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Leadership and governance
Board of Directors
Leigh Clifford, AO (62)
Non-executive Director
Sir Richard Broadbent (56)
Deputy Chairman and
Senior Independent
Director
Marcus Agius (63)
Group Chairman
David Booth (55)
Non-executive Director
Fulvio Conti (62)
Non-executive Director
Reuben Jeffery III (56)
Non-executive Director
Marcus’ extensive background in banking
began at Lazard where he worked from 1972
to 2006, latterly as Chairman of Lazard in
London and Deputy Chairman of Lazard LLC.
He was Chairman of BAA plc until 2006 and
is currently Senior Independent Director of
the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
and Chairman of the Trustees of The Royal
Botanic Gardens.
Term of office: Marcus joined the Board
in September 2006 as a non-executive
Director and was appointed Chairman on
1st January 2007. Marcus was last re-elected
by shareholders at the AGM in 2009.
Independent: On appointment
External appointments: Senior Independent
Director of the BBC since 2006. Chairman of
the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew. Chairman of The Foundation and
Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Chairman of Lazard in London and Deputy
Chairman of Lazard LLC until 2006.
Chairman of BAA plc until 2006.
Committee membership: Chairman of
the Board Corporate Governance and
Nominations Committee since January 2007.
Member of the Board HR and Remuneration
Committee since January 2007.
David manages his own venture capital
investments, having retired from the
Management Committee of Morgan Stanley
in 1997. David was employed by Morgan
Stanley from 1982 to 1992, and again from
1995 to 1997. He held various key positions
there, including Head of Government Bond
Trading, Head of Mortgage Trading, Sales
and Finance and Head of Global Operations
and Technology.
Term of office: David joined the Board in
May 2007. David was last re-elected by
shareholders at the AGM in 2009.
Independent: Yes
External appointments: Director of East
Ferry Investors, Inc. Trustee of the Brooklyn
Botanic Garden. Various positions at
Morgan Stanley & Co. until 1997. Director
of the Discount Corporation of New York
until 1993.
Committee membership: Chairman of the
Board Risk Committee since January 2010
(member since January 2008). Member
of Board Corporate Governance and
Nominations Committee since January 2010.
Sir Richard has experience of both the private
and public sector having worked in high-level
banking roles and the Civil Service. He was
the Executive Chairman of HM Customs
and Excise from 2000 to 2003. 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 Arriva PLC.
Term of office: Sir Richard joined the Board
in September 2003. Appointed Senior
Independent Director on 1st September
2004 and Deputy Chairman on 16th July
2009. Sir Richard was last re-elected by
shareholders at the AGM in 2009.
Independent: Ye s
External appointments: Chairman of Arriva
PLC since 2004. Executive Chairman of HM
Customs and Excise until 2003. Former
Group Executive Committee member of
Schroders PLC. Non-executive Director
of the Securities Institute until 1995.
Committee membership: Member of the
Board Risk Committee since April 2004
(Chairman January 2006 to December 2009).
Chairman of the Board HR and Remuneration
Committee since January 2007 (member
since April 2004). Member of the Board
Corporate Governance and Nominations
Committee since September 2004.
Leigh is Chairman of Qantas Airways Limited,
a Director of Bechtel Group Inc, Chairman of
Bechtel Australia Pty Ltd and Senior Adviser to
Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts and Co. Leigh joined
the Rio Tinto Group in 1970 and was a Director
of Rio Tinto plc from 1994 and Rio Tinto
Limited from 1995, and was Chief Executive
of the Rio Tinto Group from 2000 until 2007.
Term of office: Leigh joined the Board in
October 2004. Leigh was last re-elected by
shareholders at the AGM in 2009.
Independent: Yes
External appointments: Chairman of Qantas
Airways Limited since November 2007.
Chairman of Bechtel Australia Pty Ltd since
July 2009. Director of Bechtel Group Inc since
July 2009. Senior Adviser to Kohlberg Kravis
Roberts & Co since January 2009. Chairman
of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
since December 2009. Board Member of the
National Gallery of Victoria Foundation. Chief
Executive of Rio Tinto from 2000 until 2007.
Director of Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold
Inc. until 2004.
Committee membership: Member of the
Board HR and Remuneration Committee
since July 2005. Member of the Barclays Asia
Pacific Advisory Committee.
Fulvio is currently Chief Executive Officer
and General Manager of Enel SpA, the Italian
energy group, where he was previously Chief
Financial Officer from 1999-2005. Fulvio has
held a number of high-level financial roles,
including Chief Financial Officer and General
Manager of Telecom Italia and General
Manager and Chief Financial Officer of
Ferrovie dello Stato. He was also head of the
accounting, finance, and control department
of Montecatini and was in charge of finance
at Montedison-Compart. He has held
positions in finance and operations in
various affiliates of Mobil Oil Corporation
in Italy and Europe.
Term of office: Fulvio joined the Board in
April 2006. Fulvio was last re-elected by
shareholders at the AGM in 2009.
Independent: Ye s
External appointments: Chief Executive of
Enel SpA since 2005. Director of ENDESA SA
since June 2009. Director of AON Corporation
since January 2008. Chief Financial Officer
and General Manager of Telecom Italia until
1999. General Manager and Chief Financial
Officer of Ferrovie dello Stato until 1998.
Committee membership: Member of the
Board Audit Committee since September
2006.
Reuben is a Senior Adviser at the Center
for Strategic & International Studies in
Washington, D.C. and previously served in
the US government as Under Secretary of
State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural
Affairs (2007-2009). Prior to joining the
Department of State, Reuben was the
Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (2005-2007) and before that
held a number of positions in US government
service (2002-2005). He spent 18 years at
Goldman, Sachs & Co. between 1983-2001,
where he was managing partner of Goldman
Sachs in Paris and of the firm’s European
Financial Institutions Group in London.
Term of office: Reuben Jeffery joined the
Board in July 2009.
Independent: Ye s
External appointments: Senior Adviser
at the Center for Strategic & International
Studies, Washington D.C.
Committee membership: Member of Board
Risk Committee since January 2010.
Simon Fraser (50)
Non-executive Director
Sir Andrew Likierman (66)
Non-executive Director
Sir Andrew is Chairman of the National Audit
Office, having held a number of public roles
in the financial services sector, including
Managing Director, Financial Management,
Reporting and Audit and Head of the
Government Accountancy Service at HM
Treasury and non-executive Director of the
Bank of England. Sir Andrew is also Dean of
the London Business School. He has been at
the London Business School from 1974-
1976, 1979-1993 and since 2004.
Term of office: Sir Andrew joined the Board
in September 2004. Sir Andrew was last re-
elected by shareholders at the AGM in 2009.
Independent: Ye s
External appointments: Dean of the London
Business School since January 2009.
Chairman of the National Audit Office since
December 2008. Trustee of the Institute for
Government since September 2008.
Chairman of Applied Intellectual Capital Inc.
until 2008. Non-executive Director of the
Bank of England until 2008. Non-executive
Director and Vice-Chairman of the Tavistock
and Portman NHS Trust until 2008. Non-
executive Director and Chairman of the MORI
Group until 2005.
Committee membership: Member of the
Board Audit Committee since September
2004. Member of the Board Risk Committee
since September 2004.
Simon has extensive experience of the
institutional fund management industry,
having worked at Fidelity International from
1981 to 2008, latterly as President of the
Investment Solutions Group and President
of the Retirement Institute. Simon held a
number of positions during his career at
Fidelity International, including President,
European & UK Institutional Business, Global
Chief Investment Officer, Chief Investment
Officer for Asia Pacific and Chief Investment
Officer of the European Investment Group.
Simon remains a Director of Fidelity
European Values PLC and Fidelity Japanese
Values PLC.
Term of office: Simon Fraser joined the
Board in March 2009. Simon was last re-
elected by shareholders at the AGM in 2009.
Independent: Yes
External appointments: Director of Fidelity
European Values PLC since July 2002.
Director of Fidelity Japanese Values PLC since
May 2000. Director of The Merchants Trust
PLC since August 2009. Director and
Chairman Designate of Foreign & Colonial
Investment Trust PLC since September 2009.
Committee membership: Member of the
Board Audit Committee since May 2009.
Member of the Board HR and Remuneration
Committee since May 2009.