Board of Directors.


 
 
Nigel Wilson, Group Chief Financial Officer (photo)

Nigel Wilson

GROUP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Nigel was appointed to the Board on 1 September 2009. Prior to joining Legal & General, Nigel was Chief Financial Officer of United Business Media Limited (from 2001) and appointed Deputy Chief Executive in 2008. Nigel was appointed as a non-executive director of The Capita Group plc in 2010 and will remain a non-executive director of Halfords Group Plc until 31 March 2011. Previous appointments include Group Finance Director at Waste Management International Plc, Chief Executive, Corporate, Guinness Peat Aviation (G.P.A.), Head of Corporate Finance and Group Commercial Director of Dixons Group Plc, Managing Director of Stanhope Properties Plc and a consultant at McKinsey & Co.

 
John Stewart, Chairman (photo)

John Stewart

CHAIRMAN

John was appointed Chairman of the Company on 1 March 2010. He is a member of the Court of the Bank of England and a non-executive director of Telstra Corporation. He is also Chairman of Southern Cross Stud. Former roles include: Chief Executive of Woolwich (1996-2000), Deputy CEO of Barclays (2000-2003) and Chief Executive of National Australia Bank (2004-2008). He was also a director of the Business Council Australia, a Member of the Australian Prime Minister’s Task Group on Emissions Trading, a member of the Australian Federal Attorney General Business – Government Advisory Group on National Security, and a member of Scottish Enterprise’s International Advisory Board.2,3,4

KEY TO COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
2 Member of the Nominations Committee 
3 Member of the Remuneration Committee
4 Member of the Group Risk Committee

 
Tim Breedon, Group Chief Executive (photo)

Tim Breedon

GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Tim was appointed to the Board in January 2002 as Group Director (Investments) and became Group Chief Executive in January 2006. He joined Legal & General in 1987 and former roles include Managing Director (Index Funds). Tim was appointed Chairman of the Association of British Insurers in 2010, having been a director since 2007. Former directorships include the Investment Management Association and the Financial Reporting Council.

 
Sir David Walker, Vice Chairman and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director (photo)

Sir David Walker

VICE CHAIRMAN AND SENIOR INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Sir David was appointed to the Board in March 2002. He is a senior adviser to Morgan Stanley International Limited, a member of the Advisory Board of the National Bank of Kuwait, and a trustee of Ciceley Saunders International. Former roles include: Chairman and Chief Executive of Morgan Stanley International Limited; executive director of the Bank of England; Chairman of the London Investment Banking Association; Chairman of the Securities and Investments Board and Deputy Chairman of Lloyds Bank.2,3

KEY TO COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
2 Member of the Nominations Committee
3 Member of the Remuneration Committee

 
Rudy Markham, Independent Non-Executive Director (photo)

Rudy Markham

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Rudy was appointed to the Board in October 2006. He is Chairman of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, a non-executive director of Standard Chartered Plc and Chair of its Audit Committee, a non-executive director of the Financial Reporting Council, United Parcel Service Inc, UCL Partners Ltd and AstraZeneca Plc and was appointed a director of CSM in January 2011. He is also a non-executive director of the board of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and is a member of the Leverhulme Trust board. Former roles include: Chief Financial Officer, Director of Strategy and Technology and Treasurer of Unilever Plc; Chair and CEO of Unilever Japan, and Chair of Unilever Australia.2,3,4

KEY TO COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
2 Member of the Nominations Committee
3 Member of the Remuneration Committee
4 Member of the Group Risk Committee

 
Mark Gregory, Group Executive Director (Savings) (photo)

Mark Gregory

GROUP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SAVINGS)

Mark was appointed to the Board in January 2009. He joined Legal & General in 1998 and has held a variety of divisional finance director roles and served as Group Financial Controller, Communications and Resources Director, Resources and International Director and UK Service Operations Director. From 2006, he was Managing Director, With-Profits. Prior to joining Legal & General, he had worked in senior financial and business development roles at companies including Kingfisher Plc and ASDA.

 
John Pollock, Group Executive Director (Risk) (photo)

John Pollock

GROUP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (RISK)

John was appointed to the Board in December 2003, having joined Legal & General in 1980. John’s former roles include: Director, UK Operations; Managing Director, Legal & General Asia and various posts in Product Management, Sales, Customer Services and IT.

 
James Strachan, Independent Non-Executive Director (photo)

James Strachan

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

James was appointed to the Board in December 2003. He is a non-executive director of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Welsh Water Limited, Sarasin & Partners LLP, JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust plc and Social Finance Limited, and a visiting senior fellow in risk and regulation at the London School of Economics. Former roles include: Member of the Court of Directors of the Bank of England, Chairman of the Audit Commission, Managing Director of Merrill Lynch, Trustee of Somerset House, a non-executive director of Care UK Plc and Chairman of RNID.1,2,4

KEY TO COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
1 Member of the Audit Committee
2 Member of the Nominations Committee
4 Member of the Group Risk Committee

 
Dame Clara Furse, Independent Non-Executive Director (photo)

Dame Clara Furse

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Clara was appointed to the Board in June 2009. She is a non-executive director of Nomura Holdings Inc. and a number of its FSA regulated subsidiaries, and Amadeus IT Holdings S.A. Former roles and directorships include: Chief Executive of London Stock Exchange (2001-2009); during this period, Clara was also a director of Euroclear plc, LCH Clearnet Group Ltd, Fortis and a member of the Shanghai International Financial Advisory Council.2,4

KEY TO COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
2 Member of the Nominations Committee
4 Member of the Group Risk Committee

 
Nicholas Prettejohn, Independent Non-Executive Director (photo)

Nicholas Prettejohn

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Nick was appointed to the Board in November 2010. Nick’s former roles include positions with NFC Plc, Apax Partners and Bain & Company, and Chief Executive of Lloyd’s of London. More recently between 2006-2009 he was Chief Executive of Prudential UK & Europe responsible for UK Life and Pensions Business. Nick is also Chairman of the Britten-Pears Foundation and a trustee of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden.1,2,3,4

KEY TO COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
1 Member of the Audit Committee
2 Member of the Nominations Committee
3 Member of the Remuneration Committee
4 Member of the Group Risk Committee

 
Henry Staunton, Independent Non-Executive Director (photo)

Henry Staunton

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Henry was appointed to the Board in May 2004. He is a non-executive director of Standard Bank plc and The Merchants Trust plc and was appointed as a non-executive director of WH Smith PLC and Capital & Counties Properties plc in 2010. Former roles include: Finance Director of ITV Plc and Granada Group Plc; Chairman of Ashtead Group Plc and non-executive director of EMAP Plc, Independent Television News Limited, Ladbrokes Plc, New Look Retail Group Ltd and Vector Hospitality Plc.1,2,4

KEY TO COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
1 Member of the Audit Committee
2 Member of the Nominations Committee
4 Member of the Group Risk Committee

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