Baroness Hogg
Non-executive Chairman since 2002 and a non-executive Director since 1997. Chairman of the Nominations Committee and the Valuations Committee. Chairman of Frontier Economics Limited. Deputy Chairman of GKN plc and a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. A Governor of the London Business School. From 1995 to 2002 Chairman of Foreign & Colonial Smaller Companies PLC. Formerly Head of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit. Aged 57.

Oliver Stocken
Non-executive Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director since 2002 and a non-executive Director since 1999. Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee and of the trustees of the 3i Group Pension Plan. A member of the Nominations Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Valuations Committee. Chairman of Rutland Trust plc. A director of GUS plc, Pilkington plc, The Rank Group plc, Novar plc and Stanhope plc. Formerly Finance Director of Barclays plc. Aged 62.

Brian Larcombe
Chief Executive since 1997 and an executive Director since 1992. A member of the Nominations Committee and the Valuations Committee. Joined 3i in 1974. Appointed Finance Director and to the Executive Committee in 1992. A non-executive director of Smith & Nephew plc. Past Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association. Aged 50.

Dr John Forrest CBE FREng
Non-executive Director since 1997. A member of the Audit and Compliance Committee, the Remuneration Committee, the Nominations Committee and the Valuations Committee. Chairman of CDS Limited and of the Interregnum plc International Advisory Board. Formerly Chief Executive of NTL, Technical Director of Marconi Defence Systems Limited and Professor of Electronic Engineering at University College, London. Aged 61.

Martin Gagen
Executive Director since 1997, responsible for US and Asia Pacific investment. Joined 3i in 1983. Appointed to the Executive Committee in 1995 with joint responsibility for UK investment. Formerly Deputy Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association Council. Aged 48.

Christine Morin-Postel
Non-executive Director since 2002. A member of the Audit and Compliance Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nominations Committee. A director of Pilkington plc, Alcan, Inc and Arlington Capital Investors (Europe). Formerly Chief Executive of Société Générale de Belgique and executive Vice-President and member of the Executive Committee of Suez. Aged 57.

Rod Perry CEng MIEE
Executive Director since 1999, responsible for technology investment activities worldwide and human resources. Joined 3i in 1985 as an Industrial Adviser and became Head of Information Systems in 1989. Appointed to the Executive Committee in 1996 with responsibility for group services and later Asia Pacific investment. Aged 59.

Michael Queen FCA
Executive Director since 1997. Responsible for finance and group services and a member of the Valuations Committee. Joined 3i in 1987. From 1994 to 1996 seconded to HM Treasury. Appointed Group Financial Controller in 1996 and became Finance Director and a member of Executive Committee in 1997. Past Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association. Aged 42.

Danny Rosenkranz
Non-executive Director since 2000. Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee and the Nominations Committee. Chairman of Foseco (Jersey) Limited and Pecaso Limited. Formerly Chief Executive of The BOC Group plc. Aged 58.

Fred Steingraber
Non-executive Director since 2002 and a member of the Nominations Committee. A director of Maytag Corporation and John Hancock Financial Trends Fund. A member of the Board of Governors of The Chicago Stock Exchange and of the supervisory board of Continental AG. Formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of AT Kearney, Inc and a director of Lawter International, Inc and Mercury Finance, Inc. Aged 65.

Other members of Executive Committee

Tony Brierley
Company Secretary since 1996, responsible for the Group’s legal, compliance, internal audit and company secretarial functions. Chairman of the Corporate Responsibility Committee. Joined 3i in 1983. Appointed to the Executive Committee in 1996. Aged 54.

Chris Rowlands
A member of the Executive Committee since 2002, responsible for European investment and growth capital investment worldwide. Joined 3i in 2002 having previously been employed by 3i from 1984 to 1996. Formerly a Partner of Andersen. Aged 47.

Jonathan Russell
A member of the Executive Committee since 1999, responsible for buy-out investment worldwide. Joined 3i in 1986. Chairman of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Buy-out Committee. Aged 43.

Paul Waller
A member of the Executive Committee since 1999, responsible for European investment and fund management. Joined 3i in 1978. Past Chairman of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. Aged 49.