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Board of Directors and Group Advisors
Director of Lloyds TSB Bank PLC from 1994 to 1997
and Vodafone Group PLC from 1998 to 2000.
David Ross ACA, Deputy Chairman
Age 40. He became Deputy Chairman in July 2005.
Prior to this, he was Chief Operating Officer between
1990 and July 2003 and was responsible for the
strategic development of the Group’s activities in
mainland Europe. He is Non-Executive Chairman of
National Express Group PLC and Gondola Holdings
PLC. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Trinity
Mirror PLC, Big Yellow Group PLC and Cosalt PLC.
Sir Brian Pitman
Age 74. 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.
Adrian Martin
Age 56. Joined the Board in November 2000. He is
Chief Executive of Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP,
a Non-Executive Director of M & C Saatchi PLC and
an Independent Director of The Disasters Emergency
Committee. Previously he was UK Managing Partner
of BDO Stoy Hayward, where he was also Chairman
of its International Policy Board.
David Mansfield
Age 52. Joined the Board in September 2005. He
was previously Chief Executive of GCap Media plc, the
UK’s largest commercial radio company. He is also
a director of the Radio Advertising Bureau Limited, the
Commercial Radio Companies Association, the Digital
Radio Development Bureau Limited and Digital Radio
Plus Limited. He is currently a member of the Advisory
Board of Ingenious Media Active Capital PLC.
Steven Esom
Age 45. Joined the Board in September 2005.
He is currently Managing Director of Waitrose, the
supermarket division of the John Lewis Partnership.
He was appointed Managing Director in 2002 after
six years as Director of Buying. Prior to joining
Waitrose, he spent the major part of his career in
various buying roles with J Sainsbury PLC.
Baroness Morgan of Huyton
Age 46. Joined the Board in November 2005. From
November 2001 until May 2005, Sally Morgan was
Director of Government Relations at 10 Downing
Street. Prior to this she was Political Secretary to the
Prime Minister from 1997-2001, and was appointed
Minister for Women and Equalities in 2001.
Executive Directors
Charles Dunstone, Chief Executive Officer
Age 41. 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, The Daily
Mail and General Trust PLC, and Independent Media
Distribution PLC. He is also Chairman of The Prince’s
Trust Trading Board and a member of its Council.
Roger Taylor ACA, Chief Financial Officer
Age 41. Chief Financial Officer of the Group since
January 2000. He is responsible for controlling the
Group’s finance function, financial reporting and
procedures. He also manages the Group’s investor
relations and corporate finance function and is
responsible for corporate development and strategic
initiatives. He became a member of the Sport
England Risk and Assurance Committee in 2005
and throughout the period was a Non-Executive
Director of Berkeley Scott Group PLC.
James Dale FCA, Executive Chairman of
Carphone Warehouse Assurance Limited
Age 66. Joined the Group in January 1997 and
appointed to the Board in March 2001. He is
responsible for the management of the Group’s
insurance operations.
David Goldie, Chief Operating Officer, Telecoms
Age 42. Joined the Group in November 2002
and appointed to the Board in July 2005. He has
previously been Managing Director of Martin Dawes
Telecommunications Limited which was sold to BT
Cellnet in 1999, and then Chief Executive Officer of
Opal Telecom which was acquired by The Carphone
Warehouse in 2002. He is now the Chief Operating
Officer of the Telecoms division, responsible for
planning and executing the Group’s fixed-line telecoms
and broadband strategy. He is a Non-Executive
Director of Cheshire Building Society.
Andrew Harrison, UK Chief Executive Officer
Age 35. Appointed to the Board in April 2006. He
joined the Group in July 1995 as Strategy Manager,
and became Commercial Director for the UK in 1998.
He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the UK
business of The Carphone Warehouse in July 2001.
Non-Executive Directors
John Gildersleeve, Chairman
Age 61. Joined the Board in June 2000 and became
Non-Executive Chairman in July 2005. 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
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Company Secretary
T S Morris
Board Committees
Audit Committee:
Adrian Martin (Chairman)
Sir Brian Pitman
David Mansfield
Steven Esom
Baroness Morgan
Remuneration Committee:
Sir Brian Pitman (Chairman)
Adrian Martin
David Mansfield
Steven Esom
Baroness Morgan
Nomination Committee:
John Gildersleeve (Chairman)
David Ross
Sir Brian Pitman
Adrian Martin
Advisors
Bankers
HSBC Bank PLC
ING Bank NV
Deutsche Bank AG
Royal Bank of
Scotland PLC
Legal Advisors
Ashurst Morris Crisp
Clyde & Co
DLA
Osborne Clarke
Corporate Brokers
Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe)
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UBS
1 Finsbury Avenue
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Registrars
Lloyds TSB Registrars
The Causeway, Worthing
West Sussex BN99 6DA
Auditors
Deloitte & Touche LLP, London
Registered Office
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London W3 6RS
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Governance