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 (45)
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
Scottish Power 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 (60)
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 (43)
Jon Stanton joined the Group in April
2010 as finance director. He joined from Ernst & Young where he
worked since 1988 in their Birmingham, Detroit and London offices.
He became a partner in 2001 and before leaving had 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 (65)
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 currently a member of the Council of
Economic Advisors to the First Minister of Scotland, 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 former president of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Mike Dearden
Non-executive Director (67)
Michael Dearden was appointed a non-executive director in
February 2003. Michael worked for Burmah Castrol plc for a period
of 20 years where he held a number of senior roles including
director and chief executive of Castrol Worldwide from 1998 to
2000. He was a non-executive 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 (49)
Stephen King was appointed a
non-executive director in February 2005. In December 2009, Stephen
was appointed group finance director of Caledonia Investments plc.
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 (63)
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 CWI (formerly Cable and
Wireless International) 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). Between 2004 and 2009 he was 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 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 (56)
John Mogford was appointed a non-executive director in June
2008. He is currently advising private equity on the energy sector
since retiring from BP. 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 BP
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 (54)
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).
Richard is currently a director of Mutual & Federal
Insurance Company Ltd, Standard Bank Group Ltd and Gold Fields Ltd
in South Africa. He is a fellow of the Geological Society (London),
and both the Australasian and South African Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy.
