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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• 1. R A Lawson
• 2. I Mason
• 3. S Boddie
• 4. F D Lennertz
• 5. K Abbott
• 6. K Hamill
• 7. N J Temple
• 8. L Atkinson
• 9. T G Barker
• 10. C Carfora

1. R A LAWSON MA MBA

Chairman

Bob Lawson, 61, joined as Group Managing Director in April 1991 and was the Group Chief Executive from April 1992 until July 2001. Mr Lawson was appointed as Chairman in November 2001. He is a qualified engineer with a business degree and has worked in several United Kingdom and continental groups. He was Sales Director of RS Components Limited from 1979 to 1987 and then spent five years as Managing Director of Vitec Group plc. He is also Chairman of Hays plc. (Chairman of the Nomination Committee) (a)

2. I MASON MBA

Group Chief Executive

Ian Mason, 44, joined the Group in February 1995 as Director of Business Development. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in July 2000 as Chief Operating Officer and was appointed Group Chief Executive in July 2001. Previously he worked as a Management Consultant for The Boston Consulting Group. (Chairman of the Group Executive Committee) (b) (c)

3. S BODDIE MA ACA

Group Finance Director

Simon Boddie, 46, joined as Group Finance Director in September 2005 from Diageo plc. He joined Diageo in 1992 where he held a variety of senior finance positions, latterly as Finance Director of Key Markets. (Chairman of the Treasury Committee) (b) (c)

4. F D LENNERTZ DR.ING.

Non-Executive Director

Dieter Lennertz, 69, joined as a Non-Executive Director in August 1995. He is a telecommunications engineer who spent three years in the Netherlands and fourteen in France working for the European Space Agency. He joined Telenorma GmbH (Bosch Group) in 1983 and until 1995 was Chief Executive of this telecom company. He is a lecturer at the European Business School in Germany. (a) (d)

5. K ABBOTT BA MSC

Non-Executive Director

Kevin Abbott, 51, joined as a Non-Executive Director in November 2004. From 1997 until May 2006 he was Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Airports Group plc. Prior to joining Alpha Airports Group plc he held various senior positions with Bowater plc (now Rexam plc) and Redland plc. (a) (d) (e)

6. K HAMILL BA FCA

Non-Executive Director

Keith Hamill, 53, joined as a Non-Executive Director in July 1999. He is Chairman of Travelodge Limited, Collins Stewart Tullett plc, Heath Lambert Group Limited and Moss Brothers Group plc. He has held several senior finance positions, including Finance Director of WH Smith, Forte, and United Distillers and was also a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is also Pro Chancellor of Nottingham University. (a) (d) (e)

7. N J TEMPLE

Senior Non-Executive Director

Nick Temple, 58, joined as a Non-Executive Director in September 1996. He is a Non-Executive Director of Datatec Inc, Datacash Group plc and 4imprint plc and is Chairman of Fox IT Ltd, Tax Computer Systems Ltd and Retail Business Solutions Ltd. He was Chairman of Blick plc, Chairman and CEO of IBM UK Ltd and Vice-President of Sales and Marketing in IBM Europe, Middle East and Africa. (a) (d) (e)

8. L ATKINSON MA D.PHIL

Non-Executive Director

Dr Leslie Atkinson, 62, joined as a Non-Executive Director in July 2000, having spent most of his career with BP where he became Chairman of BP Asia Pacific. He has also been a member of the UK Government's Central Policy Review Staff, Vice President of the Chamber of Shipping and served on the Board of the Securities and Futures Authority. His other Non-Executive Directorships include AEA Technology plc, Samworth Brothers (Holdings) Ltd and Witan Pacific Investment Trust plc. (Chairman of the Remuneration Committee) (a) (d)

9. T G BARKER MA

Non-Executive Director

Timothy Barker, 66, joined as a Non-Executive Director in July 2000. From 1998 until his retirement in 2000, he was a Vice-Chairman of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and from 1993 of Kleinwort Benson Group plc. In the mid-1980s he was Director General of the City Panel on Takeovers and Mergers. Currently he is Chairman of Robert Walters plc, and a Non-Executive Director of Drax Group plc. (Chairman of the Audit Committee) (a) (e)

10. C CARFORA FCIS

Company Secretary

Carmelina Carfora, 42, joined the Company in 1989 from BTR plc. She was appointed Company Secretary in September 1996. (b)

a - member of the Nomination Committee
b - member of the Treasury Committee
c - member of the Group Executive Committee
d - member of the Remuneration Committee
e - member of the Audit Committee