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The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC Annual Report 2004
17
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Charles Dunstone
Chief Executive Officer
Age 39. Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Group since
1989. He is also responsible for new business development and
strategic initiatives. He is a Non-Executive Director of HBOS PLC
and The Daily Mail and General Trust PLC. He is also Chairman
of The Prince’s Trust Trading Board and a member of its Council.
David Ross ACA
Deputy Chairman
Age 38. Deputy Chairman with responsibility for the strategic
development of the Group. Prior to this, he was Chief Operating
Officer between 1990 and July 2003 and was responsible for
the Group’s activities in mainland Europe. He is Non-Executive
Chairman of National Express Group PLC and a Non-Executive
Director of Trinity Mirror PLC and Big Yellow Group PLC.
Geoffroy Roux de Bezieux ESSEC (MBA)
Chief Operating Officer, Distribution
Age 41. Joined the Group in 1996 and was appointed to the
Board in June 2000. He is responsible for the Group’s Distribution
activities. Prior to joining the Group he was UK Marketing Director
for L’Oreal and Managing Director of L’Oreal’s Polish operations
between 1994 and 1996.
Roger Taylor ACA
Chief Financial Officer
Age 39. Chief Financial Officer of the Group since January 2000.
Prior to joining he was a corporate finance partner at BDO Stoy
Hayward. He is responsible for controlling the Group’s finance
function and financial reporting and procedures. He also manages
the Group’s corporate finance function and has a direct
involvement in strategic decisions and the appraisal process.
Non-Executive Director of Berkeley Scott Group PLC.
James Dale FCA
Executive Chairman of Carphone Warehouse Insurance
Age 64. Joined the Group in January 1997 and appointed to the
Board in March 2001. Executive Chairman of Carphone Warehouse
Insurance, and responsible for the management of the Group’s
insurance operations.
COMPANY SECRETARY
TSMorris
BOARD COMMITTEES
Audit Committee: Remuneration Committee:
Adrian Martin (Chairman) John Gildersleeve (Chairman)
John Gildersleeve Sir Brian Pitman
Sir Brian Pitman Martin Dawes
Nomination Committee:
Sir Brian Pitman (Chairman)
John Gildersleeve
David Ross
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Hans Roger Snook
Chairman
Age 56. Joined the Board in May 2002 as Chairman. He was the
founding Chief Executive of Orange. Under his leadership Orange
launched in 1994 and by June 1996 became the youngest ever
company to enter the FTSE 100.
John Gildersleeve
Age 59. Joined the Board in June 2000. He was an Executive
Director of Tesco PLC until he retired in February 2004. He is Non-
Executive Chairman of Gallaher Group PLC and Deputy Chairman
of EMI Group PLC. Prior to this he was a Non-Executive Director
of Lloyds TSB Bank PLC from 1994 to 1997 and Vodafone Group
PLC from 1998 to 2000.
Adrian Martin
Age 54. Joined the Board in November 2000. He is Chief Executive
of Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Solicitors and a Non-Executive
Director of one privately controlled company. He was appointed
a Non-Executive Director of M & C Saatchi PLC in 2004. Previously
he was UK Managing Partner of BDO Stoy Hayward, where he
was also Chairman of its International Policy Board.
Sir Brian Pitman
Age 72. Joined the Board in January 2001 and is the Senior
Independent Director. A senior adviser to Morgan Stanley, he
is also Non-Executive Director of Tomkins PLC, ITV PLC and
Singapore Airlines Limited. He retired in 2001 from Lloyds TSB
Group PLC, where he was Chief Executive for 13 years and
Chairman for 4 years. He was also Chairman of NEXT PLC from
1998 to 2002
Martin Dawes
Age 60. Joined the Board in June 2003. He has been involved
in the mobile telecommunications industry since 1985 when he
launched Martin Dawes Telecommunications, which was sold to BT
Cellnet in 1999. He was Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of Opal
Telecom PLC until its acquisition by the Group in November 2002.
ADVISORS
Bankers
HSBC Bank PLC
ING Bank NV – London Branch
Deutsche Bank AG –
London Branch
Legal Advisors
Ashurst Morris Crisp
Clyde & Co
DLA
Osborne Clarke
Corporate Brokers
Credit Suisse First Boston
(Europe) Limited
1 Cabot Square
London E14 4QJ
Deutsche Bank
1 Great Winchester Street
London EC2N 2DB
Registrars
Lloyds TSB Registrars
The Causeway
Worthing
West Sussex BN99 6DA
Auditors
Deloitte & Touche LLP
London
Registered Office
1 Portal Way
London W3 6RS
Registered number: 3253714
Board of Directors and Group Advisors