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A Lawson
Bob Lawson,
57, joined as Group Managing Director in April 1991 and
was the Group Chief Executive from April 1992 until his
retirement in July 2001 when he was appointed Chairman
Designate. He held this position until his appointment
as Non-Executive 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 Non-Executive Chairman of Hays plc.
(Chairman of the Nomination Committee)(a)
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Mason
Ian Mason,
40, joined the Group in February 1995 as Director of Business
Development, and was responsible for the establishment
of RS Japan and e-Commerce. He was appointed to the Board
of Directors in July 2000 as Chief Operating Officer and
had responsibility for all RS trading activities and e-Commerce.
He 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
Directors Committee)(b)(c)
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L Hewitt
Jeff Hewitt, 54, joined as Group
Finance Director in November 1996 from Unitech plc where
he was Finance Director. He joined Unitech in 1991 from
Coats Viyella plc where he was Group Strategy Director
and a Divisional Chairman. He has worked for The Boston
Consulting Group and Arthur Andersen & Co. He is also
a Non-Executive Director of The Roxboro Group plc.
(Chairman of the Treasury Committee)(b)(c)
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B Butler
Richard Butler, 42, joined the Group as Company Secretary
in August 1987 from Bowthorp Holdings plc, now Spirent
plc. He was appointed to the Board in July 2000 and is
responsible for the Group operational processes.
(c)
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D Lennertz
Dieter Lennertz, 65, 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 currently Chairman or member
of various supervisory or advisory boards. He is a lecturer
at the European Business School in Germany.
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S Winterbottom
David Winterbottom, 65, joined as
a Non-Executive Director in November 1990. He was Chief
Executive of Evode Group plc and is Chairman of Hill &
Smith Holdings plc, CPL Industries Ltd and Wightlink Shipping
Ltd.
(Chairman of the Audit Committee)(a)(d)(e)
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Hamill
Keith Hamill, 49, joined as a Non-Executive
Director in July 1999. He has held several senior finance
positions, including Finance Director of WH Smith, Forte,
and United Distillers. He was also a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers.
He is Chairman of Luminar plc, Collins Stewart PLC and
Go Limited and is a Non-Executive Director of TDG plc
and Cadmus Communications Corporation. He is also Treasurer
of Nottingham University.
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J Temple
Nick Temple, 54, joined as a Non-Executive
Director in September 1996. He is a Non-Executive Director
of Fox IT Ltd and Auxinet Group plc and is Chairman of
Blick plc, Tax Computer Systems Ltd and Retail Business
Solutions Ltd. He was Chairman and CEO of IBM UK Ltd and
Vice-President of Sales and Marketing in IBM Europe, Middle
East and Africa.
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Atkinson
Dr Leslie Atkinson, 58, 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 and Foreign and Colonial Pacific
Investment Trust plc.(Chairman of the Remuneration Committee)
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G Barker
Timothy Barker, 62, 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 Kleinwort Benson Private Bank and Robert Walters plc.
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Carfora
Carmelina Carfora, 38, joined the
Company in 1989 from BTR plc. She was appointed Company
Secretary in September 1996.
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b = member of the Treasury Committee
c = member of the Group Executive Directors’ Committee
d = member of the Remuneration Committee
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