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Sir
Christopher Bland Chairmand*e*f
Appointed
to the Board as Chairman on 1 May 2001. Chairman
of the BBC from 1996 to 2001. Appointed a non-executive
director of LWT Holdings in 1982 and chairman from
1983 to 1994, when LWT was acquired by Granada Group.
A former chairman of an NHS hospital trust. Aged
68.
Other appointments:
a senior advisor at Warburg Pincus and chairman
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Ben
Verwaayen Chief
Executivea*
A
Dutch national, appointed to the Board on 14 January
2002 and Chief Executive on 1 February 2002. Formerly
vice chairman of the management board of Lucent
Technologies in the USA from October 1999. Created
an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau in April
2006and appointed a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur
in June 2006. Aged 55.
Other appointments:
non-executive director of UPS. |
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François
Barrault Chief
Executive, BT Global Servicesa
A French national, appointed to the Board as Chief
Executive, BT Global Services on 24 April 2007.
Previously, held the office of President BT International,
BT Global Services, and was formerly president,
Lucent Technologies. Aged 46.
Other
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Andy
Green Chief
Executive,Group Strategy and Operationsa
Appointed to the Board on 19 November 2001. Held
a number of senior positions in BT, including Chief
Executive, BT Global Services and Chief Executive
BT Openworld, and Group Director of Strategy and
Development. Aged 51.
Other appointments: board member of
e-skills UK and ABESU (a charity) and a non-executive
director of NAVTEQ Corporation (a US corporation).
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Hanif
Lalani Group
Finance Directora f
Appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director
on 7 February 2005. A Chartered Management Accountant,
he was formerly Chief Financial Officer for BT Wholesale.
Joined BT in 1983 and held a number of positions
including Chief Executive BT Northern Ireland and
chairman OCEAN Communications (BT’s subsidiary in
the Republic of Ireland). Aged 45.
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Ian
Livingston Chief
Executive, BT Retaila
Appointed Chief Executive, BT Retail on 7 February
2005. A Chartered Accountant, he was Group Finance
Director from April 2002. Formerly group finance
director of Dixons Group, a non-executive director
of Ladbrokes (formerly Hilton Group) and also a
director of Freeserve from its inception. Aged 42.
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Dr
Paul Reynolds Chief
Executive, BT Wholesalea
Appointed to the Board on 19 November 2001. Held
a number of senior positions in BT, including Director
of Multimedia and Managing Director of Networks
and Information Services. Aged 50.
Other appointments: non-executive
director of E-Access (a Japanese corporation).
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Maarten
van den Bergh Deputy
Chairmanb c*d
f*
A Dutch national, appointed to the Board on 1 September
2000. He was appointed Deputy Chairman on 1 October
2006. He chairs the Remuneration Committee and the
Pension Scheme Performance Review Group. He is the
senior independent director. Retired in 2000 as
president of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and
vice chairman of its committee of managing directors.
He is a former chairman of Lloyds TSB Group. Aged
65.
Other
appointments: chairman of Akzo Nobel Supervisory
Board; non-executive director of British Airways
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Matti
Alahuhtac
A Finnish national,
appointed to the Board on 1 February 2006. President
of Kone Corporation since January 2005; President
and CEO since 2006 and a director since 2003. Formerly
president, Nokia mobile phones and president Nokia
telecommunications. Aged 54.
Other appointments:
foundation board chairman of International Institute
of Management Development (IMD) and chairman of
Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation.
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Clayton
Brendishb e
Appointed to the
Board on 1 September 2002. Retired in 2001 as executive
deputy chairman of CMG. Aged 60.
Other appointments: non-executive chairman
of Anite, Close Beacon Investment Fund and Echo
Research Ltd; non-executive director of Herald Investment
Trust; trustee of Economist Newspapers and Foundation
for Liver Research. |
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Phil
Hodkinson b*d e
Appointed to the Board on 1 February 2006. He was appointed chairman of
the Audit Committee on 1 October 2006. Group finance
director of HBOS. A Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries,
he was formerly chairman of Insight Investment,
Clerical Medical Investment Group and Halifax Financial
Services. Aged 49.
Other appointments: non-executive director of Business in the Community
and chairman of HBOS Foundation. |
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The
Rt Hon Baroness Jay of Paddington PCc e
Appointed to the Board on 14 January 2002. Formerly Lord Privy Seal, Leader
of the House of Lords and Minister for Women, and
Minister of State at the Department of Health. Aged
67.
Other appointments:
chairman of the Overseas Development Institute,
and non-executive director of Independent News &
Media and a member of its International Advisory
Board. |
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Deborah
Lathenc
A US national, appointed to the Board on 1 February
2007. A US attorney, president of Lathen Consulting.
Formerly chief of the Cable Services Bureau at the
Federal Communications Commission. She was previously
director of national consumer affairs and managing
counsel at Nissan Motor Corporation USA, and prior
to that, held legal positions at TRW Financial Systems
and at the Quaker Oats Company. Aged 54.
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John
Nelsonb d f
A Chartered Accountant, appointed to the Board on 14 January 2002. Retired
as chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston Europe
(CSFB) on 31 January 2002. Prior to joining CSFB
in January 1999, he was vice chairman of Lazard
Brothers from 1990. Aged 59.
Other appointments:
chairman of Hammerson, deputy chairman of Kingfisher,
a member of the Board of English National Opera
and a senior advisor to Charterhouse Capital Partners.
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Carl
G Symonb c g*
A US national,
appointed to the Board on 14 January 2002. Formerly
chairman and chief executive officer of IBM UK.
Aged 61.
Other appointments: chairman of HMV
Group and Clearswift Systems; non-executive director
of Rolls-Royce and Rexam, and an advisory board
member of Cross Atlantic Capital Partners.
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