Barclays 2003 Annual Report Download - page 16

Directors and Officers
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Directors and Officers of Barclays PLC
and Barclays Bank PLC
1 Sir Peter Middleton, GCB, Chairman
Sir Peter Middleton GCB (age 69) was appointed as Chairman at the
1999 Annual General Meeting. Sir Peter joined the Board in 1991 as
Deputy Chairman and Chairman of BZW. This followed a long career
in HM Treasury where he was Permanent Secretary from 1983 to 1991.
He became Chairman of Barclays Capital following the reorganisation
of BZW in 1997. In 1998, he relinquished his executive responsibilities
as Deputy Chairman and Chairman of Barclays Capital but remained a
non-executive Director. He is Deputy Chairman of United Utilities PLC,
Chancellor of Sheffield University and Chairman of the Board
Nominations and Board Risk Committees.
2 Thomas David Guy Arculus(a)
Thomas David Guy Arculus (age 57) joined the Board in 1997. He is
Chairman of Severn Trent plc, Earls Court and Olympia Group Limited
and the UK Government’s Better Regulation Task Force. He is also a
non-executive Director of mmO2plc and a delegate of Oxford University
Press. His previous positions include Chairman of IPC Group Limited and
Group Managing Director of EMAP plc. He is a member of the Board
Remuneration and Board Nominations Committees.
3 Sir Richard Broadbent(a)
Sir Richard Broadbent (age 50) joined the Board on 1st September 2003.
He had previously been the Executive Chairman of HM Customs and
Excise from 2000 to 2003. He was formerly a member of the Group
Executive Committee of Schroders plc and a non-executive Director
of the Securities Institute.
4 Hilary Mary Cropper, CBE(a)
Hilary Mary Cropper CBE (age 63) joined the Board in 1998. She is
Honorary President of Xansa PLC, where she was, until recently, the
Chairman. Xansa is a leading supplier of business enabling technology
services. Mrs Cropper is also an external adviser to the Home Civil
Service Senior Appointments Selection Committee and a member of
the Government’s National Employment Panel. She is a member of the
Board Risk Committee.
5 Professor Dame Sandra June Noble Dawson(a)
Professor Dame Sandra June Noble Dawson (age 57) joined the Board
in March 2003. She is currently KPMG Professor of Management Studies
at the University of Cambridge, and has been Director of the Judge
Institute at Cambridge since 1995, and Master of Sidney Sussex College,
Cambridge since 1999. Professor Dawson has held a range of non-
executive posts in organisations including Rand Europe (UK), the Society
for the Advancement of Management Studies, JP Morgan Fleming
Claverhouse Investment Trust, and Riverside Mental Health Trust. She
was also a member of the Senior Salaries Review Board. She is a member
of the Board Audit Committee.
6 Sir Brian Garton Jenkins, GBE(a),Deputy Chairman
Sir Brian Garton Jenkins GBE (age 68) joined the Board in 2000 as a Deputy
Chairman on completion of the acquisition of Woolwich plc. He joined the
Woolwich Board as a non-executive Director in 1994 and was appointed
Deputy Chairman in 1995. He became Chairman later that year and
oversaw the conversion of The Woolwich Building Society to a public
limited company in 1997. Sir Brian is a former senior partner of
Coopers & Lybrand Chartered Accountants, has served as Lord Mayor of
London, President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England &
Wales and as President of the British Computer Society. He is President of
the Charities Aid Foundation and a member of the Board Audit, Board
Remuneration, Board Nominations and Board Risk Committees.
7 Sir Nigel Rudd, DL(a)
Sir Nigel Rudd DL (age 57) joined the Board in 1996. Sir Nigel is non-
executive Chairman of Pilkington PLC, Pendragon PLC and Boots PLC.
He recently retired as Chairman of Kidde PLC. He is Chairman of the
Board Remuneration Committee and a member of the Board
Nominations Committee.
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