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59BT GROUP PLC ANNUAL REPORT & FORM 20-F
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS REVIEW OF THE YEAR OVERVIEW
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OPERATING COMMITTEE
Non-executive directors
Tony Ball was appointed to the Board on 16 July 2009. He has held
senior executive positions in broadcasting and telecommunications
businesses in the UK, US and continental Europe. Between 1999
and 2003 he was chief executive of BSkyB. He is chairman of the
supervisory board of Kabel Deutschland, the German cable
operator. He is also a board member of the Olympic Delivery
Authority for the 2012 London Olympic Games and a non-
executive director of the Spanish cable company ONO. Aged 54.
Tony Balld
Clay Brendish was appointed to the Board on 1 September 2002.
Prior to his retirement in May 2001, Clay was executive deputy
chairman of CMG, having joined the board when it acquired
Admiral. Clay was co-founder and executive chairman of Admiral.
He also acted as an adviser to the Government on the efficiency of
the Civil Service.
He is non-executive chairman of Anite, Echo Research and
SThree and a non-executive director of Herald Investment Trust. He
is also a trustee of the Economist Group. Aged 63.
Clayton Brendishb,d,e
Eric Daniels was appointed to the Board on 1 April 2008. He has
been group chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group (formerly
Lloyds TSB Group) since 2003 and a director since 2001, and was
formerly group executive director, UK retail banking. He worked for
Citibank from 1975 to 2000 becoming chief operating officer of
Citibank’s consumer bank, then chairman and CEO of Travelers Life
and Annuity, following its merger with Citibank. After that, Eric was
chairman and chief executive of Zona Financiera from 2000 to
2001 before joining Lloyds TSB Group.
He is an international advisory board member for British
American Business Inc, a member of the International Council of
Business Advisors and chief executive of the UK Career Academy
Foundation. A US national, he is aged 58.
J Eric Danielsc,d
Patricia Hewitt was appointed to the Board on 24 March 2008 and
became the Senior Independent Director on 16 July 2009. She
chairs the
Remuneration Committee and the Pension Scheme
Performance Review Group
. She stepped down as an MP at the
2010 election. She was Secretary of State for Health from 2005 to
2007 and previously for Trade and Industry and Cabinet Minister for
Women from 2001 to 2005. Before entering Parliament in 1997,
she was director of research EMEA at Andersen Consulting (now
Accenture) and deputy director of the Institute for Public Policy
Research. Patricia is a member of the Asia Pacific Advisory
Committee of Barclays. She chairs the UK India Business Council
and Katha Children’s Trust. A British and Australian dual national,
she is aged 61.
Rt Hon Patricia Hewittb,c,d,f
Phil Hodkinson was appointed to the Board on 1 February 2006.
He chairs the
Audit Committee . A Fellow of the Institute of
Actuaries, prior to his retirement in 2007, Phil’s former roles
included group finance director of HBOS, chairman of Insight
Investment and Clerical Medical, and chief executive of Zurich Life
and Eagle Star Life.
Phil is a non-executive director of HM Revenue & Customs,
Travelex, Resolution and Business in the Community, and a trustee
of Christian Aid and BBC Children in Need. Aged 52.
Phil Hodkinsonb,d,e,f
Carl Symon was appointed to the Board on 14 January 2002, and
was appointed chairman of the
Equality of Access Board when it
became operational on 1 November 2005. He retired from IBM in
May 2001 after a 32-year career, during which he held senior
executive positions in the US, Canada, Latin America, Asia and
Europe.
Carl is a non-executive director of BAE Systems and Rexam. He
was formerly chairman of the HMV Group and a non-executive
director of Rolls-Royce. A US national, he is aged 64.
Carl G Symonb,c,g