 | The Viscount Rothermere † ± §
Chairman (aged 40)
Lord Rothermere was appointed to the Board in 1995 and appointed Chairman in 1998, having joined the Group in 1994. He is a non-executive director of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc. |
 | C J F Sinclair §
Chief Executive (aged 60)
Charles Sinclair was appointed to the Board in 1988 and appointed Chief Executive in 1989, having joined the Group in 1975. He is a non-executive director of Euromoney Institutional
Investor plc and of SVG Capital plc. |
 | J P Williams, FCA §
Finance Director (aged 55)
Peter Williams was appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director in 1991, having joined the Group in 1982. He is a non-executive director of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc and of Ibis Media VCT plc and formerly of GCap Media plc from which he stood down in June 2008. |  | J G Hemingway *†
Non-Executive Director (aged 77)
John Hemingway was appointed to the Board in 1978. He is an independent solicitor. |
 | S M Gray, FCA *± §
Non-Executive Director (aged 73)
Marius Gray was appointed to the Board in 1985. He was senior partner of Dixon Wilson, Chartered Accountants, and is chairman of the Audit Committee. |
 | I G Park, CBE ±
Non-Executive Director (aged 73)
Ian Park was appointed to the Board in 1994. He was managing director of Northcliffe Newspapers from 1982 to 1995 and its chairman from 1995 to 2003. He was formerly President of the Newspaper Society and chairman of the Press Association. |
 | D M M Dutton §
Executive Director (aged 65)
David Dutton was appointed to the Board in 1997. He advises the Group on property matters and is chairman of DMG Information. |
 | P M Dacre
Executive Director (aged 59)
Paul Dacre was appointed to the Board in 1998, having joined the Group in 1979. He has been editor of the Daily Mail since 1992 and editor-in-chief of Associated Newspapers since 1998. |
 | P M Fallon
Executive Director (Irish; aged 61)
Padraic Fallon was appointed to the Board in 1999. He is chairman of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc and a non-executive director of Allied Irish Banks plc. He joined Euromoney in 1974 as editor and was managing director from 1985 to 1992. |
 | C W Dunstone
Independent Non-Executive Director (aged 43)
Charles Dunstone was appointed to the Board in 2001. He is founder and chief executive of the Carphone Warehouse Group plc and a non-executive director of HBOS plc. |
 | F P Balsemão †
Independent Non-Executive Director (Portugese; aged 69)
Francisco Balsemão was appointed to the Board in 2002. He is chairman and chief executive of IMPRESA, S.G.P.S, chairman of the European Publishers Council and a former prime minister of Portugal. |
 | T S Gillespie
Non-Executive Director (Canadian; aged 69)
Tom Gillespie was appointed to the Board in 2004. He is a former senior partner of Ogilvy Renault and has advised the Group on legal matters in Canada for many years. |
 | D J Verey, CBE*
Independent Non-Executive Director (aged 57)
David Verey was appointed to the Board in 2004. He was formerly chairman of Lazard, London, and of the Blackstone Group - UK from which he stood down in April 2008. |
 | K J Beatty
Executive Director (aged 50)
Kevin Beatty was appointed to the Board in 2004, having joined the Group in 1996. He is managing director of Associated Newspapers and was managing director of Northcliffe Newspapers between 2001 and 2004. |
 | N W Berry*
Independent Non-Executive Director (aged 66)
Nicholas Berry was appointed to the Board in February 2007. He is chairman of Stancroft Trust Limited with wide experience in media and investment in emerging markets. |
 | N D Jennings FCA
Secretary (aged 48)
Nicholas Jennings was appointed Company Secretary in 1999, having joined the Group in 1988. He is also responsible for investor relations. |