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Annual Report 2006
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Marcus Agius
Chairman
Age 60
Marcus joined the Board on
1st September 2006 and succeeded
Matthew Barrett as Chairman from
1st January 2007. Marcus is the
senior non-executive Director of
the BBC and was Chairman of
Lazard in London and a Deputy
Chairman of Lazard LLC until
31st December 2006. He was
formerly Chairman of BAA PLC, a
position he held from 2002 until
20th December 2006. Marcus is
Trustee to the Board of the Royal
Botanic Gardens, Kew and
Chairman of The Foundation and
Friends of the Royal Botanic
Gardens, Kew. From 1st January
2007, Marcus became Chairman of
the Board Corporate Governance
and Nominations Committee and
a member of the Board HR and
Remuneration Committee. 1
Sir Richard Broadbent
Senior Independent Director
Age 53
Sir Richard joined the Board in
September 2003. He was
appointed Senior Independent
Director on 1st September 2004.
Sir Richard is Chairman of Arriva
plc and was previously 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. Sir Richard is Chairman
of the Board Risk Committee and,
from 1st January 2007, Chairman
of the Board HR and Remuneration
Committee. He is also a member of
the Board Corporate Governance
and Nominations Committee. 2
Leigh Clifford
Non-executive Director
Age 59
Leigh joined the Board on
1st October 2004. Leigh has been
a Director of Rio Tinto plc since
1994 and Rio Tinto Limited since
1995 and was appointed Chief
Executive of the Rio Tinto Group
in 2000. He held various roles at
Rio Tinto since joining in 1970,
including Managing Director of Rio
Tinto Limited and Chief Executive
of the Energy Group. He was a
member of the Coal Industry
Advisory Board of the International
Energy Agency for a number of
years and its Chairman from 1998
to 2000. He was formerly a
Director of Freeport-McMoran
Copper & Gold Inc. He is a member
of the Board HR and Remuneration
Committee. 3
Fulvio Conti
Non-executive Director
Age 59
Fulvio joined the Board on 1st April
2006. Fulvio is Chief Executive
Officer and General Manager of
Enel SpA, the Italian energy group,
a position he has held since May
2005. He became Chief Financial
Officer of Enel SpA in 1999.
Fulvio was formerly Chief Financial
Officer and General Manager of
Telecom Italia and between 1996
and 1998 was General Manager
and Chief Financial Officer of
Ferrovie dello Stato, the Italian
national railway. From 1991 to
1993 he was head of the
accounting, finance, and control
department of Montecatini and
was subsequently in charge of
finance at Montedison-Compart,
overseeing the financial
restructuring of the group.
Fulvio is a member of the Board
Audit Committee. 4
Dr Danie Cronjé
Non-executive Director
Age 60
Danie joined the Board on
1st September 2005 following the
acquisition by Barclays of a majority
stake in Absa, where he is Chairman.
Danie joined Absa in 1987 and was
formerly Deputy Chief Executive and
Group Chief Executive until 1997. He
joined Volkskas in 1975 and held
various positions in Volkskas
Merchant Bank and Volkskas Group.
Danie will retire as Chairman of
Absa on 1st July 2007 and will leave
the Absa Board on 31st July 2007.
He is a member of the Board Risk
Committee. 5
Professor Dame Sandra Dawson
Non-executive Director
Age 60
Sandra joined the Board in March
2003. She is currently KPMG
Professor of Management Studies
at the University of Cambridge and
has been Master of Sidney Sussex
College, Cambridge since 1999.
She is also a Trustee of Oxfam and
a member of the UK-India Round
Table. Until September 2006,
Sandra was Director of the Judge
Business School at Cambridge, a
position she had held since 1995.
Sandra has held a range of non-
executive posts in organisations
including Rand Europe (UK),
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 Andrew Likierman
Non-executive Director
Age 63
Sir Andrew joined the Board on
1st September 2004. He was
previously Managing Director,
Financial Management, Reporting
and Audit and Head of the
Government Accountancy Service
at HM Treasury. He is Professor
of Management Practice in
Accounting at the London Business
School and a non-executive Director
of the Bank of England.
Sir Andrew was formerly a non-
executive Director and Chairman
of MORI Group Limited. He is also
a non-executive Director and Vice
Chairman of the Tavistock and
Portman NHS Trust and non-
executive Chairman of Applied
Intellectual Capital plc. Sir Andrew
is a member of the Board Audit
and Board Risk Committees. 7
Sir Nigel Rudd, DL
Deputy Chairman
Non-executive Director
Age 60
Sir Nigel joined the Board in February
1996 and was appointed Deputy
Chairman on 1st September 2004.
He is non-executive Chairman of
Pendragon PLC and Alliance Boots
PLC and a non-executive Director of
BAe Systems PLC and Sappi Limited.
He is a member of the Board
Corporate Governance and
Nominations Committee and,
until 31st December 2006, was
Chairman of the Board HR and
Remuneration Committee. Sir Nigel
also chairs the Group’s Brand and
Reputation Committee. 8
Stephen Russell
Non-executive Director
Age 61
Stephen joined the Board in October
2000 on completion of the
acquisition of Woolwich plc. Stephen
was Chief Executive of Boots Group
PLC from 2000 until 2003, having
worked for Boots since 1967. Stephen
is a trustee of St. John’s Ambulance
and Tommy’s the Baby Charity and is
on the Council of Nottingham
University. Stephen is Chairman of
the Board Audit Committee and is a
member of the Board Risk and Board
Corporate Governance and
Nominations Committees. 9
Board and Executive Committee