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Roger Davis
Non-executive director (58)
Appointed to the Board: 1 January 2007
Other current roles: Chairman – Experian plc
Remuneration Committee. Chairman – Gem
Diamonds Limited, Sainsbury’s Bank
Previous roles: Chairman – Cabot Credit
Management. Chief Executive Officer – Barclays
UK banking operation. Board member – Barclays
PLC. 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 (65)
Appointed to the Board: 1 January 2007
Retiring from the Board: 22 July 2015
Other current roles: None
Previous roles: Chairman – Experian plc
Audit Committee. Group Chief Operating
Officer, Group Chief Information Officer –
HSBC Holdings plc. Non-executive director –
MacDonald Dettwiler, Vodafone Group plc
Key skills and experience: Information
technology, global resourcing and operational
background that is 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 (52)
Appointed to the Board: 1 September 2012
Other current roles: Chief Financial
Officer – Diageo plc. Chairman – Experian plc
Audit Committee
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
George Rose
Deputy Chairman and Senior
Independent Director (63)
Appointed to the Board: 1 September 2012
Appointed as Deputy Chairman
and Senior Independent Director:
16 July 2014
Other current roles: Chairman – Experian
plc Nomination and Corporate Governance
Committee. Non-executive director (and Audit
Committee Chairman) – Genel Energy plc, Laing
O’Rourke plc
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. Member – Industrial
Development Advisory Board
Key skills and experience: A qualified
accountant, whose career has included high-
level finance positions, including at board level
with BAE Systems plc. Continues to hold non-
executive positions with leading companies
Judith Sprieser
Non-executive director (61)
Appointed to the Board: 1 June 2010
Other current roles: Lead Director – Allstate
Corporation. Non-executive director (and Audit
Committee Chairman) – InterContinental
Exchange, Inc. Non-executive director (and
Remuneration Committee Chairman) – Reckitt
Benckiser Group plc
Previous roles: President and Chief Executive
Officer – Transora. Executive Vice President,
Food Operations, Chief Financial Officer – Sara
Lee Corporation. Vice Chair – Royal Ahold N.V.
Non-executive director – USG Corporation,
Adecco SA, Jimmy Choo PLC
Key skills and experience: Relevant
experience of providing insight into customer
decision making, and a wealth of international
knowledge. A qualified accountant and
experienced non-executive director who chairs
both audit and remuneration committees
Paul Walker
Non-executive director (57)
Appointed to the Board: 1 June 2010
Other current roles: Non-executive Chairman
– Halma plc, WANdisco plc, Perform Group
Limited. Chair – Newcastle Science City
Partnership. Director – Entrepreneurs’ Forum,
Sophos Ltd
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 and qualified accountant with a strong
financial background and high-level non-
executive experience
Company Secretary: Charles Brown FCIS Independent Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants and Recognized Auditor
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