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Donald Brydon CBE
Chairman
Donald joined the Board in July 2012 and succeeded Tony Hobson as
Chairman on 1 September 2012. He is Chairman of the Royal Mail Group and
Smiths Group plc. Donald had a 20-year career with Barclays Group, during
which time he was Chairman and Chief Executive of BZW Investment
Management and acting Chief Executive of BZW, followed by 15 years with
the AXA Group, including holding the posts of Chairman and Chief Executive
of AXA Investment Managers and Chairman of AXA Framlington. He has also
recently been Chairman of the London Metal Exchange, Amersham plc,
Taylor Nelson Sofres plc and the ifs School of Finance and a Director of Allied
Domecq plc and Scottish Power plc. He is a past Chairman of EveryChild.
Nomination Committee – Chairman, Remuneration Committee
Guy Berruyer
Chief Executive Officer
Guy joined Sage in 1997 to run its French operation. He was appointed to the
Board in January 2000 as CEO for its Mainland Europe business and in 2005
also took charge of its Asian operations. Prior to joining Sage he was Country
Manager and then European Managing Director for Intuit, the US software
company. Previously he worked at the French hardware company, Groupe Bull,
where he was a Director of Marketing, and Claris, as Southern European
GeneralManager. On 2 October 2012, Guy became a non-executive director of
Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance
components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and energy markets.
Paul Harrison
Chief Financial Officer
A chartered accountant, Paul joined Sage in 1997 from Price Waterhouse to
become Group Financial Controller. He joined the Board in April 2000 as Chief
Financial Ofcer. Following the aquisition of Folhamatic, Paul was given
additional responsibility for the Brazil operation. In May 2007, Paul was
appointed to the Board of Hays plc as a Non-Executive Director and, in
November 2011, became the Senior Independent non-executive director.
Tamara Ingram OBE
Independent non-executive
Tamara, who joined the Board in December 2004, is responsible for WPP plc’s
Procter & Gamble business worldwide. She is also Executive Vice President,
Executive Managing Director of Grey Global, and sits on the Development
Board for the Almeida Theatre.
Audit Committee, Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee
Ruth Markland
Senior Independent non-executive
Ruth is a non-executive director of Standard Chartered plc and a member
of the Supervisory Board of Arcadis NV. She was formerly Managing Partner,
Asia for the international law rm Freshelds Bruckhaus Deringer. Ruth was
appointed to the Board in September 2006, becoming its Senior Independent
director in March 2011.
Audit Committee, Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee – Chairman
Ian Mason
Independent non-executive
Ian joined the Board in November 2007. He is Group Chief Executive
of Electrocomponents plc and has previously worked for McKinsey and
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). He has an MBA from INSEAD.
Audit Committee, Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee
Mark Rolfe
Independent non-executive
Mark joined the Board in December 2007. After qualifying as a chartered
accountant with Coopers and Lybrand, Mark joined Gallaher Group plc in
1986, where he was Finance Director for seven years, retiring in 2007. He is
also a non-executive director of Hornby plc, Barratt Developments plc and
Debenhams plc and Chairman of Lane, Clark and Peacock LLP.
Audit Committee – Chairman, Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee
The Board of Sage is committed to the
highest standards of corporate governance.
It provides leadership to the business as a
whole, having regard to the interests and
views of its shareholders
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