The Board's operational framework is underpinned
by clearly defined strategies, vision and values which combine to
create shareholder value through the effective use of our
resources.
Keith Cochrane
Chief Executive (46)
Keith Cochrane joined the Group as
finance director in July 2006 and was appointed chief executive in
November 2009. Following a number of years with Arthur Andersen,
Keith joined Stagecoach Group plc in 1993. He was appointed finance
director in 1996 and group chief executive in 2000. He joined
ScottishPower plc in 2003 where he became director of group
finance.
He is a chartered accountant and a
member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Keith is currently a non-executive director of the Royal
Scottish National Orchestra Society Ltd.
Alan Mitchelson
Legal and Commercial Director & Company
Secretary (61)
Alan Mitchelson joined the Group as
company secretary in March 2000 and was appointed a director in
December 2001.
Following a period in legal private
practice, a number of years were spent in the oil industry before
joining Trafalgar House as a legal advisor. He joined Highland
Distillers plc in 1988 where he was company secretary before being
appointed legal and personnel director in 1991. He is currently a
non-executive director of Glasgow 2014 Ltd.
He is a solicitor and member of the Law
Society of Scotland.
Jon Stanton
Finance Director (44)
Jon Stanton joined the Group as finance
director in April 2010. He was formerly a partner with Ernst &
Young having joined as a graduate trainee in their Birmingham
office in 1988. He was appointed as a partner in their London
office in 2001 with lead responsibility for the audit of a number
of FTSE 100 multi-national clients.
He is a chartered accountant and a
member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and
Wales.
The Lord Smith of Kelvin
Chairman (66)
Lord Smith joined the Board in February 2002
and was appointed chairman in July of the same year. He is chairman
of Scottish & Southern Energy plc and a non-executive director
of Standard Bank Group Ltd. He is also chairman of Glasgow 2014
Ltd, the organising committee for the Commonwealth Games.
He is chancellor of the University of the West
of Scotland and patron of the Scottish Community Foundation.
He was formerly chairman and chief executive
of Morgan Grenfell Private Equity and was chief executive of Morgan
Grenfell Asset Management from 1996 until 2000 before becoming vice
chairman of Deutsche Asset Management between 2000 and 2002.
He has also held a number of other positions
in the financial services industry and was a member of the Judicial
Appointments Board for Scotland and former chairman of the trustees
of the National Museums of Scotland.
He is a chartered accountant and a past president of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Mike Dearden
Non-executive Director (68)
Michael Dearden was appointed a non-executive director in
February 2003. Michael worked for Burmah Castrol plc in a number of
senior roles, including director and chief executive of Castrol
Worldwide over a 20 year period. He was a nonexecutive director of
Johnson Matthey plc (1999- 2008) and Travis Perkins plc (2000-2009)
and chairman of Galileo Brick Ltd (2003-2004) and Minova
International Ltd (2003-2007). He is currently chairman of Mondo
Minerals BV.
He is chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the senior
independent director.
Stephen King
Non-executive Director (50)
Stephen King was appointed a
non-executive director in February 2005. Stephen is group finance
director of Caledonia Investments plc. In February 2011 Stephen was
appointed to the board of Bristow Group Inc. Between 2003 and 2009
he was the group finance director of De La Rue plc and prior to
that, finance director of Aquila Networks plc (formerly Midlands
Electricity plc). Stephen has held senior financial positions in
several companies including Lucas Industries plc and Seeboard plc,
having qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers &
Lybrand.
He was a non-executive director of
Camelot Group plc from 2008 until 2009. He is a fellow of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and an
associate member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
He is chairman of the Audit Committee.
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (George) GCMG, FRSE, PC
Non-executive Director (64)
Lord Robertson was appointed a
non-executive director in February 2004. He is deputy chairman of
TNK-BP and a non-executive director of Western Ferries (Clyde) Ltd.
He is senior international advisor to Cable and Wireless
Communications plc and a senior counsellor with The Cohen Group
(USA). He was the Secretary of State for Defence from 1997 until
1999 before becoming Secretary General of NATO from 1999 until
2003. He was formerly a director of Smiths Group plc (2004-2006)
and deputy chairman of Cable & Wireless plc (2004-2006). From
2004 he has been an advisor to the private equity group Englefield
Capital.
He is joint president of Chatham House (Royal Institute of
International Affairs), president of the Atlantic Council of the
United Kingdom, chairman of the Ditchley Foundation and a member of
Her Majesty’s Privy Council. He is an honorary fellow of the Royal
Society of Edinburgh and an Elder Brother of the Corporation of
Trinity House.
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John
Mogford
Non-executive Director (57)
John Mogford was appointed a non-executive director in June
2008. He is currently advising private equity on the energy sector
and sits on several private company boards. He was formerly an
executive vice president of BP plc having been with BP for over 30
years, initially in their exploration division and progressively
rising to Executive Vice President (Chief Operating Officer US
Downstream & Head of Refining). He held numerous positions in
every area of operations from gas and renewables to upstream and
downstream oil. Throughout his career with BP John had a strong
focus on health and safety and for a number of years was
responsible for their global safety in operations.
He is a fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
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Richard
Menell
Non-executive Director (55)
Richard Menell was appointed a
non-executive director in April 2009. Richard was previously an
investment banker with JP Morgan in New York and Australia and an
executive director of gold producer Delta Gold in Australia. He
returned to South Africa in 1992 to join the Anglovaal Group and
was appointed chief executive of Anglovaal Mining in 1996 and
executive chairman in 2002. He was president and chief executive of
TEAL Exploration & Mining Inc in 2005 until 2008. He was also
formerly chairman of Avgold Ltd (1996- 2004) and Bateman
Engineering BV (2005-2009) and director of Mutual & Federal
Insurance Company Ltd (1996 -2010) and Standard Bank Group Ltd
(1997-2011).
Richard is currently a director of Gold Fields Ltd in South
Africa and senior advisor to Credit Suisse. He is a fellow of the
Geological Society (London), and both the Australasian and South
African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
