Member of the Board of Directors play a crucial role in any startup. It takes an extraordinary person to fulfil the Member of the Board of Directors role. We have selected these Member of the Board of Directors’s for this list as they are inspiring for a variety of reasons – whether that’s pushing boundaries, creating groundbreaking products, or doing their bit to save the world.
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Masroor Siddiqui
Member of the Board of Directors @ News Corp
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Masroor Siddiqui is the Managing Partner of Naya Management LLP, an investment firm he co-founded in May 2012. Masroor was previously a Partner at The Children’s Investment Fund Management (UK) LLP, a hedge fund, from 2009 to 2011 and a Managing Director at Canyon Partners, an investment firm, from 2006 to 2009. Masroor previously served as a Senior Vice President at Putnam Investments, where he was responsible for a broad range of investments. Masroor spent several years as an investment banker and sell-side Analyst primarily at Goldman Sachs and Jefferies & Company. Masroor is a Member of the Board of Directors at News Corp since June 2013. Masroor has significant experience in investing with a focus on media investments. Masroor offers the Board valuable insights on global markets and industries relevant to the Company’s businesses. Masroor graduated from Yale University with a Master’s degree in Management and he also holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Mark Gerhard
Member Board Of Directors @ MarketWise
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Mark Gerhard, is a highly experienced technology entrepreneur, innovator and an accomplished and award-winning Chief Executive Officer and CTO at the forefront of the interactive entertainment sector. Mr. Gerhard served as Chief Executive Officer and CTO at Jagex, the UK’s leading games developer and publisher best known as the makers of RuneScape.com, a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Under Mr. Gerhard’s leadership, Jagex was set on a long-term growth path with a revitalized core franchise on multiple platforms, giving the multi-award winning IP owner and publisher long-term predictable revenue streams. He introduced numerous product improvements ranging from more contemporary gameplay mechanics to graphical and performance improvements to enhanced monetization to community engagement. The company was awarded three Guinness World Records for record-breaking successes with RuneScape alongside the Queens Award for Innovation in Enterprise. He hired and developed the talent that has gone on to lead the company successfully after his departure. During his tenure, significant value for shareholders was created through the fusion of leading-edge technology, creativity and strategic thinking. He is passionate about building, growing and transforming businesses. He has spent the past two decades improving, innovating, developing, investing in, advising, and operating at a strategic board level at a wide range of different businesses sitting at the intersection of media and technology. For over a decade, Mr. Gerhard has been a significant leader in the Video Games industry. He has served on the Board of the not-for-profit trade association for the games industry, TIGA.org for the past 11 years, of which the last 7 years he has also served as Vice Chairman of the Board, where he continues to serve. Most recently, he was Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of PlayFusion, a developer utilizing artificial intelligence to power the future of enhanced reality entertainment, education, beauty and commerce. Prior to his career in the games industry, he worked in numerous senior technology and cyber security roles at GTech Corporation, Ministry of Data and Serious Global. He currently serves on the board of TIGA, PlayFusion, Disruptional and Beauty Labs International, Cambridge Venture Partners and key prior board experience includes Jagex, Ministry of Data and Serious Global. A member of Founders for Schools, Mr. Gerhard is a regular speaker inspiring young adults to focus on STEM subjects.
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Robert Milton
Chairman of the Board of Directors @ United Airlines
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Robert Milton is a Member of the Board of Directors at United Continental Holdings Inc. since April 2016. Robert was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. and was Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada. Having joined Air Canada in 1992 in a consulting capacity, Robert moved from the role of Senior Director of Scheduling to Vice President of Scheduling and Product Management, Senior Vice President of Marketing and In-Flight Service and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Robert became President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada in 1999. Robert is currently the Lead Director of Air Lease Corporation, a Member of the Board of Directors of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and a Trustee of the Georgia Tech Foundation Inc. Robert was a past Member of the Board of Directors of US Airways, Inc., and was also a past Chairman of the Board of Governors of IATA (The International Air Transport Association). Robert graduated in 1983 from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Industrial Management.
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Olivier de Trogoff
CEO @ Maje invest and member of the Board of Director @ ClicData @ ClicData
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David Tupman
Member of the Board of Directors @ Cirrus Logic
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Tupman is a long-time innovator and technology executive, most recently serving as vice president of iPhone and iPod Engineering at Apple from 2001-2011 where he led the development of numerous hardware products. Tupman previously served as hardware engineering manager at Psion Computers from 1995-2001 and his career also includes key engineering positions at Schlumberger and Caterpillar Ltd. Dr. Tupman, who is a citizen of both the UK and United States and holds more than 30 U.S. and worldwide patents, received his bachelor of engineering degree, and an honorary doctorate in science, from Salford University and his HTEC in electrical engineering, with distinctions, from De Montfort University in Leicester.
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Mike Parton
Chairman of the Board of Directors @ Arqiva
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Mike brings a wealth of relevant experience from the telecoms and technology industry to Arqiva. Mike started his career as a Chartered Management Accountant, working for a number of UK technology companies including ICL, GEC, STC and Marconi. He moved into General Management in 1995 at Marconi, and became CEO in 2001. Between 2001 and 2006 Mike was CEO of Marconi before overseeing a sale of the company to Ericsson. In 2007, Mike became Chairman of Damovo and joined the Board of Tele2, becoming Chairman there in 2010. Mike stepped down from the Board of Damovo in 2015 following a sale of the company.
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Peter Chambre
Member of the Board of Directors @ Spectris
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Peter Chambré has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry and significant board experience, having held a number of senior and non-executive positions in healthcare companies, including as chief executive officer of Cambridge Antibody Technology Group plc (until its acquisition by AstraZeneca PLC in 2006), chairman of ApaTech Limited and non-executive director of BTG plc. Prior to that he was chief operating officer of Celera Genomics Group and chief executive of Bespak plc. Chairman of 7TM Pharma A/S, Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH and Cancer Research Technology Ltd. Director of OneMed Sverige AB and Imperial Innovations Group plc. Trustee of Cancer Research UK.
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Christopher Rogers
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors & Member of the Audit and Nomination Committee @ Travis Perkins
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Christopher Rogers was appointed as a non-executive director on 1 September 2013. Christopher was Managing Director of Costa Coffee from 2012 to 2016 and a director of Whitbread PLC from 2005 to 2016 where he also served as Group Finance Director. He was Group Finance Director of Woolworth Group PLC from 2001 to 2005 and previously held senior roles in both finance and commercial functions in Comet Group PLC and Kingfisher PLC. He was also a non-executive director of HMV Group PLC from 2006 to 2012. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominations Committee. Christopher is a chartered accountant.
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Natalie Bancroft
Member of the Board of Directors @ News Corp
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Natalie Bancroft is a Member of the Board of Directors at News Corp since June 2013. Natalie is a professionally trained Opera Singer, has studied journalism and is a Graduate of L’Institut de Ribaupierre in Lausanne, Switzerland. Natalie has a culturally diverse background, having lived across Europe, and speaks several languages fluently. Natalie served as a Member of the Board of Directors at 21st Century Fox from 2007 until June 2013. Natalie brings public company board and committee experience to the board gained from her service as a current Director and member of both the Company’s Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, and as a former Member of the Board of Directors of 21st Century Fox and Member of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Natalie’s public company board and committee service and international experience add valuable perspective to the deliberations of the Board.
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Rupert Robson
Chairman of the Board of Director @ EMF Capital
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Rupert was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 23 June 2015.Rupert has held a number of senior roles in financial institutions, including Chairman of Charles Taylor plc and Non-Executive Director of London Metal Exchange Holdings Limited, Tenet Group Limited and OJSC Nomos Bank. Prior to that he was Global Head, Financial Institutions Group, Corporate Investment Banking and Markets at HSBC and Head of European Insurance, Investment Banking at Citigroup Global Markets.Chairman of Tullett Prebon plc, Sanne Group plc and EMF Capital Partners.Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.
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John Farrell
Chairman of the Board of Directors @ Four Communications
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John Former president and CEO of Publicis Groupe Specialised Agencies and Marketing Services (SAMS), John is an expert in marketing, communications and advertising.Prior to his position at the Publicis Groupe, John was president and CEO of D’Arcy Worldwide, one of the top ten global advertising and communications networks. John has a career spanning more than 20 years and has provided consultancy services to businesses including The European Golf Tour, Saatchi & Saatchi and Leagas Delaney. John also serves in non-executive/chairman positions for several advertising, media, marketing services and retail businesses.John received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies from Nottingham Trent University, UK, and has received numerous industry awards. He is a member of various industry bodies on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Robin Pinchbeck
Board of Directors @ Enteq Upstream
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Robin brings nearly 40 years of experience in the oil and gas upstream and services sector. He spent 23 years with BP, before he moved to the oil services sector where he was the managing director of Atlantic Power & Gas which was sold to Petroleum Geo-Services and subsequently purchased by Petrofac. Robin had a variety of roles over a 10-year period at Petrofac, most recently as group director of strategy and corporate development, before retiring in 2012. He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London, and an MSc in Management from Stanford Business School, California. Robin also currently holds non-executive director positions on the boards of IGas and Enteq Upstream.
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Simon Alberga
Founder & Board of Directors @ Young Associates
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Simon Alberga is a director of Young Associates, an independent private equity specialist in technology services. Simon graduated from Harvard University in 1989 with a BA degree in economics before working in corporate finance at Baring Brothers in New York. Subsequently, Simon was a banker at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development before co-founding Young Associates in 1996 with Lord Young of Graffham and Yoav Kurtzbard. Companies successfully backed by Young Associates include Wi-Fi operator Spectrum Interactive, telecom service provider Eurotel, telecom service provider Neos Networks, digital imaging software provider Pixology and LEP technology developer Cambridge Display Technology.
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Arnold Allemang
Member of the Board of Directors @ American Chemical Society
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Arnold A. Allemang was a member of the Board of Directors for The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan. The Dow Chemical Company – Employee of Dow 1965-2008. Manufacturing General Manager, Dow Benelux N.V. 1992-1993. Regional Vice President, Manufacturing and Administration, Dow Benelux N.V. 1993. Vice President, Manufacturing Operations, Dow Europe GmbH 1993-1995. Dow Vice President and Director of Manufacturing and Engineering 1996-1997. Dow Vice President, Operations 1997-2000. Executive Vice President 2000-2004. Senior Advisor 2004-2008. Member of the Advisory Board for RPM Ventures; the President’s Circle of Sam Houston State University; and the American Chemical Society.
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Liz Hewitt
Member of Board of Directors and Chairwoman of the Audit Committee @ Savills
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Liz was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 24 June 2014.Liz was previously Group Director, Corporate Affairs of Smith & Nephew plc between 2004 and 2011, and prior to 2004, was a director of 3i plc having spent her early career with Gartmore, CVC and latterly 3i as a private equity investor. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen. Other appointments: Non-Executive Director of Melrose Industries Plc and Novo Nordisk A/S. Senior Independent member of the House of Lords Audit Committee.Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.
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Harish Manwani
Member of the Board of Directors @ Pearson
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On January 22, 2015, Harish Manwani was elected as a member of the Board of Directors.Manwani retired from Unilever, a leading global consumer products company, at the end of 2014, where he served as Chief Operating Officer since September 2011. Manwani joined Hindustan Unilever (HUL) in 1976, becoming a member of the HUL board in 1995, and since that time held positions of increasing responsibility in Unilever which gave him wide ranging international marketing and general management experience. Manwani is a director of Qualcomm Incorporated since May 2014, Pearson plc since October 2013 and Whirlpool Corporation since August 2011. He is also the non-executive chairman of Hindustan Unilever Limited since July 2005. He previously served as a director of ING Group from April 2008 to April 2010. He is a director of the Economic Development Board of Singapore since February 2013 and the Indian School of Business since April 2006. Manwani holds a Bachelor of Science honors degree in Statistics and a Master’s degree in Management Studies, both from Mumbai University in India. He has also attended the Advance Management Program at Harvard Business School.
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Ronald L. Thompson
Board Of Director @ TIAA
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RONALD L. THOMPSON, 66, has served as Chairman of the TIAA Board since 2008. He has been the Senior Independent Director of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles since 2014; he was a director of Chrysler Group LLC from 2009 to 2014 and Lead Director from 2011 to 2014. He has also been a member of the advisory board of Plymouth Ventures Partnership II since 2010 and a director of the Medical University of South Carolina Foundation since 2013. Dr. Thompson serves on the board of Washington University in St. Louis. He earned a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. Dr. Thompson provides extensive business management experience, understanding of higher education, and leadership skills.
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Brendan Nelson
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors @ BP
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Brendan Nelson is a chartered accountant. He was made a partner of KPMG in 1984 and served as a member of the UK board of KPMG from 2000 to 2006, subsequently being appointed vice chairman until his retirement in 2010. At KPMG International he held a number of senior positions including global chairman, banking and global chairman, financial services. He served for six years as a member of the Financial Services Practitioner Panel and in 2013 was the president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
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Roy Bedlow
Board of Directors @ enModus
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Roy is a Director of Andromeda Capital, a principal Investor in enModus. In addition to his role at Andromeda, Roy is Chief Executive of Low Carbon, a company focused on the delivery of Renewable Energy as an alternative to fossil fuels.
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Roger McDowell
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors @ Servelec Group
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Roger joined the Company as a Non- Executive Director on the 24 October 2013. The early part of Roger’s career was spent as CEO of an independent distribution business, growing the company both organically and by acquisition, then leading the business through a main market listing. Subsequently he has served as a Non-Executive Director or Chairman of numerous listed businesses and his extensive experience includes chairing all Board Committees. Roger is currently Chairman of Avingtrans Plc, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Tribal Plc and Non-Executive Director of IS Solutions Plc, Swallowfield Plc, Proteone Sciences Plc (and Audit Chair) and PTSG Group Plc.
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Andy Karetsky
Board of directors @ Sunwealth Power
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Prior to founding Skyview, Mr. Karetsky was a private investor. Investing in things such as tolling, renewable energy and resource independence. From 1997 until 2005 Mr. Karetsky was a partner at Camelot Capital, a long-short technology hedge fund. His responsibilities included portfolio risk management and overseeing trading and operations. Camelot grew from $70mm under management to $1.3b at its height. Camelot has had outstanding returns in both good and bad markets. Mr. Karetsky has a B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University
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Rudy Markham
Member of the Board of Directors @ United Parcel Service
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Rudy Markham is a Member of the Board of Directors at UPS since November 2007. Rudy retired as the Chief Financial Officer of Unilever in 2007 after 39 years. Rudy joined the company in 1968 as a Commercial Management Trainee and spent most of his early career in the finance function of various Unilever companies in Europe before being appointed financial director of Unilever in Zurich. Rudy returned to Rotterdam as Head of the Finance Department and became group Treasurer of Unilever in 1986. From 1989 to 1998, Rudy was based in Unilever’s East Asia Pacific Region and directed operations in Australia and New Zealand, then Japan and then China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Rudy joined the Board of Unilever as Strategy and Technology Director and became a Member of its Executive Committee in May 1998. Rudy was appointed Financial Director in August 2000, reporting directly to the company’s chief executive. In May 2007, Rudy retired from Unilever’s Board and on Oct. 31, 2007, he retired as Chief Financial Officer. The native of Alresford, Hampshire, England, Rudy is a Member of the Board of Directors at AstraZeneca PLC and Legal and General PLC. Rudy is also Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Corbion, N.V., formerly CSM, N.V.
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James Leng
Member of the Board of Directors @ Aon
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James Leng is a Member of the Board of Directors at Aon Corporation. James served as Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2012 to 2013 and as a Member of the Board of Directors from 2010 to 2013 at HSBC Bank plc. Notably, amongst a number of international directorships, from 2003 to 2008 James was Chairman of the Board of Directors at Corus Group plc, a global steel company sold to Tata Steel of India where he was also Deputy Chairman until July 2009. From 1995 to 2001, James served as Chief Executive Officer at Laporte plc, a London-listed international specialty chemicals business. From 1984 to 1995, James served in a variety of roles with Low & Bonar plc, a packaging and performance materials company, most recently serving as Group Chief Executive from 1992 to 1995. James currently serves as Senior Independent Member of the Board of Directors at Genel Energy plc., and served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Alstom SA and as European Chairman of the Board of Directors at AEA Investors LP. James has previously served as a Non-Executive Director of a number of public and private companies, including TNK-BP (oil & gas), Pilkington plc (glass), Hanson plc (aggregates & building products), IMI plc (engineering) and JO Hambro Investment Management Ltd. and he has served as Lead Non-Executive Director at the United Kingdom Ministry of Justice. James also serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees at the Guyll-Leng Charitable Trust.
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Ron Moskovitz
Member of the Board of Directors @ Israel Corp
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Moskovitz is the CEO of Quantum Pacific (UK) LLP, part of the Quantum Pacific Group, and chairman of Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE:PACD). From July 2002 until November 2007, Moskovitz served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Amdocs Ltd (NYSE:DOX). From 1998 until July 2002, he served as Vice President of Finance at Amdocs, and between 1994 and 1998 he held various senior financial positions at Tower Semiconductor Ltd. Moskovitz serves as an officer and director of, and is otherwise associated with, companies that may be considered as related to the Idan Ofer family.
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Heather McSharry
Member of the Board of Directors @ CRH
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Heather McSharry has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2013.From 2006 to 2009, Heather McSharry was Managing Director Ireland of Reckitt Benckiser, a multinational health, home and hygiene consumer products company. From 1989 to 2006, she held various positions at Boots Healthcare, a leading global consumer healthcare company, most recently as Managing Director of Boots Healthcare Ireland Limited. Heather McSharry serves on the boards of several public and private companies, including Greencore Group plc, an international manufacturer of convenience foods, CRH plc, an international building materials group, and the Industrial Development Agency in Ireland, where she is Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee. From 2007 to 2011, Heather McSharry served on the board of the Bank of Ireland, where she was a member of its Audit Committee from 2009 to 2011.Heather McSharry holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Studies degree from University College Dublin.
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Jerry del Missier
Board of Directors @ Room to Read
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Jerry del Missier is former COO of Barclays Bank Plc and former Co-Chief Executive of Corporate and Investment Banking. Before joining Barclays in 1997, Jerry was the Senior Managing Director of Derivative Products at Bankers Trust, responsible for European Business. Jerry is a former Chairman of the Board of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and has served on the Boards of the Global Financial Markets Association, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, and the Markets Management Group of the International Institute of Finance. He served on the Board of Trustees of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and is currently on the Advisory Board of the Queen’s School of Business. Jerry received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and an MBA from Queen’s University, Ontario.
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Chris Bell
Chairman of the Board of Directors @ XLMedia
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Ruth Anderson
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors @ The Royal Parks
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Ruth Anderson was appointed as a non-executive director in 2011. She is a non-executive director of Ocado plc, Coats plc, Coats Group plc, The Royal Parks – an executive agency of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, and a trustee of the charity, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. She is a chartered accountant, and held a number of positions in KPMG (UK) from 1976 to 2009, being a member of its board from 1998 to 2004 and Vice Chair from 2005 to 2009. She is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominations and Stay Safe Committees.
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George Theobald
Chairman of the Board of Directors @ Flame Tree Group
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George Theobald is a Non-executive Director at FTG Holdings and currently the Chairman of the board. George has been the driving force behind the growth of a number of East African companies spread out across various sectors. George has lived in East Africa since 1983, after a commission in the British Army and a time in London working as a stockbroker. He worked as the General Manager of Lonrho Tanzania Ltd before founding Tatepa Ltd, where he serves as the Managing Director of the publically listed company (the largest smallholder tea and avocado producer in Tanzania). He is also the Chairman of Kariki Group (a group of flower farms) in Kenya and the Chairman of Nomad Group (a chain of safari lodges) in Tanzania.
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Roy Franklin
Chairman of the Board of Directors @ Cuadrilla
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Roy Franklin is the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors at Statoil since June 2015. Roy was a Member of the Board of Directors at StatoilHydro from October 2007 and Statoil from November 2009 until June 2013. Roy has previously been the chair of both the board’s safety, sustainability and ethics committee and the board’s audit committee. Roy was also previously a Member of the Board of Directors at StatoilHydro from October 2007 and Statoil from November 2009 until June 2013. Roy is also a Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Keller Group plc, a London-based international engineering company and Cuadrilla Resources Holdings Limited, a privately held UK company focusing on unconventional energy sources. Roy is also a Member of the Board of Directors at the Australian oil and gas company Santos Ltd., the private equity firm Kerogen Capital Ltd. and the London-based international engineering company Amec Foster Wheeler. A geologist by training, Roy has over 40 years experience in the oil and gas industry. Roy spent 18 years in various exploration and management positions with BP, before leaving to join Clyde Petroleum plc, where he became Group Managing Director in 1994. Roy subsequently became Chief Executive Officer at Paladin Resources plc, a position he held until the company’s sale to Talisman in 2006. Roy earned his Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Southampton, UK. In 2004, Roy was awarded an Order of the British Empire in recognition of his services to the oil and gas industry. Roy is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Cuardrilla since April 2015, having joined the board of Cuadrilla Resources in 2012.
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Charles McVeigh
Chairman of the Board of Director @ Rubicon Fund Management
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Charles was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 1 August 2000. Formerly, he was Co-Chairman of Citigroup’s European Investment Bank and served on the Boards of Witan Investment Company plc, Clearstream, the London Stock Exchange, LIFFE, British American Business Inc and was a member of both the Development Board and Advisory Council of the Prince’s Trust, he was also a Non-Executive Director of Petropavlovsk plc until mid 2015. e was appointed by the Bank of England to serve on the City Capital Markets Committee and the Legal Risk Review Committee and was a member of the Fulbright Commission. Charles has recently become Chairman of Rubicon Fund Management, a successful London based hedge fund.A Senior Adviser at Citigroup, Charles also serves on the Board of EFG-Hermes and is a Trustee of the Landmark Trust and the Natural History Museum Development Board.
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David Rasche
Chairman of the Board of Directors @ GB Group
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Appointed to the Board in September 2010. He was the founder of SSP Holdings Limited, one of the largest specialist insurance software houses in the world. David has over 40 years IT industry experience with over 35 years at board level in the software and services sectors. He is also Non-Executive Chairman of Onyx Group.
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John Hughes
Chairman of the Board of Directors @ Spectris
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John Hughes CBE has more than 30 years’ experience leading global, high-technology businesses. He has significant experience of managing growth companies, especially those supplying complex solutions and services to business customers and the development of leadership teams. He previously held senior executive positions at Thales Group, Lucent Technologies and Hewlett Packard, and was non-executive chairman of Intec Telecom Systems plc, a non-executive director of Chloride Group plc and the Vitec Group plc. Until 2015 he was executive chairman of Sepura plc. In 2016 he stepped down as executive chairman of Telecity Group plc. Non-executive chairman of Just Eat plc. Non-executive director of CSG International Inc. and Equinix Inc. (both NASDAQ-listed companies). Ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society.
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Paul Vickery
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors @ Silicon MicroGravity
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Paul Vickery is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Silicon Microgravity since September 2014. Paul is an experienced Board Director with a background in private equity / venture capital and as an entrepreneur. Paul is the Founder of four university spin outs from Oxford University, Cambridge University, Imperial College and Surrey University; acting as Chairman in three companies and raising a total of £25m over multiple investment rounds. Paul has invested in the oil and gas sector and has extensive experience of serving as a Director in early stage, energy-related companies. As an Investor Paul was a Member of the Board of Directors of 3i plc and led 3i’s activities in Japan as Senior Managing Director. Paul has a B.Sc. in Production Engineering from University of Strathclyde and a Diploma in Japanese Business Studies.
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Danilo Casadei Massari
Board of Directors @ TargEDys
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Bernie Waldron
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors @ Servelec Group
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Bernie joined the Company as a Non-Executive Director on 1 November 2013. Bernie has more than 30 years’ experience in the global technology marketplace including positions as director of strategy for IBM Corporation, based in New York, general manager of IBM’s industrial sector business for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Executive Chairman of the former Maersk Data Group of companies, based in Copenhagen. He is now non-executive chair or director of a number of public and private companies.
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Jorge Cosmen
Member of the Board of Directors @ National Express Group
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Jorge Cosmen was appointed to the Board at the time of the ALSA transaction. He was appointed Deputy Company Chairman in October 2008. Jorge Cosmen was Corporate Manager for the ALSA Group from 1995, becoming Chairman in 1999. Between 1986 and 1995, he worked in sales, distribution and banking. He is a Business Administration graduate and has an International MBA from the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid. He is a Non-Executive Director of Bankia, as well as of other private companies.
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Kathryn Mikells
Board Of Director @ The Hartford
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Ms. Mikells is the Chief Financial Officer and a member of the board of directors of Diageo plc, a position she has held since November 2015. Previously, Ms. Mikells served as Chief Financial Officer of Xerox Corporation from May 2013 to November 2015, ADT Security Services from April 2012 to May 2013 and Nalco Company from October 2010 to December 2011. From 1994 to October 2010, Ms. Mikells served in roles of increasing responsibility for UAL Corporation, the parent company of United Airlines, including Vice President of Investor Relations for United, Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, Vice President and Treasurer, Vice President of Corporate Real Estate, Director of Corporate Planning and Chief Financial Officer of Mileage Plus. Most recently, Ms. Mikells served as UAL Corporation’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, positions she was appointed to in July 2009 and named to in August 2008, respectively. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Ravina Festival Association in Chicago. Ms. Mikells has demonstrated the ability to lead the financial management of multi-national, complex organizations. Her extensive experience as a senior leader in corporate finance has provided her with skills in key management disciplines that are relevant to the oversight of the Company’s business, including strategic planning, financial reporting, capital markets, investor relations, regulatory affairs, talent development and risk management.
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Frances Keeth
Member of the Board of Directors @ Arrow Electronics
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Frances Keeth is a Member of the Board of Directors at Arrow Electronics. Frances was Executive Vice President of Royal Dutch Shell plc, a global energy company, from 2005 to 2006 and was President and Chief Executive Officer of Shell Chemicals LP from 2001 to 2006. During her long tenure at Royal Dutch Shell, Frances served in a number of other positions of responsibility, including Executive Vice President, Finance and Business Systems and Executive Vice President, Customer Fulfillment and Product Business Units. Prior to these positions, Frances was Controller and Principal accounting officer of Mobil Corporation. Frances has served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Arrow Electronics, Inc. since 2004 and, in the past five years, she has served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Peabody Energy Corporation. Frances’ career with Shell has provided her with substantial experience in managing worldwide operations and strategic partnerships in a capital-intensive business. Frances’ expertise provides the Board with critical skills in the areas of financial oversight, aligning financial and strategic initiatives, and risk management. Frances has served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Verizon since 2006. Frances is Lead Director, Chair of the Corporate Governance and Policy Committee and a Member of the Audit Committee and the Finance Committee.
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Mark Adorian
Member of the Board of Directors @ Statpro
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Mark was previously Managing Director of Standard & Poor’s Fund Services. Mark co-founded Micropal, the global fund performance analysis company in 1986, becoming their Sales & Marketing Director in 1987. In 1992 he became Managing Director of Micropal, and subsequently in 1997 negotiated the sale of Micropal to Standard & Poor´s, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies. Between 1999 and 2001, Mark was Managing Director of Standard & Poor’s Fund Services. Mark chairs the Group’s Nominations Committee. Mark’s career in the asset management industry and experience in business growth adds value to the StatPro Board. His understanding of market data in this industry supports the business and strategy.
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Stan Kroenke
Board of Directors @ Arsenal Football Club
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Stan Kroenke became the majority shareholder of Arsenal Football Club in April 2011, having previously been appointed to the board of directors in 2008. As the head of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, he owns a number of American sports properties; the Denver Nuggets basketball team, Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer team, St. Louis Rams of the NFL and the Colorado Avalanche ice hockey team in the NHL. He is a real estate developer and also owns the Outdoor Channel and Altitude Sports & Entertainment.
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John Nelson
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors @ First Hull Trains
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John has been involved in the rail industry for most of his working life. He has held a number of senior positions including Chief Executive of Network South East and has also headed up the Eastern Region which was responsible for over a quarter of Britain’s rail network. He is currently Chairman of First Class Partnerships – a strategic consultancy business which services the UK and international rail industries. John is also currently a non-executive director of Hull Trains, Marylebone Railway and YourRail Limited.
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Jane Kingston
Member of the Board of Directors @ National Express Group
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Jane Kingston served as Group Human Resources Director for Compass Group PLC from 2006 until her retirement in 2016. Prior to this, she served as Group Human Resources Director for BPB PLC from 2002 until its acquisition by Saint Gobain SA in 2006. Jane Kingston earlier career in HR has spanned a variety of sectors including engineering and building materials with Enodis PLC and Blue Circle PLC (now Lafarge SA) and garment and textiles with Coats Viyella PLC, as well as the British car industry. JaneKingston has significant international experience, having had responsibility for the people agenda in most parts of the world at some point during her career.
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David Courtley
Member of the Board of Directors @ Statpro
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David, 59, has been in the IT industry for over 25 years and has held a number of senior management roles including CEO of Phoenix IT Group, CEO of Fujitsu Services and Managing Director of EDS UK.He is currently CEO of Mozaic Services, a private company specialising in IT service integration and is Senior Independent Director of AIM-listed The Science Group plc. David will become Chairman of the Group’s Remuneration Committee.
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Clare Spottiswoode
Member of the Board of Directors @ G4S
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Considerable experience in the public sector, the energy markets and the financial services sector as well as setting up and managing her own businesses. A mathematician and economist by training, worked for the UK Treasury, director general of Ofgas, the UK gas regulator; policyholder advocate for Norwich Union’s with-profits policyholders at Aviva and a member of the Independent Commission on Banking and the Future of Banking Commission. Chairman of Flow Group plc; non-executive director of Ilika plc, Enquest plc, Partnership Assurance Group plc and BW Offshore Limited as well as being a director of a number of private companies. Clare will stand down from the board of Enquest plc in June 2016.
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Chris Joly
Board of Director @ Upside Energy
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Nicky Dulieu
Chairman of the Board of Director @ Notcutts Group Limited
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Nicky Dulieu was appointed to the Huntsworth Board as Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 January 2015, and is Chair of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit Committee. Nicky trained as an accountant with Marks & Spencer plc and undertook numerous strategic and financial roles in the company over a 23 year period, including Finance Director of the Food Division from 2004 to 2005. From 2006 to 2008, Nicky was Finance Director/Chief Operating Officer at Hobbs Limited and was Chief Executive between 2008 and 2014. She is a Non-Executive Director of Adnams plc and Chair of Notcutts Group Limited.
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Adine Grate
Board of Directors @ Sampo Group
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An executive with extensive TMT and Financial services background. Adine has operated at the top tiers of Nordic based international business for the past two decades. Former Chairperson of NASDAQ OMX Swedish Listing Committee. Vice Chairperson of AP7, a Swedish pension and savings asset management company. A Board member of Sky Plc, Three (Scandinavia), a mobile telecommunications and broadband operator; Sampo OY, a leading financial and insurance institution and Swedavia AB, an airport operator. Formerly Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Investor AB, owner of a number of Nordic based international companies.
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Stephen Pusey
Member of the Board of Directors @ FireEye
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Stephen Pusey is a Member of the Board of Directors at FireEye since June 2015. Steve has a wealth of international experience as a senior customer facing business technology leader. Steve has over 35 years’ experience in the telecommunications industry in both the wireline and wireless sectors and in business applications and solutions. Steve served as the Group Chief Technology Officer of Vodafone Group Plc from September 2006 to August 2015 and was responsible for defining and leading their global technology strategy and operations for networks, IT and product development. Steve was also a Vodafone Group Plc Board Member from June 2009 to August 2015 and was a Vodafone representative Board Member within the Verizon Wireless partnership. As part of his former role at Vodafone, Steve also sat on or participated in a number of Telecoms and IT industry advisory panels including representing Vodafone for 3 years within the GSMA industry body. Prior to joining Vodafone Group Plc in 2006, Steve held the positions of Executive Vice President and President, Nortel EMEA, and spent several years with British Telecom. Steve is educated in communications and micro-electronics and has attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.
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Jasmine Whitbread
Member of the Board of Directors @ BT
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Jasmine was appointed to the Board on 19 January 2011. She is a member of the Committee for Sustainable and Responsible Business and the Audit & Risk Committee. Jasmine joined Save the Children in 2005 and was Chief Executive of Save the Children International from 2010 to December 2015. Jasmine held positions with Oxfam until 2005 and prior to this served as a managing director of Thomson Financial based in the US. She is a non-executive director of Standard Chartered plc and Valldata Group Limited. A British and Swiss dual national.
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Peter Rutland
Board of Director @ CSC
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Mr. Rutland is a partner and global cohead of financial services at CVC Capital Partners Limited (CVC). Prior to joining CVC in 2007, he was a principal at Advent International and served in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs. Currently, Rutland is a director of Avolon Holdings Limited (NYSE: AVOL). Mr. Rutland has a Master of Arts degree in economics and management from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from INSEAD. Age: 36
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Raymond Milchovich
Board Of Director @ Nucor Corporation
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Raymond J. Milchovich was elected to the Dow Board of Directors in January 2015 and currently serves on the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee. Raymond Milchovich has served as the Lead Director of Nucor since September 2013. Raymond Milchovich served as non-executive Chairman of the board of directors of, and a consultant to, Foster Wheeler AG, a Switzerland-based global engineering and construction company serving primarily the energy infrastructure markets, from 2010 until his retirement in 2011. Previously, Raymond Milchovich served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Foster Wheeler from 2001 to 2010 and as President from 2001 to 2007. Prior to that, Raymond Milchovich served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation, a producer and marketer of alumina, aluminum and aluminum fabricated products, from 1999 to 2001, and as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 1999. Raymond Milchovich began his career in the steel industry, holding a variety of operating management positions for Wisconsin Steel Corporation and Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. From 2002 to 2007, Raymond Milchovich served as a director of Nucor and voluntarily resigned from such position to devote more time to his position as Chief Executive Officer of Foster Wheeler. Raymond Milchovich was also a director of Delphi Corporation from 2005 through 2009. In serving as Chief Executive Officer of two different companies for more than ten years, Raymond Milchovich developed strong leadership and strategic management skills. Raymond Milchovich has more than 30 years of experience in the metals industry. At Nucor, Raymond Milchovich is the Chairman of the Governance & Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation & Executive Development Committee. Raymond Milchovich holds a Bachelor of Science from the California University of Pennsylvania and Advanced Management Program from Harvard University.
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Eamonn O’Hare
Independent Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors @ Dialog Semiconductor
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Eamonn joined the Board in May 2014 as an independent non-executive Director. He was appointed as Chair of the Audit Committee in December 2014 and was replaced by Alan Campbell in July 2015. Eamonn has spent over two decades as CFO of some of the world’s fastest-growing consumer and technology businesses. From 2009 to 2013, he was CFO and main board member of the UK’s leading entertainment and communications business, Virgin Media Inc. and led its successful sale to Liberty Global Inc. in 2013. From 2005 to 2009, he served as CFO of the UK operations of one of the world’s largest retailers, Tesco plc. Before joining Tesco he was CFO and Board Director at Energis Communications and led the successful turnaround of this high profile UK telecoms company. Prior to this Eamonn spent ten years at PepsiCo Inc. in a series of senior executive roles in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Eamonn spent the early part of his career in the aerospace industry with companies that included Rolls-Royce PLC and BAE Systems PLC.
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Robert Seminara
Board Of Director @ Berry Plastics
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Robert V. Seminara has been a member of our Board of Directors since 2006. Mr. Seminara joined Apollo Management in 2003. Prior to that time, Mr. Seminara was a member of the Private Equity Group at Evercore Partners from 1996 to 2003. Prior to his tenure at Evercore, Mr. Seminara was employed by Lazard Frères & Co. in the firm’s Media & Communications Group. Mr. Seminara also serves on the board of directors of Skylink Aviation and is a member of the Board of Managers of Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC. Mr. Seminara graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. Mr. Seminara’s extensive financial and business experience qualify him to serve as a director of the Company.
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Tim Stafford
Board of directors @ Reward Finance Group
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Perry Karsen
Member of the Board of Directors @ Sonoma Land Trust
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Perry Karsen, Chairman of Pliant’s Board of Directors, served most recently as the Chief Executive Officer of Celgene Cellular Therapeutics from May 2013 until his retirement at the end of 2015. While at Celgene Cellular Therapeutics, Karsen served in a variety of executive roles, including Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Senior Vice President and Head of Worldwide Business Development, and President of Asia/Pacific Region. Prior to Celgene Cellular Therapeutics, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pearl Therapeutics, a privately held biotechnology company subsequently acquired by Astra-Zeneca, from February 2009 until July 2010. He was also a General Partner at Pequot Ventures from 2000 to 2003, focusing on investments in biotechnology and medical devices. Karsen currently serves on the Board of Directors of several privately and publicly held biotechnology companies, including Jounce Therapeutics, Voyager Therapeutics, Agios Pharmaceuticals, OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Alliqua BioMedical, The Gladstone Foundation and The Sonoma Land Trust. He is a past member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM). Karsen holds a B.S. in biological sciences from the University of Illinois, Urbana, an M.A. in teaching biology from Duke University, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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Dennis Millard
Chairman of the Board of Directors @ Connect Group
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Dennis’ former appointments include Chairman of Connect Group plc, Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director of Premier Farnell plc, Chief Financial Officer of Cookson Group plc, Finance Director of Medeva plc and a member of the Economic Affairs Committee of the CBI. Dennis has a broad commercial and financial experience in the retail, service, distribution and manufacturing sectors in the UK and internationally. Dennis is a member of the South African Instituted of Chartered Accountants and holds an MBA from the University of Cape Town.
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James Turley
Board Of Director @ Emerson
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James S. Turley is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young, a leading global professional services organization providing audit, risk advisory, tax, and transaction services. With approximately 130,000 people in 140 countries, Ernst & Young is one of the largest professional services organizations in the world. Jim began his career with Ernst & Young in 1977 in the US firm’s Houston office. Over the last 31 years, he has held a series of leadership positions throughout Ernst & Young. Jim was named Metropolitan New York Area Managing Partner of Ernst & Young LLP in 1998 and was appointed Deputy Chairman in 2000. In July 2001, he became Chairman & CEO. Based in New York and London, Jim serves as senior advisory partner for many of Ernst & Young’s largest global clients. As Chairman, Jim sets a clear and strong tone from the top, focused on quality, integrity, and professionalism. He has worked to create a high-performance work environment with a highly visible leadership commitment to “Quality in Everything We Do.” Ernst & Young has been consistently recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Jim is actively engaged with many stakeholders as part of Ernst & Young’s commitment to enhancing the public’s trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. He has encouraged dialogue with key stakeholders across the globe regarding the many changes facing the world capital markets, including the advent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the United States, the introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards in more than 100 countries throughout the world, and the overall movement toward greater convergence of global accounting standards and global governance. Throughout his career, Jim has actively supported numerous civic, cultural and business organizations. He co-chairs the Russia Foreign Investment Advisory Council. He is on the Board of Directors for Boy Scouts of America, Catalyst, the National Corporate Theater Fund and on the Board of Trustees for Rice University. He is also a member of the Business Roundtable, Transatlantic Business Dialog and IBLAC (International Business Leaders’ Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai). In October, 2007, was appointed Chair for the Governing Board of the U.S. Center for Audit Quality. Jim holds a Master’s and a BA in Accounting from Rice University in Houston, Texas. He enjoys sports, including golf and tennis. Jim and his wife, Lynne, have a 24-year old son.
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Kevin Newport
Member of Board of Directors @ Team Telecom Group
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Kevin Newport joined the group in October 2015 when he was appointed CEO of Affini Technology Ltd. Kevin has a track record that includes senior roles in technology and media sectors with: BBC, Technicolor, Siemens Ernst &Young and Capgemini Group.He brings high level strategic management and leadership experience with telcos and “Big Four” global management consultancies. He has a world class knowledge of telecoms, broadcast and professional services gained in a career spanning over 30 years.
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Selby Knox
Board of Directors @ Hubbub
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Selby had 35 years experience within the University of Bristol, including 15 in senior management positions. He was Head of the School of Chemistry from 1992-2001, before joining the senior management team of the University as Pro Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for resources (Finance and Estates) from 2004 – 08.
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John F. Ferraro
Board Of Director @ ManpowerGroup
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Mr. Ferraro became a member of the Advance Auto Parts Board of Directors in February 2015 and was appointed Lead Independent Director in November 2015. Mr. Ferraro served as Global Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ernst & Young (EY), a leading professional services firm from 2007 to December 2014. In addition, Mr. Ferraro served as a member of EY’s Global Executive board for more than 10 years. Prior to his COO role, Mr. Ferraro served in several senior leadership positions at EY, including Global Vice Chair Audit. He joined EY in 1976 and has served a variety of global companies. Mr. Ferraro is a CPA and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He currently serves as the chair of the Board of Trustees of Marquette University.
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Simon Hellier
Member of the Board of Directors @ GLOBALDRUM
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Nick Burns
Chairman of the Board of Directors @ Capita Employee Benefits
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Nick has been a pioneer in the Employee Benefits industry for over 25 years. He created and led Bluefin Corporate Consulting, a new challenger brand in the sector. He then led the merger of Bluefin with Capita Hartshead to create Capita Employee Benefits which is now the world’s largest UK–owned Employee Benefits organisation.
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Isabel Hudson
Member of the Board of Directors @ BT
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Isabel joined the BT Board on 1 November 2014 and is chair of the BT Pensions Committee and the Equality of Access Board. Isabel is also a member of the Nominating & Governance Committee. Isabel joined the NHBC Board on 1 June 2011 as Deputy Chairman, and was appointed Chairman in November 2011. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of Phoenix Group Holdings and Standard Life. Isabel was previously an Executive Director of Prudential’s UK business and Chairman of Prudential International Assurance between 2002 and 2006, and established and served as Chief Executive of specialised pension buyout firm Synesis Life from 2006 to 2008. Isabel also held positions as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Eureko from 1999 to 2002, and was the International Development Director for GE Insurance Holdings Limited from 1996 to 1999. Further Non-Executive Director positions held have included, MGM Advantage, The Pension Regulator and QBE Insurance Group. Isabel is also an ambassador for the disability charity, SCOPE.
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Larry Hirst
Member of the Senior Board of Directors @ Mitie
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Larry Hirst joined the Board in January 2011. He is the former Chairman of IBM Europe, Middle East and Africa. He retired from IBM in 2010 having previously held a wide range of senior positions since joining the company in 1977. He currently chairs the Imperial College Data Science Institute Advisory Board. He is the Senior Independent Director at MITIE Group plc and an Ambassador to Everywoman and Black British Business. Former roles include being a UK Business Ambassador, a Commissioner for the Commission for Employment and Skills, and Chair of e-skills UK (the UK Sector Skills Council for Business and Information Technology) and he was also on the International Advisory Board for British Airways. He was awarded a CBE in 2006.
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Godfrey Ainsworth
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors @ IQE
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Godfrey Ainsworth qualified as a Chartered Accountant and was employed by Coopers & Lybrand before becoming an audit partner and then corporate finance partner with Spicer & Oppenheim. He founded Gambit Corporate Finance in 1992, a practice specialising in the provision of corporate finance services where he was Managing Partner until his retirement from the firm on 30 November 2009. He has held several Non-Executive Directorship appointments, including assignments for 3i plc and the Welsh Development Agency. He has provided advice to IQE (formerly EPI) since its inception and was appointed to the Board in 1997. He was appointed to the Board of IQE Plc in April 1999, and was appointed chairman in February 2002.
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Ann Simon
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors @ Lumacron Technology Ltd
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Ann Simon has worked in finance, particulary in the life sciences and technology sectors, since 1985. Ann is currently a Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors at Scientific Digital Imaging (where she chairs the audit committee) and Lumacron and is providing consultancy in the areas of finance, strategic planning, enablement and funding to development-stage life sciences companies including Peptinnovate and OBS Medical. Over the past 15 years Ann has held roles including chairman of OBS Medical and Chief Financial Officer of Pyreos, mLED, Sphere Medical Holding, Genosis, Mirada Solutions, NextGen Sciences, e-San and Bioglan Pharma. Prior to that Ann undertook corporate finance advisory work at Cazenove & Co. over more than a decade for clients ranging from start-ups to FTSE100 companies. Ann has managed IPOs (London full list and AIM), corporate acquisitions and trade sales and fund raisings in the public and private markets. Ann was on the FSA’s Financial Information Theme Team from 2002 to 2003. Ann earned her Ph.D. and B.A. degrees in Physics from the University of Cambridge.
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Paul McCourt
Member of Board of Directors @ Menzies Distribution
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Paul joined Menzies Distribution in 2014 from Ingenico Northern Europe (Ingenico NER) where he was Finance and Operations Director. Paul brings a wealth of senior financial and commercial management experience having also spent 10 years with PWC as a senior manager followed by 3 years at Grant Thornton as a Director.
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Coline McConville
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors & Chair Person of the Remuneration Committee @ Travis Perkins
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Coline McConville was appointed as a non-executive director on 1 February 2015. Coline is currently a non-executive director of TUI AG, Inchcape PLC, Fevertree Drinks PLC, UTV Media PLC and Wembley National Stadium Limited and was formerly a non-executive director of Shed Media PLC and HBOS PLC, and a global advisor and director of Grant Thornton International Limited. Previous to that Coline was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer Europe of Clear Channel International Limited. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar. Coline chairs the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Nominations and Audit committees.
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John Pluthero
Chairman of the Board of Directors @ MyAppConverter
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Chris Stibbs
Member of Board of Directors @ The Economist Group
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Rory Curran
Member of the Board of Directors @ Statpro
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Rory, 57, been in the IT industry for many years. Rory co-founded 1st Software, one of the first companies to use technology as a financial planning tool for building long-term client relationships in financial services companies. The business was sold in 2006. Rory left in 2008 and has since been a director and investor in a number of technology companies.He is currently a non-executive director of Andromeda Enterprises (trading as Ecodesk) and Sammedia Limited, both cloud-based technology businesses.
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Dan Foreman
Chair Of The Board Of Directors @ Zappi
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Nick Taylor
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors @ Merityre Specialists
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Nick began his commercial career as a graduate trainee in the aerospace and medical divisions of Smiths Industries plc. In 1979 he founded Harvard Public Relations, which went on to become one of Europe’s leading TMT consultancies with offices in London, Paris and Munich. Following Harvard’s acquisition by Chime in 2000, Nick joined Chime and is involved in a number of Chime’s overseas businesses, Chime Ventures (investments and start ups) and Chime’s M&A activity. Nick is a Non-Executive Director of Merityre Specialists.
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Kevin Keegan
Board of Directors @ CarLabs
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Torquato Bertani
Member Board of Directors @ Tanaza
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Tony Ball
Member of the Board of Directors @ BT
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Tony was appointed to the Board on 16 July 2009. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nominating & Governance and Technology Committees. Tony Ball is Chairman of the Advisory Board of Kabel Deutschland GmbH, Germany’s largest cable operator. He is also a board member of the Olympic Delivery Authority for the 2012 London Olympic Games and a non-executive director of both the British Telecom Group plc and the Spanish cable company ONO SA. He served as Chief Executive of BSkyB from 1999 to 2003 and led the company through the strongest period of growth in its history, doubling the number of subscribers and converting the entire base to digital. Prior to this he spent a number of years working in the USA where he was the Chief Executive Officer of FOX/LIBERTY Networks, which included the FX Networks, Fox SportsNet and over 20 Regional Sports Channels throughout the USA. He also served as President of Fox Sports International where he oversaw the creation and the operation of sports television businesses in North America, Latin America, Asia and Australia. Before going to the USA he held a number of senior positions in UK broadcasting, starting his career as a broadcasting engineer at Thames Television. He is a Director of Pure Gym Limited and senior advisor to Providence Equity Partners and Chairman of the Advisory Council of Portland PR.
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Lord Rothermere
Chairman of the Board of Directors @ DMG Media
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Lord Rothermere has been Chairman of DMGT and a Non-Executive Director of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC since 1998. Lord Rothermere worked at the International Herald Tribune in Paris and the Mirror Group before moving to Northcliffe Newspapers Group in 1995. In 1997 Lord Rothermere became Managing Director of the Evening Standard.
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Ricardo Oberlander
Board of Director @ Reynolds American
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Mr. Oberlander has been a management board director of British American Tobacco (BAT), regional director of the Americas Region, since January 2013, and chairman of BAT’s subsidiary in Brazil, Souza Cruz, since April 2013. Prior to these roles, Mr. Oberlander held a variety of marketing and management positions across BAT after joining the company’s subsidiary in Brazil as a market research manager in 1989.
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Andrew Barron
Chairman of the Board of Director @ Com Hem
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Sue Farr
Member of the Board of Directors @ Acesys Technologies
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Sue is a Special Adviser at Chime, a company that she originally joined in 2003 as Chairman of the Marketing Services Division. Prior to joining Chime Sue held a number of senior marketing and communications positions, including; Director of Marketing BBC, Corporate Affairs Director of Thames Television and Director of Communications of Vauxhall Motors. Sue holds a number of non-executive positions and currently serves on the Boards of Dairy Crest plc, BAT plc, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc and Accsys Technologies. She was previously a Trustee of the Historic Royal Palaces and Chairman of both The Marketing Society and the Marketing Group of Great Britain. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Bedford in 2011.
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John Armitt
Chairman of the Board of Directors @ National Express Group
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Sir John Armitt is chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority, the body responsible for the venues, infrastructure and transport for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Since November 2012 he has also been a member of the Airports Commission, which is to present options to the government to maintain the UK’s status as an international hub for aviation. Sir John has extensive experience in the construction and transport sectors. Previously, he was chief executive of Network Rail (2002–2007) and of Railtrack plc (from 2001). From 1986 to 1993 he was chairman of Laing’s international and civil engineering divisions, a company he joined as a graduate in 1966. From 1993 to 1997 he was chief executive of Union Railways, the company responsible for development of the high-speed Channel Tunnel rail link. In 1997 he became chief executive of Costain, a position he held until 2001. Sir John is chairman of National Express Group and of City and Guilds. He is also deputy chairman of the Berkeley Group and a member of the board of Transport for London. He is a former chairman of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and vice-president of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
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Richard Whitley
Member of the Board of Directors @ Gilead Sciences
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Whitley joined Gilead’s Board of Directors in 2008. He is a Distinguished Professor, Loeb Scholar Chair in Pediatrics; Director, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Vice-Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Senior Scientist, Department of Gene Therapy; Senior Scientist, Cancer Research and Training Center; Associate Director for Clinical Studies, Center for AIDS Research; and Co-Director, Center for Emerging Infections and Emergency Preparedness (CEIEP) for the institution. Whitley has held responsibility for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Collaborative Antiviral Study Group, is a past President of the International Society of Antiviral Research, chairs the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Center for Infectious Diseases of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is President of the Board of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
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Joachim Ogland
Member of Board of Directors @ Com Hem
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Raymond O’Hare
Member of the Board of Directors @ Exception
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Raymond has held a number of high profile board positions in Scotland including, Chairman of the IOD, board member of Young Scot, and member of the Government’s Skills Utilisation Leadership Group. He is currently on the boards of a number of ambitious and growing SMEs, as well as being a member of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) board of management and member of the government’s National Economic Forum. Raymond worked for Microsoft for over 12 years and was the corporation’s director for Scotland for five and a half years.
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Yuri Mikhalev
Board of Directors @ Volpi Capital
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Richard Horn
Member of the Board of Directors @ Nautilus
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Richard Horn, was elected to our Board in December 2007. Richard Horn is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Horn has been a private investor since February 2002. Richard Horn was general manager of the PetsHotel Division of PetSmart, Inc., a company that provides products, services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets, from April 2001 through February 2002. From January 1999 through March 2001, he was Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of PetSmart.com, Inc. and from July 1994 until December 1998, he was Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of PetSmart, Inc. From 1992 to 1994, Richard Horn was Chief Financial Officer of Weisheimer Companies, Inc., a chain of retail pet supply stores. Richard Horn was a partner at Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), an international public accounting and business consulting firm, from 1980 to 1992. Richard Horn serves on the Board of Trustees of Saint Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center and Saint Joseph’s Westgate Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Fiesta Bowl. Our Board has determined that Mr. Horn has the requisite experience and expertise to be a director of Nautilus. As a former retail merchandising and direct-marketing executive, former Chief Financial Officer and a former partner at Coopers & Lybrand, RichardHorn brings particular expertise to our Board in the areas of direct marketing sales, consumer product merchandising and retail trade, service industries, investor relations, financial reporting, accounting and auditing for complex multinational operations.
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Diane Diacon
Member of the Board of Directors @ BSHF
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Diane Diacon is the Director of the Building and Social Housing Foundation, an independent charity carrying out research into housing, both in the UK and internationally. She represents the United Kingdom on the European Liaison Committee for Social Housing and has published widely in housing related areas. Diane is also a non-executive director of a regional rural housing provider and a local charity addressing domestic violence.
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Lynn Rothschild
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors @ The Economist Group
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LAppointed as a non-executive director in October 2002. A non-executive director of the Estée Lauder Companies and a trustee of the Eranda Foundation, the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the McCain Institute for International Leadership.
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Karen Roy
Chief Strategy Officer & Member of the Board of Directors @ Phlexglobal
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Karen Roy graduated as a Pharmacist in South Africa and entered the Pharmaceutical Industry working for Eli Lilly in Sales. In 1992, she moved into Clinical Research in the UK with Chiltern International, initially managing the Clinical Development Department. Latterly she started up and globally managed a new and novel group, EDC Solutions. In 2007, Karen joined Phlexglobal as Chief Business Development Officer and moved into her current role as Senior Vice President, Client Solutions in 2015. With her clinical and EDC background, Karen has also taken on a lead role in Phlexglobal’s electronic Trial Master File initiative, to promote, develop and implement support of Client eTMF systems as well as Phlexglobal’s eTMF Solution – PhlexEview. Karen also co-chairs the DIA TMF Reference Model, an industry driven initiative to standardize the content, naming and structure of Trial Master Files.
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Lisa Charles-Jones
Member of the Board of Directors @ Your Move
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Lisa worked for LSL Property Services plc for 13 years, which is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, firstly as Head of HR and for the last ten years as Group HR Director. Lisa is also a director of Keyfund Federation Limited and was a director of Reeds Rains Limited and Your-Move.co.uk Limited. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and holds an MBA from the University of Durham.
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Stoyan Smoukov
Co-Principal Investigator & Board of Directors @ Xanofi
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Stoyan was co-principal investigator in the development of the Xanofi technology. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from Northwestern University. Stoyan has 10 years of polymer research and engineering experience and the past 6 years spent specifically on nanoscience and nanofiber technology.
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