Experian 2014 Annual Report Download - page 67

Governance • Board of directors
Roger Davis
Non-executive director (57)
Appointed:
1 January 2007
Other current roles:
Chairman – Experian plc
Remuneration Committee.
Chairman – Gem Diamonds
Limited, Sainsbury’s Bank
Previous roles:
Chief Executive Officer – Barclays UK
banking operation. Board member –
Barclays PLC. Chairman – Cabot Credit
Management. Various roles – Flemings
and BZW
Key skills and experience:
Over 20 years’ experience leading
and managing change at large global
businesses. Understands what is
required to effectively manage a
large organisation as a result of
extensive executive and non-
executive experience
Alan Jebson
Non-executive director (64)
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 that 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
Non-executive director (51)
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,
with many years’ experience in senior
finance roles. Currently a board
member at Diageo plc, so understands
the operational challenges of a global
public company
Sir Alan Rudge
Deputy Chairman and
Senior Independent
Director (76)
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. Holds a PhD in
electrical engineering, has a deep
understanding of Experian’s business
and a wealth of experience as a
member or chairman of other boards
Judith Sprieser
Non-executive director (60)
Appointed:
1 June 2010
Other current roles:
Vice Chair – Royal Ahold N.V. Non-
executive director – Reckitt Benckiser
Group plc, Allstate Corporation,
InterContinental Exchange, Inc.
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
Non-executive director (56)
Appointed:
1 June 2010
Other current roles:
Non-executive Chairman – Perform
Group plc, Halma plc, 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 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
George Rose
Non-executive director (62)
Appointed:
1 September 2012
Other current roles:
Non-executive director (and audit
committee chairman) – 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 – Leyland
DAF plc, Rover Group (and finance
graduate trainee at Ford). Non-
executive director – National Grid plc,
SAAB AB, Orange plc
Key skills and experience:
Career has included high-level
finance positions, including at
board level with BAE Systems plc.
Continues to hold non-executive
positions with leading companies
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