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Please find page 61 of the 2013 Experian annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report. Alan Jebson (63) Non-executive director
Appointed: 1 January 2007
Other current roles: Chairman – Experian plc Audit Committee. Non-executive director – Vodafone Group plc
Previous roles: Group Chief Operating Officer, Group Chief Information Officer – HSBC Holdings plc.
Non-executive director – MacDonald Dettwiler
Key skills and experience: Information technology, global resourcing and an operational background are invaluable
at a large global business like Experian where issues around server technology and
information security are of great importance. A qualified chartered accountant, with top-level
non-executive experience
Deirdre Mahlan (50) Non-executive director
Appointed: 1 September 2012
Other current roles: Chief Financial Officer – Diageo plc
Previous roles: Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Head of Tax and Treasury – Diageo plc. Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer – Diageo North America. Vice President of Finance – Diageo Guinness
USA. Various senior finance roles – Joseph Seagram and Sons, Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers
Key skills and experience: A qualified accountant with an MBA, Deirdre has many years’ experience in senior finance
roles. Currently a board member at Diageo plc, so understands the operational challenges of
a global public company
George Rose (61) Non-executive director
Appointed: 1 September 2012
Other current roles: Non-executive director (and audit committee chairman) – National Grid plc, Genel Energy plc,
Laing O’Rourke plc. Member – Industrial Development Advisory Board
Previous roles: Group Finance Director, Director of Finance and Treasury – BAE Systems plc. Senior finance
positions – Ford, Leyland DAF plc, Rover Group. Non-executive director – SAAB AB, Orange plc
Key skills and experience: George’s career has included high-level finance positions, including at board level with
BAE Systems plc. Continues to hold non-executive positions with leading companies
Sir Alan Rudge (75) Deputy Chairman and Senior independent director
Appointed: 6 September 2006
Other current roles: Chairman – Experian plc Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee. President –
The ERA Foundation Limited
Previous roles: Pro Chancellor – Surrey University. President – CELTEL International B.V. Non-executive
director – S.E.S.A. AG. Special Advisor – General Atlantic Partners. Chairman – Board of
Management of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, ERA Technology, WS
Atkins. Deputy Chief Executive – BT. Non-executive director – former GUS plc. Past Chairman
– Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Past President – Institution of
Electrical Engineers
Key skills and experience: Many years’ experience in general management and technology roles, giving a broad knowledge of
operational issues. Sir Alan holds a PhD in electrical engineering and has a deep understanding of
the Experian business and a wealth of experience as a member of other boards and as a chairman
Judith Sprieser (59) Non-executive director
Appointed: 1 June 2010
Other current roles: Non-executive director – Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, Allstate Corporation, InterContinental
Exchange, Inc., Royal Ahold N.V.
Previous roles: President and Chief Executive Officer – Transora. Executive Vice President, Food Operations,
Chief Financial Officer – Sara Lee Corporation. Non-executive director – USG Corporation,
Adecco SA
Key skills and experience: Relevant experience of providing insight into customer decision-making, and a wealth of
international experience. An experienced non-executive director who has chaired both audit
and remuneration committees
Paul Walker (55) Non-executive director
Appointed: 1 June 2010
Other current roles: Non-executive Chairman – Perform Group plc. Non-executive director and Chairman
Designate – Halma plc. Non-executive director – WANdisco plc. Chair – Newcastle Science
City Partnership. Director – Entrepreneurs’ Forum
Previous roles: Chief Executive Officer, Finance Director, Financial Controller – The Sage Group plc.
Non-executive director – Diageo plc, MyTravel Group plc. Ernst & Young
Key skills and experience: Spent 16 years recently as chief executive officer of a FTSE company, giving a great
understanding of the challenges of running a global business. An economics graduate
with a strong financial background and high-level non-executive experience
Business overview Business review Governance Financial statements
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