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44 Experian Annual Report 2009
Alan Jebson (59)
Non-executive director
Alan Jebson is a non-executive director
of Vodafone Group plc and MacDonald
Dettwiler in Canada. He is Chairman of
Experian’s audit committee. Alan retired
in May 2006 as Group Chief Operating
Ofcer of HSBC Holdings plc, a position
that included responsibility for IT and
Global Resourcing. During a long career
with HSBC, he held various positions in
IT, including the position of Group Chief
Information Ofcer. His roles included
responsibility for HSBC’s international
systems, including the consolidation of
HSBC and Midland systems following
HSBC’s acquisition of Midland Bank in 1993.
Alan is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales. Alan was
appointed to the Experian plc board on
1 January 2007.
Roger Davis (52)
Non-executive director
Roger Davis is Chairman of Life Trust
Holdings plc and Gem Diamonds Limited
and a non-executive director of Aero
Inventory plc. He is Chairman of Experian’s
remuneration committee. Roger previously
spent some eight years at Barclays, latterly
as the Chief Executive Ofcer of the 45,000
strong UK Banking operation and as a
member of the Board of Barclays PLC. Prior
to that, he was in investment banking for
some ten years in London and in various
positions in Asia for Flemings and BZW.
Roger was appointed to the Experian plc
board on 1 January 2007.
John Peace (60)
Chairman
John Peace is also Chairman of Burberry
Group plc and Acting Chairman of Standard
Chartered PLC. From 2000 until 2006, he was
Group Chief Executive of the former GUS plc,
having been a director of GUS since 1997.
John is also a director of The First American
Corporation, Chairman of the Board of
Governors of Nottingham Trent University,
Deputy Lieutenant for the County of
Nottinghamshire, a fellow of the
Royal Society of Arts and Chairman
of The Work Foundation. John was
appointed to the Experian plc board on
6 July 2006.
Don Robert (50)
Chief Executive Ofcer
Don Robert was appointed Chief Executive
Ofcer in February 2005, with responsibility
for Experian globally. He joined the board
of the former GUS plc in April of that
year. Don was previously Chief Executive
Ofcer of Experian North America, having
joined Experian from The First American
Corporation in 2001. From 1995 to 2001,
he held positions with First American
as Executive Vice President of Mortgage
Origination Services and President of
the Consumer Information and Services
Group. Before that, he served as President
at Credco, Inc., the largest specialist
credit reporting company in the USA,
which was acquired by The First American
Corporation in 1995. Don began his career
with U.S. Bancorp, a multi-state bank
holding company, where he held positions
of increasing responsibility over 15 years.
He graduated from Oregon State University
with a degree in Business Administration.
Don is a non-executive director of First
Advantage Corporation and Compass
Group PLC and a past Chairman of the
Consumer Data Industry Association. Don
was appointed to the Experian plc board
on 6 July 2006.
Paul Brooks (55)
Chief Financial Ofcer
Paul Brooks became Chief Financial Ofcer
of Experian in October 2001, having joined
Experian in 1999 as Finance Director of the
former International division. Prior to this,
Paul was at Inchcape, where he became
Marketing Services Finance Director in 1994,
based in Singapore. He previously spent
ve years with GKN’s Industrial Services
Division, mostly as Divisional Chief Financial
Ofcer in the USA. Before that he worked
for ICI’s Plastics Division in Brussels and
its Corporate Reporting Group in London.
Paul qualied as a chartered accountant with
KPMG, having graduated from Cambridge
University with an economics degree. Paul
was appointed to the Experian plc board on
6 July 2006.
Laurence Danon (53)
Non-executive director
Laurence Danon is a member of the
Executive Board of Edmond de Rothschild
Corporate Finance and a non-executive
director of Diageo plc, Plastic Omnium S.A.
and Rhodia S.A. Until January 2007, she was
the President and Chief Executive Ofcer
of Printemps S.A., the French department
store chain. In 2006, Laurence led the buyout
of Printemps from PPR, Europe’s largest
non-food retailer. Prior to Printemps, she
held various senior roles at Total Fina Elf.
Laurence began her career working for
the French Government. Laurence was
appointed to the Experian plc board on
1 January 2007.
Governance
Board of directors