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Sir
Christopher Bland
Chairman
Appointed to the Board as Chairman on 1 May
2001. Sir Christopher was chairman of the BBC
from 1996 to 2001. He became a non-executive
director of LWT Holdings in 1982 and was
chairman from 1983 to 1994, when LWT was
acquired by the Granada Group. Sir Christopher
is a former chairman of an NHS hospital trust.
Aged 65.
Other appointments:
senior adviser at Warburg Pincus and chairman of
the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Ben
Verwaayen
Chief Executive
Ben Verwaayen,
a Dutch national, was appointed to the Board on
14 January 2002 and became Chief Executive on 1
February 2002. He was formerly vice chairman of
the management board of Lucent Technologies in
the USA from October 1999. Aged 52.
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Dr Paul
Reynolds
Chief Executive, BT Wholesale
Paul Reynolds
was appointed to the Board on 19 November 2001.
He has held a number of senior positions in BT,
including Director of Multimedia and Managing
Director of Networks and Information Services.
Aged 47. Other
appointments: non-executive
director of E-Access (a Japanese corporation)
from June 2004.
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Andy
Green
Chief Executive, BT Global Services
Andy Green was
appointed to the Board on 19 November 2001. He
has held a number of senior positions in BT,
including Chief Executive of BT Openworld and
Group Director of Strategy and Development. Aged
48.
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Pierre
Danon
Chief Executive,
BT Retail
Pierre Danon, a
French national, was appointed to the Board on
19 November 2001. From 1981 to 2000, he worked
for Rank Xerox, latterly as president of Xerox
Europe. Aged 48.
Other
appointments:
non-executive director of Emap.
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Ian
Livingston
Group Finance Director
Ian Livingston,
a Chartered Accountant, was appointed Group
Finance Director in April 2002. He was formerly
group finance director of Dixons Group and a
director of Freeserve from its inception. Aged
39.
Other
appointments:
Non-executive director of Hilton Group.
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Sir
Anthony Greener
Deputy Chairman
Sir Anthony
Greener was appointed to the Board on 1 October
2000. He is Deputy Chairman and senior
independent director. He chairs the Audit and
Remuneration Committees. He was
formerly chairman of Diageo. Aged 63.
Other
appointments:
chairman of University for Industry (learndirect)
and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority;
non-executive director of Robert Mondavi
Corporation.
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Louis
R Hughes
Louis Hughes, a
US national, joined the Board on 1 January 2000.
He is non-executive chairman of Maxager
Technology Inc. (USA). Previous roles include
president and chief operating officer of
Lockheed Martin Corporation and executive vice
president of General Motors. Aged 55.
Other
appointments:
non-executive director of AB Electrolux
(Sweden), Sulzer AG and ABB Ltd (both
Switzerland).
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Maarten
van den Bergh
Maarten van den
Bergh, a Dutch national, was appointed to the
Board on 1 September 2000. He retired in 2000 as
president of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company
and vice chairman of its committee of managing
directors. Aged 62.
Other
appointments:
chairman of Lloyds TSB Group; non-executive
director of Royal Dutch
Petroleum Company and British Airways.
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John
Nelson
John Nelson, a
Chartered Accountant, was appointed to the Board
on 14 January 2002. He 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 56.
Other
appointments:
deputy chairman of Kingfisher
and a non-executive director of Hammerson.
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The
Rt. Hon. Baroness Jay of Paddington PC
Margaret Jay
was appointed to the Board on 14 January 2002.
She was formerly Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the
House of Lords and Minister for Women, and
Minister of State at the Department of Health.
Aged 64.
Other
appointments:
non-executive director of Independent News &
Media UK; chairman of the Overseas Development
Institute.
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Carl
G Symon
Carl Symon, a
US national, was appointed to the Board on 14
January 2002. He was formerly chairman and chief
executive officer of IBM UK. Aged 58. Other
appointments: non-executive
director of Rolls-Royce and Rexam; chairman of a
number of private companies.
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Clayton
Brendish
Clay Brendish
was appointed to the Board on 1 September 2002.
He retired in 2001 as executive deputy chairman
of CMG, having joined its board when it acquired
Admiral, of which he was co-founder and
executive chairman. Aged 57.
Other
appointments:
non-executive chairman of Beacon Investment
Fund; non-executive director of Elexon and
Herald Investment Trust; trustee of Economist
Newspapers and Foundation for Liver Research.
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