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Mr Phillip Hampton Mr Phillip Hampton is Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline PLC. He also serves as Board Member at Anglo American PLC. Philip Hampton (age 59),Mr. Philip joined GSK as a Non-Executive Director on 1 January 2015 and became Non-Executive Chairman with effect from the conclusion of GSK's Annual General Meeting on 7 May 2015. Mr. Philip is Senior Independent Director of Anglo American plc, Chairman of its Remuneration Committee and a member of its Audit Committee. Mr. Philip has been Chairman of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc since February 2009. He was previously Chairman of J Sainsbury plc and Group Finance Director at Lloyds TSB Group, BT Group plc, BG Group plc, British Gas and British Steel plc. He is a former Executive Director of Lazards and a Non- Executive Director at RMC Group Plc and Belgacom SA. Sir Philip previously served as Chairman of UK Financial Investments Limited, which manages the UK Government’s shareholdings in banks. Date of appointment: appointed to the Board on 19 January 2009 and to the position of Chairman on 3 February 2009. Previously chairman of J Sainsbury plc and group finance director at Lloyds TSB Group, BT Group plc, BG Group plc, British Gas and British Steel plc, an executive director of Lazards and a non-executive director of RMC Group plc and Belgacom SA. He is also a former chairman of UK Financial Investments Limited, which manages the UK Government's shareholdings in banks.
Mr Mark Williamson Mr Mark Williamson is Non executive Director at National Grid PLC. Mr Mark Williamson is a U.S. Citizen and has been Vice President of Marketing for TOCCO since 1995. Mr. Williamson is a graduate of Sam Houston State University with a BBA in Marketing. Mr. Williamson has been with TOCCO since 1987 and has over 30 years within the petrochemical industry. Before TOCCO, Mr. Williamson spent 5 years with Ashland Chemicals as Sales and Marketing Representative and Branch Manager.
Mr Peter Gershon Mr Peter Gershon CBE Chairman, Appointment to the Board: 1 August 2011 as Deputy Chairman, Chairman with effect from 1 January 2012 at National Grid PLC. Previous appointments include Chairman of Premier Farnell plc, Chief Executive of the Office of Government Commerce and Managing Director of Marconi Electronic Systems. External appointments: Chairman of Tate & Lyle plc, member of the UK Defence Academy Advisory Board and HM Government Efficiency Board.
Ms Ruth Kelly Ms Ruth Kelly is Non-executive Director at National Grid PLC.. Various senior roles in Government from 2001 to 2008, including Secretary of State for Transport, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Secretary of State for Education and Skills and Financial Secretary to the Treasury. External appointments: Managing Director at HSBC and Governor for the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
Mr Paul Golby Mr Paul Golby CBE is Non-executive Director at National Grid PLC. Formerly Executive Director of Clayhithe plc before joining East Midlands Electricity plc in 1998 as Managing Director. Appointed as Chief Executive of E.ON UK plc in 2002, and later additionally as Chairman, stepping down from the E.ON Board in December 2011. External appointments: Non-executive Chairman of AEA Technology Group plc, Chairman of Engineering UK, Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and a member of the Council for Science and Technology.
Mr Steven Holliday Mr Steve Holliday is Chief Executive of National Grid in January 2007 having joined National Grid Group plc as Group Director, UK and Europe in March 2001, becoming responsible for the electricity and gas transmission businesses in October 2002. He was appointed as Group Director responsible for UK Gas Distribution and Business Services in April 2003. Appointment to the Board: October 2002. Formerly Executive Director of British Borneo Oil and Gas; he also spent 19 years within the Exxon Group, where he held senior positions in the international gas business and managed major operational areas such as refining and shipping. External appointments: Non-executive Director of Marks and Spencer Group plc and Chairman of the UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy, Crisis UK, the Technician Council and a member of the Board of Trustee Directors for Business in the Community and Infrastructure UK Advisory Council.
Mr Andrew Bonfield Mr Andrew Bonfield joined National Grid on 1 November 2010 as Executive Director Finance, with responsibility for Shared Services. Chief Financial Officer at Cadbury plc until March 2010; he also spent five years as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and has previous experience in the energy sector as Finance Director of BG Group plc. External appointments: Non-executive Director of Kingfisher plc.
Ms Linda Adamany Linda Adamany joined the Board in November 2006. Various executive roles for BP in both the UK and US, including Chief Executive of BP Shipping and Group Vice President and Commercial Director, BP Refining & Marketing and until April 2008, Group Vice President, BP plc. She is also a certified public accountant, qualifying in 1975. Linda Adamany will step down from the Board with effect from 31 October 2012.
Mr Jonathan Symonds Mr Jonathan Symonds is Board Member at HSBC Holdings PLC. Mr Jonathan Symonds, CBE, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director of HSBC Holdings plc in April 2014. He has extensive international financial and governance experience.Mr Symonds is Chairman of HSBC Bank plc, HSBC’s European subsidiary, which offers services to clients in the UK and Continental Europe. Mr Symonds was Chief Financial Officer of Novartis AG from 2009 to 2013. Before joining Novartis he was a Partner and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (2007-2009); Chief Financial Officer of AstraZeneca plc (1997-2007); and a Partner at KPMG (1992-1997). His governance experience includes roles as non-executive Director and chair of the audit committees of Diageo plc and QinetiQ plc. Jonathan Symonds has been Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Novartis since 2010. He is a member of the Executive Committee of Novartis. Before joining Novartis in 2009, Mr. Symonds was partner and managing director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in the United Kingdom. He also has eight years of experience as CFO of AstraZeneca PLC, and previously held positions as Group Finance Director at Zeneca and partner at KPMG. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Symonds was a director of Diageo PLC and chairman of the audit committee. Other previous roles include director and audit committee chairman of Qinetiq PLC, chairman of the 100 Group of Finance Directors, joint chairman of the Business Tax Forum, board member of the Accounting Standards Board, and founder of the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation Research, all in the United Kingdom. Mr. Symonds graduated with a first class degree in business finance from the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, in 1980, and became a Fellow of Chartered Accountants in 1982. He is a Commander of the British Empire (CBE).
Ms Safra Catz Ms Safra Catz is Board Member at HSBC Holdings PLC. Ms Safra Catz was appointed to the Board in 2008. She has a background in international business leadership, having helped transform Oracle into the largest producer of business management software and the world's leading supplier of software for information management.Ms Catz was appointed joint Chief Executive Officer of Oracle Corporation in September 2014, having previously been President and Chief Financial Officer. She joined Oracle in 1999 and was appointed to the board of directors in 2001. She was formerly Managing Director of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.S A Catz, Appointed to the Board: 2008 Current appointments include: President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle Corporation. Joined Oracle in 1999 and appointed to the board of directors in 2001. Former appointments include: Managing Director of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Mr Sam William Laidlaw Mr Sam William Laidlaw is Board Member at HSBC Holdings PLC. Mr Sam Laidlaw was appointed to the Board in 2008. He has significant international experience, particularly in the energy sector, having had responsibility for businesses in four continents.Mr Laidlaw was Chief Executive Officer of Centrica plc and the lead non-executive board member of the UK Department for Transport until 31 December 2014. His other previous roles 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. He was also a member of the UK Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Group.W S H Laidlaw, 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.
Mr John Lipsky Mr John Lipsky is Board Member at HSBC Holdings PLC. Mr John Lipsky was appointed to the Board in March 2012. He served at the International Monetary Fund as First Deputy Managing Director, Acting Managing Director from May 2011, and as Special Adviser from September 2011, until retirement in November 2011.He is currently Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; a co-chairman of the Aspen Institute Program on the World Economy; a director of the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Center for Global Development; and a member of the advisory board of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also Chairman of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the International Monetary System.J P Lipsky, Appointed to the Board: 1 March 2012 Current appointments include: Distinguished Visiting Scholar, International Economics Program at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. Co-chairman of the Aspen Institute Program on the World Economy; director of the National Bureau of Economic Research; and member of the advisory board of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and the Council on Foreign Relations. A director of the Center for Global Development since 1 May 2012; and Global Policy Advisor for Anderson Global Macro, LLC since 4 February 2013. Former appointments include: Vice Chairman J P Morgan Investment Bank; director of the American Council on Germany and the Japan Society; and a trustee of the Economic Club of New York.
Mr Marc Moses Mr Marc Moses is Board Member at HSBC Holdings PLC. Mr Marc Moses was appointed as an Executive Director of HSBC Holdings plc in January 2014. He is Group Chief Risk Officer, with responsibility for risk and compliance, and a member of the Group Management Board, positions he has held since December 2010.Mr Moses joined HSBC in November 2005 as Chief Financial and Risk Officer with global responsibility for leading and managing the Global Banking and Markets finance and risk functions. In January 2008 he was also appointed Chief of Staff, responsible for all infrastructure in Global Banking and Markets.Mr Moses began his career at Sedgwick before joining Bankers Trust as a fixed income, money market and futures trader. He is a qualified accountant and was audit partner and head of the market risk advisory group at PricewaterhouseCoopers. In 1999 he joined JP Morgan as European chief financial officer and global head of the valuation control group.M M Moses, Joined HSBC in 2005. A Group Managing Director since 2010. Director of HSBC Insurance (Bermuda) Limited. A director of HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA and HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) SA since 19 September 2012. Former HSBC appointments include Chief Financial and Risk Officer, Global Banking and Markets.
Ms Laura Cha Shih May-lung Ms. Laura Cha Shih May-lung (Known as Laura Cha) is the Chairman of IIK Financial Services Development Council. She is also Board Member at HSBC Holdings PLC. Ms. Laura Cha was appointed to the Board on 1 March 2011. She has extensive regulatory and policymaking experience in the finance and securities sector in Hong Kong and Mainland China. The Hong Kong Government has awarded her Gold and Silver Bauhinia Stars for public service. Laura became the first person outside mainland China to join the Chinese Central Government at the vice-ministerial rank when she was appointed as vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission in 2001. She stayed in that post until 2004. Previously, she worked in the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong from 1991 to early 2001. Ms. Laura is a Non-official Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. She is an Independent Non-executive Director of HSBC Holdings PLC and China Telecom Corporation Limited, as well as Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the Asia Pacific subsidiary of HSBC Holdings PLC. She is also a Senior International Advisor for Foundation Asset Management AB and a Hong Kong Delegate to the 12th National People’s Congress of China. In addition, Ms. Cha is also Member of the State Bar of California; Member of the International Advisory Board of Sotheby’s; Chairman of the Financial Services Development Council of Hong Kong SAR; Non-Executive Director of Unilever PLC and Unilever N.V and a Member of Unilever’s Corporate Responsibility Committee. She is also Vice Chairman of the International Advisory Council of the China Securities Regulatory Commission and a Member of the China Banking Regulatory Commission’s International Advisory Council. Ms. Cha holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Juris Doctorate degree from the Santa Clara University School Law.
Mr Iain Mackay Mr Iain Mackay is Board Member at HSBC Holdings PLC. Mr Iain Mackay was appointed as Group Finance Director of HSBC Holdings plc in December 2010. A chartered accountant, Mr Mackay joined HSBC in July 2007. From September 2009 until his appointment to the Board as Group Finance Director, Mr Mackay was Chief Financial Officer, Asia-Pacific, of HSBC Holdings plc.Before joining HSBC, Mr Mackay worked at General Electric in the US from 1996 to 2007. He joined GE as Controller of the Global Consumer Finance unit, which specialised in providing credit cards and personal loans. He then became Chief Financial Officer of GE Consumer Finance – Americas, then Chief Financial Officer of GE Healthcare – Global Diagnostic Imaging.I J Mackay, 51, Appointed to the Board: 2010, Current appointments include: member of the Group Management Board. Former appointments include: director of Hang Seng Bank Limited; Chief Financial Officer, Asia-Pacific; and Chief Financial Officer, HSBC North America Holdings Inc; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GE Consumer Finance and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GE Healthcare - Global Diagnostic Imaging.
Mr Douglas Flint Mr Douglas Flint is Chairman of HSBC Holdings PLC. Mr Flint was appointed Chairman of the Institute of International Finance in June 2012. He is a member of both the Mayor of Beijing’s and the Mayor of Shanghai’s International Business Leaders’ Advisory Councils, as well as a member of the International Advisory Board of the China Europe International Business School, Shanghai. He was an independent external member of the Financial Services Trade and Investment Board in the UK until July 2015 and has been, by invitation from the Prime Minister, a British Business Ambassador since January 2014.Mr Flint specialised in banking, multinational financial reporting, treasury and securities trading operations, group re-organisations and litigation support while at KPMG. He joined HSBC on 30 September 1995 and was appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director on 1 December 1995. In February 2010, Mr Flint’s responsibilities were broadened to that of Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director Risk and Regulation. He was appointed Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc on 3 December 2010. D J Flint, CBE, Appointed to the Board: 1995, Current appointments include: director of The Hong Kong Association; and Chairman of the Institute of International Finance since 6 June 2012. A member of the Mayor of Beijing's International Business Leaders' Advisory Council as well as the Mayor of Shanghai's International Business Leaders' Advisory Council; and a member of the International Advisory Board of the China Europe International Business School, Shanghai.
Ms Rona Fairhead Ms Rona Fairhead is Board Member at HSBC Holdings PLC. R A Fairhead, 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. She is an Independent Director at PepsiCo Inc since 2014.
Mr Simon Robertson Mr Simon Robertson is Deputy Chairman of HSBC Holdings PLC. Mr Simon joined the Board in 2006. His extensive international experience includes working in France, Germany, the UK and the USA.Simon Robertson has a background in international corporate advisory work with a wealth of experience in mergers and acquisitions, merchant banking, investment banking and financial markets.He is the founding member of Simon Robertson Associates LLP; a non-executive director of Berry Bros & Rudd Limited, The Economist Newspaper Limited and Troy Asset Management; a member of the International Advisory Board of Brown Advisory Limited; a Director of Immodulon Therapeutics Limited; and a trustee of the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund.Simon Robertson, Appointed to the Board: 2006 Current appointments include: non-executive Chairman of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc until 2 May 2013. The founding member of Robertson Robey Associates LLP, formerly Simon Robertson Associates LLP; non-executive director of Berry Bros. & Rudd Limited, The Economist Newspaper Limited; and, since 8 May 2012, Troy Asset Management; partner of NewShore Partners LLP; and trustee of the Eden Project Trust and the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund. Former appointments include: Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International and Chairman of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. Ceased to be a nonexecutive director of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Limited on 31 July 2012.
Mr Lord Davies Mr Lord Davies of Abersoch is non-executive director of Diageo plc in September 2010 and senior non-executive director and chairman of the remuneration committee in October 2011. Lord Davies is a partner of Corsair Capital, non executive chairman of Pinebridge Investments Limited and chair of the advisory board of Moelis & Co. He is also a trustee of the Royal Academy of Arts and chair of the Council, University of Wales Bangor. Previously he was a non-executive director of Bharti Airtel Limited, Minister for Trade, Investment and Small Business for the UK Government between January 2009 and May 2010 and prior to this role, Lord Davies was chairman of Standard Chartered PLC.
Mr Philip Scott Mr Philip Scott is Non-Executive Director of Diageo Plc. He is the president elect of the Council of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and is a non-executive director of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc. He was previously chief financial officer of Aviva plc.