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58 BT GROUP PLC ANNUAL REPORT & FORM 20-F
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OPERATING COMMITTEE
Sir Michael was appointed to the Board as Chairman on
26 September 2007. He also chairs the
Nominating Committee
and
the
Committee for Responsible and Sustainable Business
. He was
formerly chairman of KPMG International from 2002 to 2007, and
previously held other roles in KPMG from 1972.
He is chairman of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills
and easyJet, and a non-executive director of Barclays, where he
chairs the Audit Comittee, McGraw Hill and the Financial Reporting
Council. Sir Michael’s appointments include vice-president of the
RNIB, membership of the board of the TransAtlantic Business
Dialogue, the CBI International Advisory Board and the National
Security Forum.
A Chartered Accountant, he was knighted in 2007 for his services
to the accountancy profession. Aged 62.
Chairman
Sir Michael Rake
Chairmanc,d,e,f
Ian Livingston was appointed as Chief Executive on 1 June 2008.
He chairs the
Operating Committee
. He was formerly Chief
Executive of BT Retail from 7 February 2005 and Group Finance
Director from April 2002. Prior to joining BT, he was group finance
director of Dixons Group from 1997. He joined Dixons in 1991 after
working for 3i Group and Bank of America International. His
experience at Dixons spanned a number of operational and
financial roles, both in the UK and overseas. He is a non-executive
director of Celtic. He is a Chartered Accountant. Aged 45.
Executive directors
Ian Livingston
Chief Executivea,f
Tony Chanmugam was appointed to the Board on 1 December
2008 as Group Finance Director. He was formerly Chief Financial
Officer of BT Retail and Managing Director of BT Enterprises and,
from 1997 to 2004, he was Chief Financial Officer and then Chief
Operating Officer at BT Global Solutions. He was appointed a
non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee of
Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital Trust in April 2010. He is a
Chartered Management Accountant. Aged 56.
Tony Chanmugam
Group Finance Directora
Gavin Patterson was appointed to the Board on 1 June 2008.
He joined BT in January 2004 as Managing Director, Consumer
Division, BT Retail and was appointed Chief Executive, BT Retail on
1 May 2008. Before joining BT, he was managing director of the
consumer division of Telewest. He joined Telewest in 1999 and held
a number of commercial and marketing roles, after working
for Procter & Gamble since 1990. Aged 42.
Gavin Patterson
Chief Executive, BT Retaila,e
Andrew Parker, formerly General Counsel, BT Retail from 2004, was
appointed Company Secretary on 1 April 2008. A solicitor, he has
worked for BT since 1988 in a number of legal, regulatory and
compliance roles. He is an employer-nominated trustee director of
the BT Pension Scheme. Andrew previously worked in the City in
legal private practice. Aged 50.
Company Secretary
Andrew Parker
Operating Committee
Ian Livingston, Chief Executive
Tony Chanmugam, Group Finance Director
Sally Davis, Chief Executive, BT Wholesale
Jeff Kelly, Chief Executive, BT Global Services
Roel Louwhoff, Chief Executive, BT Operate
Gavin Patterson, Chief Executive, BT Retail
Clive Selley, Chief Executive, BT Innovate & Design
Key to membership of Board committees:
aOperating
bAudit
cRemuneration
dNominating
eResponsible and Sustainable Business
fPension Scheme Performance Review Group
gEquality of Access Board