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Report of the Directors: Governance (continued)
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† W S H Laidlaw
Age 55. Chief Executive Officer of Centrica plc.
A non-executive Director since 2008. A member of
the Remuneration Committee. Former appointments
include: Executive Vice President of Chevron
Corporation; non-executive director of Hanson PLC;
Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Oil plc; and
President and Chief Operating Officer of Amerada
Hess Corporation.
Mr Laidlaw brings to the Board significant international
experience, particularly in the energy sector, having had
responsibility for businesses in four continents. He has a
Master’s in Business Administration from INSEAD. He is a
member of the UK Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Group
and is the Senior Independent Director of the Department for
Transport.
† J R Lomax
Age 65. Former Deputy Governor, Monetary
Stability, at the Bank of England and a member of
the Monetary Policy Committee. A non-executive
Director since 2008. A member of the Group Audit
Committee since March 2009 and of the Group Risk
Committee since 26 February 2010. A non-executive
director of The Scottish American Investment
Company PLC and Reinsurance Group of America
Inc., and since 7 July 2010, of Arcus European
Infrastructure Fund GP LLP. A non-executive
director of BAA Limited since 24 November 2010.
A director of the Council of Imperial College,
London and a member of the Board of the Royal
National Theatre. A member of the Business
Advisory Group to the UK Secretary of State for
Business since 18 May 2010. Former appointments
include: Deputy Governor of the Bank of England
from 2003 to 2008; Permanent Secretary at the UK
Government Departments for Transport and Work
and Pensions and at the Welsh Office from 1996 to
2003; and Vice President and Chief of Staff to the
President of the World Bank from 1995 to 1996.
Ms Lomax brings to the Board business experience in
both the public and private sectors and a deep knowledge of
the operation of the UK government and the financial system.
I J Mackay, Group Finance Director
Age 49. An executive Director since 3 December
2010. Joined HSBC in 2007. A Director of Hang
Seng Bank Limited until 31 December 2010. Chief
Financial Officer, Asia Pacific from September 2009
to 3 December 2010 and Chief Financial Officer,
North America from 2007 to September 2009.
Former appointments include: Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of GE Consumer Finance
and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
GE Healthcare – Global Diagnostic Imaging.
Mr Mackay has extensive financial and international
experience. He has worked in London, Paris, US and Asia. He
is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Scotland.
† G Morgan, CM
Age 65. Non-executive Chairman of SNC-Lavalin
Group Inc. A non-executive Director since 2006. A
member of the Remuneration Committee. A member
of the Board of Trustees of The Fraser Institute and
the Manning Centre for Building Democracy. A non-
executive director of HSBC Bank Canada from 1996
to 2006. Former appointments include Founding
President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice
Chairman of EnCana Corporation; director of Alcan
Inc.; and director of Lafarge North America, Inc.
Mr Morgan brings to the Board a background in
technical, operational, financial and management positions
and has led large international companies in the energy and
engineering sectors. He has been recognised as Canada’s most
respected Chief Executive Officer in a national poll of Chief
Executives. He is currently a business columnist for Canada’s
largest national newspaper. He was appointed a Member of the
Order of Canada on 30 December 2010 for his contributions as
a business and community leader and as a philanthropist.
† N R N Murthy, CBE
Age 64. Chairman and Chief Mentor and former
Chief Executive Officer of Infosys Technologies
Limited. A non-executive Director since 2008.
Chairman of the Corporate Sustainability Committee
since 28 May 2010. A director of the United Nations
Foundation. Ceased to be a director of Unilever plc
on 12 May 2010. Former appointments include: a
non-executive director of DBS Group Holdings
Limited, DBS Bank Limited and New Delhi
Television Limited.
Mr Murthy brings to the Board experience in information
technology, corporate governance and education, particularly
in India. He founded Infosys Technologies Limited in India in
1981 and was its Chief Executive Officer for 21 years. Under
his leadership, Infosys established a global footprint and was
listed on NASDAQ in 1999. During his career he has worked
in France and India.
† Sir Simon Robertson, Deputy Chairman, senior
independent non-executive Director
Age 69. Non-executive chairman of Rolls-Royce
Group plc and the founder member of Simon
Robertson Associates LLP. A non-executive
Director since 2006. Senior independent non-
executive Director since 2007 and Deputy Chairman
since 1 December 2010. A member of the
Nomination Committee. A non-executive director of
Berry Bros. & Rudd Limited, The Economist
Newspaper Limited and Royal Opera House Covent
Garden Limited. A trustee of the Eden Project Trust
and of the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund.