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Appointed a non-executive Director in 1996 and became Chairman in May 2004. Non-executive Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director of Alliance & Leicester plc, Senior Independent Director of HMV Group plc and non-executive Director of the Franchise Board of Lloyd's of London. Former executive Director of Unilever plc and Unilever NV and former non-executive Director of British United Provident Association Ltd (BUPA), Brambles Industries plc and Brambles Limited (Australia). Member of the CBI International Advisory Board. Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Degree (BSc) in Mechanical Engineering from University College London and MBA from Harvard Business School. | 