BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SECRETARY

	The Viscount Rothermere †‡§ Chairman Aged 36. Joined the Board in 1995. He was appointed Chairman in 1998, having joined the Group in 1994. He is a non-executive director of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc and of the Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust plc.
	C J F Sinclair § Chief Executive Aged 56. Joined the Board in 1988. He was appointed Chief Executive in1989, having joined the Group in 1975,and is chairman of the Risk Committee. He is a non-executive director of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc.and of Reuters Group plc.
	J P Williams, FCA § Finance Director Aged 51. Joined the Board as Group Finance Director in 1991 and the Group in 1982 as a Chartered Accountant. He is a non-executive director of GWR Group plc and of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc.
	J G Hemingway *† Non-Executive Director Aged 73. Joined the Board in 1978. He is an independent solicitor.
	SM Gray *ठNon-Executive Director Aged 70. Joined the Board in 1985. He was senior partner of Dixon Wilson. Chartered Accountants, and is chairman of the Audit Committee.
	IG Park, CBE *‡ Non-Executive Director Aged 69. Joined the Board in 1994. He was managing director of Northcliffe Newspapers from 1982 to 1995 and its chairman from 1995 to 2003. He was formerly President of the Newspaper Society and chairman of the Press Association.
	FP Lowy, AO Independent Non-Executive Director (Australian) Aged 74. Joined the Board in 1994. He is chairman of Westfield Holdings, a major shopping centre company with interests primarily in Australia, the USA and the UK. He is also a member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
	DMM Dutton § Executive Director Aged 62. Joined the Board in 1997. He advises the Group on property matters and is chairman of DMG Information.
	PM Dacre Executive Director Aged 56. Joined the Board in 1998, having joined the Group in 1979. He has been editor of the Daily Mail since 1992 and editor-in-chief of Associated Newspapers since 1998.
	PM Fallon Executive Director (Irish) Aged 58. Joined the Board in 1999. He is chairman of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc and a non-executive director of Allied Irish Banks plc. He joined Euromoney in 1974 as editor and was managing director from 1985 to 1992.
	CW Dunstone Independent Non-Executive Director Aged 40. Joined the Board in 2001. He is founder and chief executive of the Carphone Warehouse Group plc and a non-executive director of HBOS plc.
	FP Balsemão † Independent Non-Executive Director (Portuguese) Aged 67. Joined the Board in 2002. He is chairman and chief executive of IMPRESA, S.G.P.S, chairman of the European Publishers Council and a former prime minister of Portugal.
	T S Gillespie Non-Executive Director (Canadian) Aged 66. Joined the Board in February 2004. He was a former senior partner of Ogilvy Renault and has advised theGroup on legal matters in Canada for many years.
	D J Verey, CBE * Independent Non-Executive Director Aged 53. Joined the Board in February 2004. He is chairman of the Blackstone Group-UK and was formerly chairman of Lazard, London.
	K J Beatty Executive Director Aged 47. Joined the Board in December 2004 and the Group in 1996. He is managing director of Associated Newspapers and was managing director of Northcliffe Newspapers from 2001 to August 2004.
	ND Jennings, FCA Secretary Aged 45. Appointed Company Secretary in 1999, having joined the Group in 1988.

* Member of the Audit Committee
† Member of the Nominations Committee
‡ Member of the Remuneration Committee
§ Member of the Risk Committee

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