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John Allan was appointed to the Board in May 2005. He is a member of the Management Board of Deutsche Post, having been appointed following its acquisition of Exel plc in December 2005 where he had been Chief Executive since September 1994. John started his career in marketing, at Lever Brothers, moving to Bristol-Myers Company Limited and then Fine Fare Limited. He joined BET plc in 1985 and was appointed to the board in 1987. He is a member of the CBI’s Presidents’ Committee, the International Advisory Council of the Singapore Economic Development Board and the University of Edinburgh Campaign Board. John was previously a Non-executive Director of PHS Group plc, Wolseley plc, Hamleys plc and Connell plc.
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