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William McGrath (B)
Chief Executive
William McGrath (age 50) was appointed chief executive in March 2001. William joined the Group as finance director in October 1997 from Aggregate Industries plc where he had become finance director in 1992. He previously worked in the investment banking and construction sectors. He is a qualified accountant and a history graduate.
Shaun Smith (B)
Group Finance Director
Shaun Smith (age 48) was appointed to the board as group finance director in March 2001. Shaun joined the Group from Marks and Spencer plc in 1989 and worked in treasury becoming the group treasurer in 1999. He is a qualified treasurer and economics graduate.
John Coleman (B*, N*)
Chairman (Independent)
John Coleman (age 56) was appointed an independent non-executive director in March 2008 and became Chairman of the Board in May 2008. John is currently non-executive director of Travis Perkins plc. He was chief executive of House of Fraser plc from 1996 to 2006 and prior to that was chief executive of Texas Homecare and held a number of senior management positions within the Burton Group PLC. On 8th April 2009 John was appointed non-executive director of Holidaybreak plc and became Chairman on 1st May 2009. He is a chartered management accountant.
Peter Tom CBE (B, A, N, R*)
Non-Executive Director (Senior independent)
Peter Tom (age 68) joined the board in February 2004 and chairs the remuneration committee. Peter was chief executive of Aggregate Industries Limited. He is the Chairman of Leicester Football Club plc (Leicester Tigers), Leaf Clean Energy Company and Marwyn Materials Limited.
Paul Dermody OBE (B, A*, N, R)
Non-Executive Director (Independent)
Paul Dermody (age 63) joined the board in March 2004 and chairs the audit & risk committee. Paul is a non-executive director of Majestic Wine PLC and chairman of the trustees of The National Football Museum. He was formerly chief executive of De Vere Group plc, having spent his career with its predecessor Greenalls. He is a chartered management accountant.
Paul Jackson (B, A, N, R)
Non-Executive Director (Independent)
Paul Jackson (age 55) joined the Board in December 2005. Paul was a director at Ogilvy & Mather Limited, part of the WPP Group, until 2007. He has wide experience in brand and international product development.
Pam Sissons
Company Secretary
Pam Sissons (age 46) joined the Group in 1999 and was appointed company secretary in October 2004. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators.
B = Board Member
A = Audit and risk committee member
N = Nomination committee member
R = Remuneration committee member
* = committee chairman
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