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Sir Christopher Bland
Chairman
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 67.
Other appointments: a senior adviser at Warburg Pincus and
chairman of the Royal Shakespeare Company. |
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Ben Verwaayen Chief
Executive
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 2006. Aged 54.
Other appointments: non-executive director of UPS.
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Andy Green Chief Executive,
BT Global Services
Appointed to the Board on 19 November 2001. Held a number
of senior positions in BT, including Chief Executive of BT
Openworld and Group Director of Strategy and Development.
Aged 50.
Other appointments: board member of e-skills UK and a non-executive
director NAVTEQ Corporation (a US Corporation).
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Hanif Lalani Group
Finance Director
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 44. |
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Ian Livingston Chief
Executive, BT Retail
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 and
a director of Freeserve from its inception. Aged 41.
Other appointments: non-executive director of Ladbrokes.
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Dr Paul Reynolds Chief
Executive, BT Wholesale
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 49.
Other appointments: non-executive director of E-Access (a
Japanese corporation).
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Sir Anthony Greener
Deputy Chairman
Appointed to the Board on 1 October 2000. He is Deputy Chairman
and senior independent director. Chairman of the Audit and
Remuneration Committees. Formerly chairman of Diageo. Aged
65.
Other appointments: chairman of the Qualifications and Curriculum
Authority and sits on the board of United Learning Trust.
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Matti Alahuhta
A Finnish national, appointed to the Board on 1 February 2006.
President of Kone Corporation since January 2005 and a director
since 2003. Formerly president, Nokia Mobile Phones and president,
Nokia Telecommunications. Aged 53.
Other appointments: foundation board chairman of International
Institute of Management Development and chairman of Technology
Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation.
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Maarten van den Bergh
A Dutch national, appointed to the Board on 1 September 2000.
Retired in 2000 as president of the Royal Dutch Petroleum
Company and vice chairman of its committee of managing directors
and a former chairman of Lloyds TSB Group. Aged 64. Other
appointments: chairman of Akzo Nobel Supervisory Board; non-executive
director of British Airways and Royal Dutch Shell. |
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Clayton Brendish
Appointed to the Board on 1 September 2002. Retired in 2001
as executive deputy chairman of CMG. Aged 59.
Other appointments: non-executive director and external chairman
of Meteorological Office Board; 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. |
B E |
Phil Hodkinson
Appointed to the Board on 1 February 2006. Group finance director
of HBOS and chairman of Insight Investment. A Fellow of the
Institute of Actuaries, he was formerly chairman of Clerical
Medical Investment Group and Halifax Financial Services. Aged
48.
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 PC
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 66.
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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John Nelson
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
58.
Other appointments: chairman of Hammerson, deputy chairman
of Kingfisher and a senior adviser to Charterhouse Capital
Partners.
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Carl G Symon
A US national, appointed to the Board on 14 January 2002.
Formerly chairman and chief executive officer of IBM UK. Aged
60.
Other appointments: chairman of HMV Group and a number of
private companies; non-executive director of Rolls-Royce and
Rexam.
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