John Coombe. Chairman.
John Coombe is the former Chief Financial Officer of GlaxoSmithKline plc. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of HSBC Holdings plc and of Home Retail Group plc. He is also a Trustee of The Royal Academy of Arts Trust. He is Chairman of the Nominations Committee of HRG and also a member of the Remuneration Committee.

David Radcliffe. Chief Executive.
David Radcliffe joined the Group in 1978, was appointed to the Board in 1989 and became Chief Executive in 1997. Since that time he has re-positioned the Group as a rounded corporate services organisation. David is a Fellow of the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management and a Companion of the Institute of Management.

Julian Steadman. Group Finance Director.
Julian Steadman joined the Group in December 2007. Julian’s early career was with Procter & Gamble in the UK and Belgium and The Clorox Company in the USA, ultimately holding the position of Finance Director for its Food Service Products Division. Since returning to the UK in 1994, he has held the role of Group Finance Director with Eyecare Products plc, Biocompatibles International plc and Christian Salvesen plc.

George Battersby. Non-Executive Director.
George Battersby is a main Board Director of Cable and Wireless plc responsible for Human Resources. In addition, he is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of HRG and is a member of both the Audit and Nominations Committees.

Tony Isaac. Non-Executive Director.
Tony Isaac was Chief Executive Officer of BOC Group PLC until 2006 and was a Non-Executive Director of Hogg Robinson plc until May 2000. He is a Non-Executive Director of International Power plc, where he acts as Senior Independent Director and is a member of its Audit, Remuneration and Appointments Committees. He is also a director of Schlumberger Limited where he chairs its Nominating and Governance Committee, its Audit Committee, and is a member of its Finance Committee. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee of HRG, and is a member of both the Remuneration and Nominations Committees. He also acts as the Senior Independent Director of HRG.