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Sir Charles Dunstone
Chairman
Sir Charles is the founder of Carphone
Warehouse and has been Chairman of
Carphone Warehouse since 28 January 2010.
He was chief executive officer of Old Carphone
Warehouse from 1989 to 2010 where he led
the growth of Old Carphone Warehouse both
before and after its flotation on the London
Stock Exchange in 2000 to become Europe’s
largest independent retailer ofmobile phones.
Sir Charles was also appointed chairman
ofTalkTalk in 2010. Hewas a non-executive
director of TheDailyMail and General Trust Plc
from 2001 until 2012 and a non-executive
director of Independent Media Distribution Plc
(now Independent Media Distribution Limited)
from 2002 until 2011. Sir Charles has been
chairman of the Prince’s Trust since 2009
and a member of its Council since 2000.
Roger Taylor
Chief Executive Officer
Roger is Chief Executive Officer of Carphone
Warehouse and has been in his current role
since 28 January 2010. He was chief financial
officer of Old Carphone Warehouse from 2000
to 2010 where he played a key role in the
growth of Old Carphone Warehouse across
Europe and construction and completion of the
successful transactions with Best Buy. He is
responsible for new business development,
strategic initiatives and investor relations at
Carphone Warehouse. He is also a director
of Virgin Mobile France and was non-executive
deputy chairman of TalkTalk from 2010
until2012.
Nigel Langstaff
Chief Financial Officer
Nigel has been Chief Financial Officer of
Carphone Warehouse since 28 January 2010,
with responsibility for the Group’s finance
functions. He previously held roles within
Old Carphone Warehouse from 1997 to 2010,
including UK finance director and group
finance director. Prior to 1997, he spent
fouryears with Arthur Andersen. Nigel
hasconsiderable experience and in-depth
knowledge of all of the Group’s businesses
and has played a key role in the growth of
Carphone Warehouse to date. He is also
adirector of Virgin Mobile France.
John Gildersleeve
Non-Executive Deputy Chairman
John joined the Board as Non-Executive
Deputy Chairman on 28 January 2010. He
was a member of the board of Old Carphone
Warehouse from 2000 and was non-executive
chairman between 2005 and 2010. He was
appointed a non-executive director of The
British Land Company PLC in September 2008
and became Chairman in January 2013. He has
been a
non-executive director of TalkTalk
since January 2010. Previously, he was an
executive director of Tesco plc until he
retired in February 2004.
Baroness Morgan of Huyton
Non-executive director
Baroness Morgan joined the Board as a
non-executive director on 28 January 2010.
She was a non-executive director of Old
Carphone Warehouse from 2005 to 2010.
From November 2001 until May 2005, she
was director of government relations at
10Downing Street. Prior to this, Baroness
Morgan 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 as a board
member of the Olympic Delivery Authority.
She is an advisor to the board of the children’s
charity ARK and a member of the advisory
committee of Virgin Group Holdings Limited.
She was appointed chair of Ofsted in
March2011.
John Allwood
Non-executive director
John joined the Board as a non-executive
director on 28 January 2010. He is also a
non-executive director of TalkTalk and
chairman of Romanes Media Group Limited.
He has spent his career in the telecoms
andmedia sectors in a number of senior
positions including chief executive of Orange
UK and chief executive and finance director
of Mirror Group plc. He is a governor of
Exeter University.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
There are three Board Committees:
Nomination, Audit and Remuneration.
The Committees are provided with
sufficient resources via the Company
Secretary and, where necessary, have
direct access to independent
professional advisors to undertake
their duties.
Baroness Morgan
of Huyton
John
Allwood
John
Gildersleeve
Nomination Committee p39
Audit Committee p39
Remuneration Committee p40
Chairperson Member
ANNUAL REPORT 2013 CARPHONE WAREHOUSE GROUP PLC 37
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