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53
Governance Financial statementsBusiness reviewBusiness overview
Audit Committee Remuneration Committee Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee * from 1 September 2012
Company Secretary: Charles Brown FCIS Independent auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants and Recognized Auditor
Roger Davis (55)
Non-executive director
Roger Davis is Chairman of Gem Diamonds Limited and Cabot Credit Management. He is Chairman of Experian’s
Remuneration Committee. Roger previously spent some eight years at Barclays, latterly as the Chief Executive
Officer 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 Board on 1 January 2007.
Alan Jebson (62)
Non-executive director
Alan Jebson is a non-executive director of Vodafone Group plc. He is Chairman of Experian’s Audit Committee.
Alan retired in May 2006 as Group Chief Operating Officer 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 Officer. 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. He was appointed to the
Board on 1 January 2007.
Deirdre Mahlan (49)
Non-executive director *
Deirdre Mahlan has been the Chief Financial Officer of Diageo plc since October 2010. At Diageo, her roles have included
Deputy CFO and Head of Tax and Treasury for Diageo plc, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Diageo
North America and Vice President of Finance, Diageo Guinness USA. Deirdre joined Diageo in 2002, when it acquired
Joseph Seagram and Sons, Inc., where she held various senior finance positions. Having graduated from New York
University with a BS in accounting, Deirdre began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and she holds an MBA from
Columbia University. She has been appointed to the Board and its principal committees with effect from 1 September 2012.
George Rose (60)
Non-executive director *
George Rose was Group Finance Director of BAE Systems plc from 1998 to 2011, having previously been Director
of Finance and Treasury. He is a non-executive director, and chairs the Audit Committees of, National Grid plc,
Genel Energy plc and Laing O’Rourke plc. George is a member of the Industrial Development Advisory Board,
which provides advice to the UK’s Secretary of State for Business on applications for financial assistance. Prior
to BAE Systems, George’s executive career included senior finance positions with Ford, Leyland DAF plc and
the Rover Group, and previous non-executive directorships include SAAB AB and Orange plc. George has a
degree in business studies from Thames Polytechnic and he is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management
Accountants. He has been appointed to the Board and its principal committees with effect from 1 September 2012.
Judith Sprieser (58)
Non-executive director
Judith Sprieser is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Transora, a technology software and
services company. She previously served as Executive Vice President, Food Operations and, before that, as Chief
Financial Officer of Sara Lee Corporation. Judith is a non-executive director of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc,
Allstate Corporation, InterContinental Exchange, Inc. and Royal Ahold N.V. She holds BA and MBA degrees from
Northwestern University. Judith was appointed to the Board on 1 June 2010.
David Tyler (59)
Non-executive director
David Tyler is Chairman of J Sainsbury plc and Logica plc and a non-executive director of Burberry Group plc (where
he chairs the Remuneration Committee). He was Group Finance Director of the former GUS plc until it was demerged
into Experian plc and Home Retail Group plc at the end of 2006. His executive career was in financial and general
management with the former GUS plc, Christie’s International plc, County NatWest Limited and Unilever plc. David has a
degree in economics from Cambridge University, is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and
a member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers. David was appointed to the Board on 6 July 2006.
Paul Walker (54)
Non-executive director
Paul Walker is non-executive Chairman of Perform Group plc, Chair of the Newcastle Science City Partnership
and a director of the Entrepreneurs’ Forum. He was Chief Executive of The Sage Group plc, a worldwide leader
in business solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, from 1994 to October 2010. He joined Sage in 1984
as Financial Controller and was appointed as Finance Director in 1987 prior to flotation on the London Stock
Exchange. Paul qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young, having graduated from York University with
an economics degree. Paul was appointed to the Board on 1 June 2010.