Profiles of members of the Board

John Leigh Walker-Haworth
Chairman

John Leigh Walker Haworth

Appointed to the Board in April 2000. He is Chairman of BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc.

Richard Anthony Law
Chief Executive

Richard Law

Appointed to the Board in June 1995 as Finance Director and was appointed as Chief Executive in December 2001. Before joining GB Group plc he was a Corporate Financier with Ernst & Young.

Richard Reynolds
Non-Executive Director

Richard Reynolds

Appointed to the Board in February 1997. Formerly  Chairman of GPT and a director of GEC, he is also Chairman of Wavionix Software Limited and a director of Dreamanswer Limited.

Alexander Green
Non-Executive Director

Alex Green

Appointed to the Board in May 2003. He is presently the Managing Director of Portal for Virgin Media.  Prior to this he was Director of Digital Publishing for Johnston Press plc.  He has wide experience in Media and Technology businesses, including 8 years at News International

Richard Martin Linford
Non-Executive Director

Richard Linford

Appointed to the Board in November 2006. Previously he was Chief Financial Officer at News International, a post which he held for 11 years. Prior to this he was Director of Finance at BSkyB. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management accountants and holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Boston University.