Punch Taverns plc 2007 Annual Report and Financial Statements

Board of Directors
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1 Giles Thorley Chief Executive
Giles Thorley, 40, was appointed Chief Executive of Punch in January 2003,
having joined Punch as Executive Chairman in December 2001. After
qualifying as a Barrister, his early career was at Nomura International plc.
He successfully led the IPO of Punch in May 2002 and has seen the business
through the subsequent acquisitions including Pubmaster in 2003 and Spirit
Group in 2006. Giles is also Non-executive Chairman of Tragus Limited,
a Non-executive Director of Tui Travel plc and a trustee of the Rona Trust.
2 Phil Dutton Finance Director
Phil Dutton, 46, was appointed Finance Director in September 2007 after
previously holding the position of Non-executive Director of Punch. Phil was
Finance Director of Matalan plc where he had been since 2002. Prior to
this he had worked in various finance and IT roles at Asda, joining them
in 1990. Phil is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
England and Wales.
3 Jonathan Paveley Group Commercial Director
Jonathan Paveley, 44, was appointed Commercial Director with effect from
May 2004. He joined the Group from Greene King, where he was Strategy
Director, responsible for strategic development and purchasing, during which
time he led a series of acquisitions and major internal change programmes.
Prior to Greene King he was a member of the MBO team at the Gaymer
Group and an investment banker with County Nat West. He joined the
Punch Taverns Board in September 2004.
4 Andrew Knight Managing Director – The Spirit Group
Andrew Knight, 40, was appointed to the Executive Board of Punch in
January 2007 having served as Managing Director of Spirit Group since
its acquisition by Punch in January 2006. Andrew began his career with
Courage Ltd before joining Allied Breweries working within Retail Operations.
Andrew moved from Regional Operations to become a Retail Marketing
Executive for Allied Domecq Retailing. The business was then sold to Punch
Group and Andrew became the Commercial Director of Spirit Group
(formerly Punch Retail), seeing Spirit through a number of acquisitions
and changes, including the acquisiton of Tom Cobleigh and Scottish and
Newcastle Retail, and the sale of Premier Lodge to Whitbread.
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