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Board of Directors
42 Annual report and Form 20-F
Chairman
Sir Iain Vallance (d) (f)
Sir Iain Vallance was appointed a director in 1984. He
served as Chief Executive from 1986 to the end of 1995 and
has been Chairman since 1987. Sir Iain became part-time
Chairman on 1 August 1998. He chairs the Nominating and
Community Support committees and is chairman of Concert,
the global venture between BT and AT&T. Sir Iain is also
a vice-chairman of The Royal Bank of Scotland, deputy
president of the CBI, a non-executive director of Scottish
Enterprise, vice-chairman of the European advisory
committee of The New York Stock Exchange and a vice
president of the Princess Royal Trust for Carers. Aged 57.
Executive Directors
Sir Peter Bon®eld CBE Chief Executive (a)
Sir Peter Bon¢eld was appointed to the Board on 1 January
1996 as Chief Executive. He chairs the Group Executive
Committee. Sir Peter is a fellow of the Royal Academy of
Engineering and the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
From 1981 to 1995, he worked for ICL, latterly as chairman
and chief executive. He is currently non-executive deputy
chairman of ICL, a non-executive director of AstraZeneca,
a member of the advisory board of Salomon Smith Barney
and vice president of the British Quality Foundation.
Aged 55.
Robert P Brace FCA Group Finance Director (a) (e)
Robert Brace joined the company in 1989 and was
appointed to the Board in 1993 as Group Finance Director.
A ¢nance professional, he started with Peat Marwick
Mitchell (KPMG) in 1971 and subsequently held senior
¢nance roles with Unipart and Black & Decker. Aged 50.
Bill Cockburn CBE, TD Group Managing Director, BT UK (a)
Bill Cockburn joined the company on 1 October 1997 as
Group Managing Director of BT's UK business and was
appointed to the Board with e¡ect from 1 April 1998. After
a career in the Post O¤ce, he became chief executive in
1992. In November 1995, Bill Cockburn joined WH Smith
as a director, becoming chief executive in 1996. He is a
non-executive director of Lex Service, a member of the
Business in the Community board and a trustee of the
Princess Royal Trust for Carers. Aged 57.
Non-Executive Directors
Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge Deputy Chairman (b) (c) (d)
Lord Marshall was appointed to the Board in 1995 and
became Deputy Chairman in January 1996. He chairs the
Audit and Remuneration committees. Lord Marshall is
chairman of British Airways, Inchcape and Invensys, and
a non-executive director of HSBC Holdings and The New
York Stock Exchange. Aged 66.
Helen Alexander (b) (d)
Helen Alexander joined the Board on 1 June 1998. She has
been chief executive of The Economist Group since January
1997. Helen Alexander joined The Economist in 1984 and
was managing director of The Economist Intelligence Unit
from 1993 to the end of 1996. She is also a non-executive
director of Northern Foods and a member of the ethics
committee of the University College London Hospitals.
Aged 43.
Dr lain Anderson (b) (c) (d) (e)
Dr Anderson was appointed to the Board in 1995. He is
chairman of the BT Scotland Board and chairs the Pensions
Committee. Dr Anderson joined the Board of Unilever in
1988 and was the strategy and technology director of
Unilever until he retired in May 1998. He is a non-executive
director of Scottish & Newcastle, a director of Scottish
Science Trust and the Leverhulme Trust and was special
adviser to the Prime Minister on Millennium Compliance
(Y2K). Aged 61.
Louis R Hughes (b)
Louis Hughes joined the Board on 1 January 2000. He was
appointed to the board of Lockheed Martin Corporation as
president and chief operating o¤cer in April 2000. Louis
Hughes was formerly executive vice president of General
Motors from 1992. He is also a member of the supervisory
board of Deutsche Bank and a non-executive director of
Electrolux. He is a US national. Aged 51.
Neville Isdell (b) (c) (d)
Neville Isdell joined the Board on 1 July 1998. He is
chairman and chief executive of Coca-Cola Beverages.
Neville Isdell joined Coca-Cola in 1968 and has held a
number of posts managing Coca-Cola's businesses in
various parts of the world. He has served on the boards
of the publicly-quoted Coca-Cola Enterprises US and
Coca-Cola Amatil Australia. He is an Irish national.
Aged 56.