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96 BT Group plc
Annual Report 2015
Board of Directors
Sir Michael Rake
Chairman
ppointed to the oard as hairan in epteber 00.  ritish
national ae .
Skills and experience
ir ichael has financial ris and international business and
professional services epertise ained durin his tie at K fro
19 to 00 where he was senior partner in the UK fro 199 and
international chairan fro 00. e was nihted in 00.
Other appointments include
eput chairan of arclas chairan of aid l uttai oldins and
a director of craw ill. e is also resident of the onfederation of
ritish ndustr.
Gavin Patterson h
Chief Executive
ppointed as hief ecutive in epteber 01 and on the oard
sinceune 00.  ritish national ae .
Skills and experience
avin has eperience in sales aretin and operations. e was
previousl   etail and fro 00 to 00 was anain
irector  onsuer  etail. efore oinin  avin was
anain director of the consuer division of elewest now irin
edia. riorto that he spent nine ears at rocter  able
risintobecoeuropean aretin director.
Other appointments include
on-eecutive director of ritishirwas.
Tony Chanmugam
Group Finance Director
ppointed to the oard as roup inance irector in eceber 00.
ritish national ae 1.
Skills and experience
on has eperience in finance ris and the anaeent and deliver of
lare contracts. e was forerl   etail and anain irector
 nterprises and fro 199 to 00 he was  and then hief
peratin cer of  lobal olutions. e ualified as a hartered
anaeent ccountant.
Other appointments
ace for pportunit advisor board eber.
Tony Ball h
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ppointed to the oard in ul 009.  ritish national ae 9.
Skills and experience
on brins international business epertise in addition to financial
operational sales and aretin eperience. ro 1999 to 00 on
was chief eecutive of  and then chairan of erans larest
cable operator Kabel eutschland bh until 01. e has held a
nuber of senior eecutive positions in broadcastin and telecos
businesses in the UK U and ontinental urope.
Other appointments include
enior adviser to rovidence uit artners chairan of the advisor
council of ortland  and a director of ure.
Iain Conn
1RQH[HFXWLYHGLUHFWRU
ppointed to the oard in une 01.  ritish national ae .
Skills and experience
ain has sinificant international eperience and understandin of
technolo and ener arets. ainoined entrica as chief eecutive in
anuar 01 havin been with  since 19 where he held a nuber
of eecutive positions in the  roup worldwide. ro 00 to 01
ain was eecutive director of  and chief eecutive downstrea fro
00 to 01. Until a 01 ain was a non-eecutive director of
olls-oce for nine ears andsenior independent director.
Other appointments include
eber of the residents oittee  chairan of the advisor
board of the perial ollee usiness chool and eber of the
perial ollee ouncil.
an is the roup eneral ounsel & opan ecretar of roup
plc. e oined  in pril 010 as its roup eneral ounsel and was
appointed opan ecretar in oveber 01. anpreviousl
spent si ears at iss and 1 ears at ableireless.  ritish
and U dual national ae .
Dan Fitz
Company Secretary
Key to membership of Board committees
Operating
udit  is
Remuneration
oinatin  overnance
ustainable and esponsible usiness
BT Pensions
ualit of ccess oard
h echnolo