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28 The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC Annual Report 2009
Directors’ Report – Governance
Board of Directors and Advisors
Charles Dunstone
Chief Executive Officer
Age 44. Founder and Chief Executive
Ofcer of the Group since 1989. He is
also responsible for new business
development and strategic initiatives.
He is a Non-Executive Director of The
Daily Mail and General Trust PLC and
Independent Media Distribution PLC.
He is Chairman of The Prince’s Trust
Trading Board and a member of its
Council. He is also a Director of Best Buy
Europe Distributions Limited, the Group’s
joint venture with Best Buy.
Roger Taylor ACA
Chief Financial Officer
Age 44. Chief Financial Ofcer of
the Group since January 2000. He is
responsible for controlling the Group’s
nance function, nancial reporting and
procedures. He also manages the
Group’s investor relations and corporate
nance function and is responsible for
corporate development and strategic
initiatives. He is also a Director of Best
Buy Europe Distributions Limited, the
Group’s joint venture with Best Buy.
John Gildersleeve
Non-Executive Chairman
Age 64. Joined the Board in June 2000
and became Non-Executive Chairman
in July 2005. He was appointed
Non-Executive Director of British Land
PLC in September 2008. Previously, he
was an Executive Director of Tesco PLC
until he retired in February 2004. He was
Chairman of Gallaher Group PLC until
April 2007 and Chairman of EMI Group
PLC until September 2007. Prior to this
he was a Non-Executive Director of
Vodafone Group PLC from 1998 to 2000.
Sir Brian Pitman
Non-Executive Director
Age 77. Joined the Board in January 2001
and is the Senior Independent Director.
A senior advisor to Morgan Stanley,
he is also a Non-Executive Director of
Singapore Airlines Limited and Virgin
Atlantic Airways Limited. He retired in
2001 from Lloyds TSB Group PLC, where
he was Chief Executive for 13 years and
Chairman for four years. He was also
Chairman of NEXT PLC from 1998 to
2002 and a Non-Executive Director of
Tomkins PLC from June 2000 to June
2007. In May 2008, he retired from ITV
PLC, where he served as Non-Executive
Director for four years; prior to this he
was a Non-Executive Director of Carlton
Communications PLC from March 1998.
David Mansfield
Non-Executive Director
Age 55. Joined the Board in September
2005. He is an Executive Director of
Ingenious Media PLC, a specialist media
investment and advisory group. He is
Chairman of Rajar Limited, the radio
research company owned by the BBC
and Commercial Radio, and of 1700
Group PLC, a recruitment company
specialising in media. He was previously
Chief Executive of Capital Radio PLC
and latterly GCap Media PLC, the UK’s
largest commercial radio company.
He is a fellow of the Radio Academy, a
member of the London Business School
Enterprise 100 Group and a visiting fellow
of the University of Oxford.
Steven Esom
Non-Executive Director
Age 48. Joined the Board in September
2005. He was Director of Food at Marks
& Spencer from June 2007 until July
2008 and previously he was Managing
Director of Waitrose, the supermarket
division of the John Lewis Partnership,
from 2002 to April 2007. Prior to joining
Waitrose, he spent the major part of
his career in various buying roles with
J Sainsbury PLC and also worked for the
Ladbroke Group and Hilton International.
Baroness Morgan of Huyton
Non-Executive Director
Age 49. Joined the Board in November
2005. From November 2001 until May
2005, she was Director of Government
Relations at 10 Downing Street. Prior to
this she was Political Secretary to the
Prime Minister from 1997 to 2001, and
was appointed Minister for Women and
Equalities in 2001. In 2006 she was
appointed a Board Member of the
Olympic Delivery Authority and was also
appointed as a Non-Executive Director of
Southern Cross Healthcare Group PLC.
She is Advisor to the Board of the
children’s charity ARK and a member
of the Lloyds Pharmacy Advisory Panel.
David Grigson ACA
Non-Executive Director
Age 54. Joined the Board in April 2007.
He was Chief Financial Ofcer of Reuters
Group PLC until May 2008. Prior to
joining Reuters in 2000, he was Group
Finance Director of Emap PLC and
Chairman of Emap Digital.
Company Secretary
Tim Morris
Board Committees
Audit Committee:
David Grigson (Chairman)
Sir Brian Pitman
David Manseld
Steven Esom
Baroness Morgan
Remuneration Committee:
Sir Brian Pitman (Chairman)
David Manseld
Steven Esom
Baroness Morgan
David Grigson
Nomination Committee:
Sir Brian Pitman (Chairman)
John Gildersleeve
Baroness Morgan
Advisors
Principal Bankers:
Barclays PLC
Deutsche Bank AG
HSBC Bank plc
ING Bank NV
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
Legal Advisors:
Ashurst Morris Crisp
Clyde & Co
DLA
Osborne Clarke
Corporate Brokers:
Credit Suisse
(Europe) Limited
1 Cabot Square
London E14 4QJ
UBS
1 Finsbury Avenue
London EC2M 2PP
Registrars
Equiniti Limited
Aspect House
Spencer Road, Lancing
West Sussex BN99 6GU
Auditors
Deloitte LLP, London
Registered Office
1 Portal Way
London W3 6RS
Registered number: 3253714