Directors
Directors who held office during 2000 are listed on the Board of directors page.
Mr J P Cheffins was appointed a director of the Company on January 1, 2001.

Under the Company's Articles of Association, one-third of the directors are subject to re-election every year, with each  director also being subject to re-election at intervals of not more than three years. Any director appointed during the year is required to retire and seek re-election by the shareholders at the next Annual General Meeting. The directors retiring at this year's Annual General Meeting are Sir Ralph Robins, Sir Robin Nicholson, Mr C H Green and Mr P C Ruffles. As a newly appointed director, Mr J P Cheffins will also retire at the Annual General Meeting. They all offer themselves for re-election.