- Annual Report 2005
- Board of Directors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 | The Viscount Rothermere † ± § Chairman Aged 37. Lord Rothermere was appointed to the Board in 1995 and appointed Chairman in 1998, having joined the Group in 1994. He is a non-executive director of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc and of JP Morgan Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust plc. |
 | C J F Sinclair § Chief Executive Aged 57. Charles Sinclair was appointed to the Board in 1988 and appointed Chief Executive in 1989, having joined the Group in 1975. He is a non-executive director of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc, Reuters Group plc (from which board he will be retiring in December 2005) and of SVG Capital plc. |
 | J P Williams, FCA § Finance Director Aged 52. Peter Williams was appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director in 1991, having joined the Group in 1982. He is a non-executive director of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc and of GCap Media plc. |
 | J G Hemingway *† Non-Executive Director Aged 74. John Hemingway was appointed to the Board in 1978. He is an independent solicitor. |
 | S M Gray *± § Non-Executive Director Aged 71. Marius Gray was appointed to the Board in 1985. He was senior partner of Dixon Wilson, Chartered Accountants, and is chairman of the Audit Committee. |
 | I G Park, CBE *± Non-Executive Director Aged 70. Ian Park was appointed to 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. |
 | F P Lowy, AO Independent Non-Executive Director (Australian) Aged 75. Frank Lowy was appointed to the Board in 1994. He is chairman of Westfield Holdings, a major shopping centre company with interests primarily in Australia, the USA and the U.K. He is also a member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia. |
 | D M M Dutton § Executive Director Aged 63. David Dutton was appointed to the Board in 1997. He advises the Group on property matters and is chairman of DMG Information. |
 | P M Dacre Executive Director Aged 57. Paul Dacre was appointed to 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. |
 | P M Fallon Executive Director (Irish) Aged 59. Padraic Fallon was appointed to 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. |
 | C W Dunstone Independent Non-Executive Director Aged 41. Charles Dunstone was appointed to the Board in 2001. He is founder and chief executive of the Carphone Warehouse Group plc and a non-executive director of HBOS plc. |
 | F P Balsemão † Independent Non-Executive Director (Portugese) Aged 68. Francisco Balsemão was appointed to 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 67. Tom Gillespie was appointed to the Board in February 2004. He was a former senior partner of Ogilvy Renault and has advised the Group on legal matters in Canada for many years. |
 | D J Verey, CBE * Independent Non-Executive Director Aged 54. David Verey was appointed to the Board in February 2004. He is chairman of the Blackstone Group-U.K. and was formerly chairman of Lazard, London. |
 | K J Beatty Executive Director Aged 48. Kevin Beatty was appointed to the Board in December 2004, having joined the Group in 1996. He is managing director of Associated Newspapers and was managing director of Northcliffe Newspapers between 2001 and 2004. |
 | N D Jennings FCA Secretary Aged 46. Nicholas Jennings was appointed Company Secretary in 1999, having joined the Group in 1988. He is also responsible for investor relations. |
- * Member of the Audit Committee
- † Member of the Nominations Committee
- ± Member of the Remuneration Committee
- § Member of the Risk Commitee