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R A Fairhead†, CBE, 51
Chairman of the Group Risk Committee and the
Financial System Vulnerabilities Committee, and
member of the Group Audit Committee and
Nomination Committee.
Skills and experience: a background in international
industry, publishing, finance and general
management. Formerly Finance Director of Pearson
plc with responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day
running of the finance function and directly
responsible for global financial reporting and
control, tax and treasury. Has a Master’s in Business
Administration from the Harvard Business School.
Appointed to the Board: 2004
Current appointments include: Chairman and
director of Financial Times Group Limited; director
of Pearson plc and non-executive director of The
Economist Newspaper Limited. Will retire from
these appointments on 27 April 2013. Non-executive
member of the board of the UK Government’s
Cabinet Office.
Former appointments include: Executive Vice
President, Strategy and Group Control of Imperial
Chemical Industries plc; Finance Director of Pearson
plc; and Chairman and director of Interactive Data
Corporation.
R Fassbind†, 57
Member of the Group Audit Committee and the
Group Remuneration Committee since 1 March
2013.
Skills and experience: a background in financial
accounting and international business. Formerly
Chief Financial Officer of Credit Suisse Group SA
and ABB Group. Has a Master’s in Business
Administration and a PhD in Economics from the
University of Zurich.
Appointed to the Board: 1 January 2013
Current appointments include: Vice Chairman of
the Supervisory Board and member of the audit and
compensation committees of Swiss Reinsurance
Company; member of the supervisory board and
audit committee of Kühne + Nagel International
AG; independent director of Oanda Corporation;
and member of the supervisory board of the Swiss
Federal Audit Oversight Authority.
Former appointments include: Chief Financial
Officer of Credit Suisse Group AG; Senior Advisor
to the Chief Executive, Credit Suisse Group AG;
Chief Executive Officer of Diethelm Keller Group;
Chief Financial Officer of ABB Group; Chairman
of ABB (Switzerland) AG and DKSH AG; and a
member of the supervisory board of Winterthur
Insurance Company.
J W J Hughes-Hallett†, CMG , SBS, 63
Member of the Nomination Committee and until
31 July 2012, the Group Risk Committee. Member
of the Corporate Sustainability Committee since
1 January 2013.
Skills and experience: a background in financial
accounting and experience of management of
a broad range of international businesses,
including aviation, insurance, property, shipping,
manufacturing and trading in the Far East, UK, US
and Australia. Awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by
the Hong Kong Government. Fellow of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Appointed to the Board: 2005
Current appointments include: Chairman of
John Swire & Sons Limited; non-executive director
of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited and Swire
Pacific Limited; a trustee of the Esmée Fairbairn
Foundation; member of The Hong Kong
Association; and Chairman of the Governing
Board of the Courtauld Institute of Art.
Former appointments include: non-executive
director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited and a trustee of the Dulwich
Picture Gallery until 31 December 2012.
W S H Laidlaw†, 57
Member of the Group Remuneration Committee.
Skills and experience: significant international
experience, particularly in the energy sector, having
had responsibility for businesses in four continents.
Qualified Solicitor and Master’s in Business
Administration from INSEAD.
Appointed to the Board: 2008
Current appointments include: Chief Executive
Officer of Centrica plc; and Lead Non-executive
Board Member of the UK Department for Transport.
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.
Ceased to be a member of the UK Prime Minister’s
Business Advisory Group on 31 December 2012.