, she was named Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year.
Carolyn graduated from Kent University with a BA in History and Politics
and from London University with a Masters in Politics.
Chris (1964) joined easyJet on 1 July 2010 as Chief Financial Officer and was
appointed to the Board. Chris joined easyJet from EMI Music where he has
had a successful career covering a range of international roles including
Chief Financial Officer. Chris has considerable experience of working within
a high profile international, fast changing consumer facing business, strong
financial skills and a demonstrable track record of delivering operational
improvement.
Adèle (1965) was appointed to the Board of easyJet on 1September 2011.
She previously worked for KPMG and became a partner in 1997. She was
the youngest member of the KPMG UK Board when appointed in 2000
and was appointed CFO in 2001. She became Chief Executive Officer of
KPMG’s captive insurer in 2003 and in 2009 moved to KPMG Europe
where she was Head of Financial Analysis, Risk and Control and then
Europe Chief Financial Officer before leaving in July 2011.
Adèle graduated from Kent University with BSc Hons in Mathematics
& Computer Science.
Sir Michael Rake
Non Executive Chairman (1948)
Charles Gurassa
Non Executive Deputy Chairman and
SeniorIndependent Director (1956)
Carolyn McCall OBE
Chief Executive (1961)
Chris Kennedy
Chief Financial Officer (1964)
Adèle Anderson
Independent Non Executive Director (1965)