Corporate Governance - The Board

Richard was appointed Group Finance Director in April 2007. He qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in 1982 and gained broad experience in a number of public and private company finance director roles from the age of 30. Immediately prior to joining Carillion, Richard was Group Finance Director of Associated British Ports Holdings plc. He was also a Non-Executive Director and the chairman of the Audit Committee of SSL International plc until its takeover in 2010.

Vanda was appointed to the Board in June 2005 and is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit, Nominations and Business Integrity Committees. Vanda is Chairman of Vphase plc, Deputy Chairman of the North-West Regional Development Agency and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Fenner plc, Chemring Group plc, Microgen plc and The Manchester Airport Group plc. Vanda was Chief Executive Officer of Blick plc from 2001 to 2004, a Director of Ultraframe plc from 2002 to 2006, Non-Executive Chairman of Eazyfone Limited from 2006-2009 and has also served as a Trustee and Non-Executive Director of The Manufacturing Institute. She was appointed OBE in 2002 for Services to Industry and to Export.

Andrew was appointed to the Board in October 2011 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of both the Remuneration and Nominations Committees. Andrew has served as a Non-Executive Director of a number of UK public companies, including Premier Farnell plc and Creston plc currently, and formerly of Taylor Wimpey plc, Taylor Woodrow plc (until its merger with George Wimpey plc), and BPB plc. He has served as a member of the Audit Committee on all of these companies and Audit Chairman of Taylor Wimpey, Taylor Woodrow and Creston. Before taking up these appointments, Andrew held a number of senior executive positions, including Chief Executive of Hanson plc, the international building materials company after its demerger from Hanson, the international diversified industrial group, where he was Finance Director.

Steve was appointed to the Board in September 2006 and is a member of the Audit, Nominations and Remuneration and Business Integrity Committees. Steve is Chief Executive of United Utilities Group plc. Prior to this appointment, Steve was Chief Executive of SELEX Galileo Limited, a Finmeccanica company, which he joined in May 2007. From April 2000 to May 2007, he was a Chief Operating Officer and a director of BAE Systems plc with responsibility latterly for UK naval sector consolidation.

Appointed to the Board in June 2011, Philip is a member of the Audit, Nominations and Remuneration Committees. Philip was Chief Executive of United Utilities Group plc from 2008 to 2011. His earlier business experience includes serving as Chief Executive of Royal P&O Nedloyd until its acquisition by AP Moller-Maersk A/S, as a director and Chief Operating Officer at Reuters Group PLC and as a Chief Operating Officer at DHL for Europe and Africa.