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Board of Directors and Secretary
01 The Viscount RothermereChairman (aged 43)
†‡xLord 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.
02 M W H MORGAN Chief Executive (aged 60)
x§Martin Morgan was appointed to the Board as Chief Executive in October 2008, having joined the Group in 1989. He was previously chief executive of dmg information. He is a non-executive director of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc.
03 J P WILLIAMS, FCA Finance Director (aged 57)
x§Peter Williams was appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director in 1991, having joined the Group in 1982. He is an alternate director of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc and a non-executive director of Ibis Media VCT plc. He will be retiring at the end of March 2011.
04 J G HEMINGWAY Non-Executive Director
(aged 79)
*†x
John Hemingway was appointed to the Board in 1978. He was for many years a practising solicitor.
05 D M M DUTTON Executive Director (aged 68)
x§David Dutton was appointed to the Board in 1997. He is chairman of dmg information and advises the Group on property matters and is chairman of the CSR Sub-Committee.
06 P M DACRE Executive Director (aged 62)
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.
07 P M FALLON Executive Director
(Irish; aged 64)
Padraic Fallon was appointed to the Board in 1999. He is chairman of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc. He joined Euromoney in 1974 as editor and was managing director from 1985 to 1992.
08 C W DUNSTONE Independent Non-Executive Director (aged 46)
Charles Dunstone was appointed to the Board in 2001. He is founder and chairman of the Carphone Warehouse Group plc and of TalkTalk Telecom Group plc. He is also chairman of the Prince’s Trust and a non-executive director of Independent Media Distribution plc.
09 F P BALSEMAO Independent Non-Executive
Director (Portuguese; aged 73)
†
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.
10 T S GILLESPIE Non-Executive Director
(Canadian; aged 72)
Tom Gillespie was appointed to the Board in 2004. He is a former senior partner of Ogilvy Renault and has advised the Group on legal matters in Canada for many years.
11 D J VEREY, CBE Independent Non-Executive
Director (aged 59)
*§
David Verey was appointed to the Board in 2004 and chairman of the Audit Committee in July 2009. He is a non-executive director of LMS Capital plc and senior advisor to Lazard, London, of which he was formerly chairman.
12 K J BEATTY Executive Director (aged 53)
Kevin Beatty was appointed to the Board in 2004, having joined the Group in 1996. He is chief executive of A&N Media.
13 N W BERRY Independent Non-Executive
Director (aged 68)
*‡
Nicholas Berry was appointed to the Board in 2007. He is chairman of Stancroft Trust with wide experience in media and investment in emerging markets.
14 D H NELSON, ACA Non-Executive Director
(aged 47)
*‡x
David Nelson was appointed to the Board in July 2009. He is senior partner of Dixon Wilson, Chartered Accountants.
15 N D JENNINGS, FCA Secretary (aged 51)
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
- x Member of the Investment and Finance Committee
- § Member of the Risk Committee