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Luke Mayhew
Independent
Non-Executive Director C N R
Appointed to the Board: 1 July 2011
Jill McDonald
Independent
Non-Executive Director A N
Appointed to the Board: 1 June 2013
Ying Yeh
Independent
Non-Executive Director C N R
Appointed to the Board: 1 December 2007
The Board is supported by the
Company Secretary:
George Turner
Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Company Secretary
Appointed to the Executive Committee:
January 2009 (Joined the Group: 2008)
Skills and experience: George is a solicitor and qualified to
private practice in 1995. Prior to joining the Group, George spent
over 10 years with Imperial Chemical Industries where he held
a number of key positions including Deputy Company Secretary.
He was appointed Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Company Secretary in January 2009.
Key responsibilities: These include corporate governance,
risk management, insurance, regulatory, internal audit, legal,
corporate responsibility, public affairs and standards.
Tom Singer Tom resigned as Chief Financial Officer effective as of 1 January 2014.
Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson Paul joined the Board as Chief Financial Officer effective as of 1 January 2014.
David Kappler David retired as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director effective as of 31 May 2014.
Jo Harlow Jo joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director effective as of 1 September 2014.
Jonathan Linen Jonathan retired as a Non-Executive Director effective as of 31 December 2014.
Kirk Kinsell Kirk resigned as President, The Americas effective as of 13 February 2015.
Anne Busquet Anne will be joining as a Non-Executive Director effective as of 1 March 2015.
Changes to the Board
Skills and experience: Ying was formerly Vice President and
Chairman, Greater China Region, Nalco Company, and Chairman and
President, North Asia Region, President, Business Development, Asia
Pacific Region and Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. She was
previously a Non-Executive Director of AB Volvo, a transportation
related products and services company, and for 15 years, a diplomat
with the US Foreign Service in Hong Kong and Beijing until 1997.
Board contribution: Ying has over 20 years’ experience gained from
working in senior positions in global organisations across a broad
range of sectors.
Other appointments: Currently a Non-Executive Director of ABB Ltd,
a global leader in power and automation technologies, and Samsonite
International S.A.
Skills and experience: Jill started her career at Colgate-Palmolive
Company, spent 16 years with British Airways Plc and held a number
of senior marketing positions in the UK and overseas.
Board contribution: Jill has nearly 30 years’ experience working with
high-profile international consumer-facing brands at both marketing
and operational level.
Other appointments: Currently Chief Executive Officer UK and
President for the North West Europe Division for McDonald’s.
Prior to that Jill was Chief Executive Officer UK and President for the
Northern Division (2010 to 2013) and previously Senior Vice President,
Chief Marketing Officer UK and Northern Division (2006 to 2010).
Skills and experience: Luke served for 12 years on the Board
of John Lewis Partnership plc, including as Managing Director of
the Department Store division. Luke also spent five years at British
Airways Plc and seven years at Thomas Cook Group plc in senior
positions. He was also a Non-Executive Director of WHSmith PLC
and Chairman of Pets at Home Group Plc.
Board contribution: Luke has over 30 years’ experience in senior
roles in the branded sector and was Remuneration Committee
Chairman at Brambles Limited from 2006 to 2014. As Chairman
of the IHG Remuneration Committee he is responsible for setting
the remuneration policy.
Other appointments: Currently a Non-Executive Director of DFS
Furniture Holdings plc, and a trustee of BBC Children in Need.
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