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Board of Directors

From left to right: Johnathan Ford, John Acornley, Mark Hudson, Rob Andrew, Ricard Whiting and David Southworth.

Mark Hudson 63	Richard Whiting 45	Johnathan Ford 40
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board	Chief Executive	Finance Director
Joined the Board in 1985, became Chairman in 2006. An agricultural business adviser and dairy farmer. Past President of the CLA, chairman of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust and member of council, Duchy of Lancaster.	Joined 1 October 2007. Previously group finance director of Heywood Williams Group plc, after joining as business development director from Brand-Rex Ltd, where he was managing director of the datacom division.	Joined as Finance Director on 16 March 2009. Previously divisional finance director of the Emergency Services Division of listed support services company, Homeserve Plc and Head of Corporate Finance at Kidde Plc.

John Acornley 56	David Southworth 60	Company Secretary
Senior Non-Executive Director Chairman of Audit Committee	Non-Executive Director Chairman of Remuneration Committee	Rob Andrew 47 Joined as Company Secretary in 2004. An experienced chartered secretary, previously assistant company secretary of Iceland Frozen Foods plc.
Joined the Board in 2001. Extensive public and private company experience at board level. Currently non-executive chairman of two privately owned companies.	Joined in May 2006. Previously chief executive and chairman of Skillsgroup plc. Currently non-executive chairman of three businesses in diverse market sectors.

The Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee comprise the Non-Executive Directors only.