Officers and Advisers
Directors
Derek Mapp
Chairman1 (58)
Derek Mapp joined the board of Taylor & Francis Group plc as a Non-Executive Director in 1998. He is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Salmon Developments plc and Executive Chairman of Imagesound plc. In October 2008 he became Chairman of the British Amateur Boxing Association. He also has a number of other private business interests. He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director upon the merger of Informa and Taylor & Francis in May 2004 and was designated the Senior Independent Director on 10 March 2005. He was appointed Non-Executive Chairman on 17 March 2008. He is also a member of the Nomination Committee.
Key:
- Derek Mapp
- Peter Rigby
- Adam Walker
- Sean Watson
- Dr Pamela Kirby
- John Davis
- Dr Brendan O'Neill
- John Burton
1 Member of Nomination Committee
2 Member of Remuneration Committee
3 Member of Audit Committee
Peter Rigby
Chief Executive (53)
After qualifying as an accountant, Peter Rigby joined Metal Box. In 1981 he moved into the media industry joining Book Club Associates, a joint venture between WH Smith and Doubleday. In 1983 he joined Stonehart Publications which was acquired by International Business Communications (later renamed IBC) in 1986. After two years as Finance Director of IBC, Peter Rigby was appointed Deputy Chief Executive and in 1989 became its Chief Executive, leading IBC's substantial geographic expansion. Since the merger of IBC and LLP in 1998 by which Informa was created, he has been Executive Chairman or Chief Executive. He is also Non-Executive Chairman of Electric Word plc.
Adam Walker
Finance Director (41)
Adam Walker joined Touche Ross in 1989. Following his qualification as a Chartered Accountant he specialised in corporate finance work. In 1994 he joined NatWest Markets as an Associate Director. In 1998 his team joined Arthur Andersen where he became a Director of Corporate Finance. In 2001, he joined National Express Group Plc as Head of Corporate Development, and was appointed to the Board as Finance Director in 2003. He took up his appointment as Finance Director of the Company on 28 March 2008.
Sean Watson
Non-Executive Director2 3(60)
A solicitor and Senior Corporate Finance Partner at CMS Cameron McKenna, Sean Watson has extensive experience in all areas of corporate law. In May 2000 he was appointed as a Non-Executive Director. He is also a Non-Executive Director of TT Electronics plc. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. He will retire from the board at the AGM in 2009.
Dr Pamela Kirby
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director1 2 (55)
Dr Kirby is currently Chairman of Scynexis Inc., a privately held chemistry-focused drug discovery and development company based in the US. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Smith & Nephew plc and Novo Nordisk A/S. She was previously the Non-Executive Chairman of Oxford ImmuNotec Limited and was the CEO of US-based Quintiles Transnational Corporation. Prior to joining Quintiles, Dr Kirby held various senior positions in the pharmaceutical industry at Astra AB (now AstraZeneca plc), British Biotech plc (now Vernalis plc) and F.Hoffman-La Roche Limited. She has a PhD in Clinical Pharmacology from the University of London. Dr Kirby was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in September 2004. She chairs the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Nomination Committee. She was also appointed as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director on 17 March 2008.
John Davis
Non-Executive Director2 3 (47)
John Davis has been Chief Financial Officer of Yell Group plc since 2000. He previously held positions within Pearson Plc, where he was latterly Group Finance Director of the FT Group, and Emap plc, which he joined in 1989, where he was Director of Corporate Finance and Treasury between 1995 and 1997. John Davis is a Chartered Accountant, having qualified at Price Waterhouse and has a Masters in Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 October 2005. He chairs the Nomination Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.
Dr Brendan O'Neill
Non-Executive Director2 3 (60)
Dr O'Neill is a Non-Executive Director of Aegis Group plc, Tyco International Inc, Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc and of Endurance Speciality Holdings Limited. From 1999 to 2003 he was Chief Executive of ICI plc. Prior to joining ICI in 1998 he was an Executive Director of Guinness plc with responsibility for the Guinness Group's worldwide brewing interests. He was also Non-Executive Director of Emap plc from 1995 to 2002. He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 January 2008. He chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Company Secretary
John Burton
Company Secretary (44)
John Burton is a solicitor and was formerly for eight years a partner at CMS Cameron McKenna. In that role, he advised the Group in relation to the LLP and IBC merger in 1998, the acquisition of PJB Publications in 2003, the Taylor & Francis merger in 2004 and the IIR acquisition and rights issue in 2005. He was appointed as Group General Counsel and Company Secretary in June 2006. He is a Non-Executive Director of Greenbottle Limited.
Auditors
Deloitte LLP
2 New Street Square
London EC4A 3BZ
Financial Advisers
Greenhill & Co.International LLP
Lansdowne House
57 Berkeley Square
London W1J 6ER
Stockbrokers
RBS Hoare Govett Limited
250 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 4AA
Merrill Lynch International
Merrill Lynch Financial Centre
2 King Edward Street
London EC1A 1HQ
Public Relations
Maitland
Orion House
5 Upper St Martin's Lane
London WC2H 9EA
Principal Solicitors
CMS Cameron McKenna LLP
Mitre House
160 Aldersgate Street
London EC1A 4DD
Ashurst LLP
Broadwalk House
5 Appold Street
London EC2A 2HA
Registrars
Equiniti Limited
Aspect House
Spencer Road, Lancing
West Sussex BN99 3QQ
