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Directors’ service agreements and contracts of appointment
The dates on which directors’ initial service agreements/letters of appointment commenced and the current expiry dates are as
follows:
Chairman and executive directors Commencement date Expiry date of current service agreement or letter of appointment
Sir Christopher Bland 1 May 2001 Sir Christopher Bland’s service agreement was extended on 19 February
2007 so that it will terminate on 30 September 2007.
B Verwaayen 14 January 2002
F Barraulta24 April 2007
A Green
H Lalani
I Livingston
P Reynolds
19 November 2001
7 February 2005
8 April 2002
19 November 2001
}
The contract is terminable by the company on 12 months’ notice and
by the director on six months’ notice.
Non-executive directors
M van den Bergh 1 September 2000 Letter of appointment was for an initial period of three years. The
appointment was extended for three years in 2003 and extended for a
further three years in 2006. The appointment is terminable by the
company or the director on three months’ notice.
C Brendish
Baroness Jay
J F Nelson
C G Symon
1 September 2002
14 January 2002
14 January 2002
14 January 2002
}
Letters of appointment were for an initial period of three years.
Appointments were extended for a further three years and are
terminable by the company or the director on three months’ notice.
Sir Anthony Greener 1 October 2000 Letter of appointment was for an initial period of three years. The
appointment was extended for a further three years. Terminated 30
September 2006.
M Alahuhta
P Hodkinson
D Lathen
1 February 2006
1 February 2006
1 February 2007
}
Letters of appointment are for an initial period of three years and are
terminable by the company or the director on three months’ notice.
The appointment is renewable by mutual agreement.
aFranc¸ois Barrault also has a management agreement, dated 26 April 2004, which he entered into when he was appointed President, BT International. This agreement is terminable by the company on
12 months’ notice and by Franc¸ois Barrault on six months’ notice.
There are no other service agreements or material contracts, existing or proposed, between the company and the directors.
There are no arrangements or understandings between any director or executive officer and any other person pursuant to which
any director or executive officer was selected to serve. There are no family relationships between the directors.
BT Group plc Annual Report & Form 20-F 61
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