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61BT GROUP PLC ANNUAL REPORT & FORM 20-F 2011
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OPERATING COMMITTEE
Tony Ball c,d
Tony Ball was appointed to the Board on 16 July 2009. He is a member
of the
Remuneration and the Nominating & Governance Committees .
He has held senior executive positions in broadcasting and
telecommunications businesses in the UK, US and continental Europe.
From 1999 to 2003 he was chief executive of BSkyB. He is chairman of
the supervisory board of Kabel Deutschland. He is also a board member
of the Olympic Delivery Authority London 2012 and a non-executive
director of the Spanish cable company ONO. Aged 55.
Clayton Brendish b,d,e
Clay Brendish was appointed to the Board on 1 September 2002. He is
a member of the
Audit & Risk and the Nominating & Governance
Committees
, and the Committee for Sustainable & Responsible
Business
. He is non-executive chairman of Anite, SThree, and Echo
Research and non-executive director of Herald Investment Trust. He is
also a trustee of Economist Newspapers. Prior to his retirement in
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. Aged 64.
J Eric Daniels c,d
Eric Daniels was appointed to the Board on 1 April 2008. He is a
member of the
Remuneration and the Nominating & Governance
Committees
. He was group chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group
(formerly Lloyds TSB Group) until March 2011 having been a
director since 2001. Immediately prior to joining Lloyds TSB Group,
he was chairman and chief executive of Zona Financiera. Eric
worked for Citibank from 1975 to 2000, becoming chief operating
officer of Citibank’s consumer bank, then chairman and chief
executive of Travelers Life and Annuity following its merger with
Citibank. Aged 59.
Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt b,c,d,f
Patricia Hewitt was appointed to the Board on 24 March 2008 and
became Senior Independent Director in July 2009. She chairs the
Remuneration Committee and the Pension Scheme Performance
Review Group
and is a member of the Audit & Risk and the
Nominating & Governance Committees . Patricia stepped down as an
MP at the 2010 election. She joined Groupe Eurotunnel SA as an
independent non-executive director in May 2010. She was Secretary
of State for Health from 2005 to 2007 and previously 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. A British and Australian dual
national, she is aged 62.
Phil Hodkinson b,d,e,f
Phil Hodkinson was appointed to the Board on 1 February 2006.
He is chairman of the
Audit & Risk Committee and is a member of
the
Nominating & Governance Committee, the Committee for
Sustainable & Responsible Business,
and the Pension Scheme
Performance Review Group
. He 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. Prior to his retirement in 2007, Phil’s roles included group
finance director of HBOS, chairman of Insight Investment and
Clerical Medical, and chief executive of Zurich Life and Eagle Star
Life. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. Aged 53.
Nicholas Roseb
Nick Rose was appointed to the Board on 1 January 2011 and is a
member of the
Audit & Risk Committee . He has been a non-
executive director of BAE Systems since February 2010 and retired
as group finance director of Diageo in October 2010, having been
on the board since joining in 1999. Prior to Diageo, Nick was a
member of the board of GrandMet and in his early career spent 11
years with Ford Finance in a number of different roles. Nick was
appointed chairman of Edwards Vacuum on 24 March 2011.
Aged 53.
Carl G Symon b,c,g
Carl Symon was appointed to the Board on 14 January 2002, and
appointed chairman of the
Equality of Access Board when it
became operational on 1 November 2005. He is a member of the
Audit & Risk and the Remuneration Committees . 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 65.
Jasmine Whitbreade
Jasmine Whitbread was appointed to the Board on 19 January
2011 and is a member of the
Committee for Sustainable &
Responsible Business
. She was appointed chief executive of Save
the Children International in 2010, having joined Save the Children
in 2005. Jasmine held positions with Oxfam until 2005 and prior to
this served as a managing director of Thomson Financial based in
the US. A British and Swiss dual national, she is aged 47.
Non-executive directors
J Eric Daniels Nicholas RosePhil HodkinsonRt Hon
Patricia Hewitt
Jasmine
Whitbread
Carl G Symon
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