ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2012 - RSA, Annual Report ...

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
NOEL HARWERTH A, B*
JOHN MAXWELL
N
HUGH MITCHELL R*
Independent Non-Executive Director (age 65)
Skills and experience
Noel Harwerth was appointed as a
Non-Executive Director in March 2004.
Previous roles include Chief Operating
Officer of Citibank International plc, Director
of Logica plc and Impellam Group plc.
External appointments
Director of Harry Winston Diamond
Corporation, GE Capital Bank Limited, LME
Holdings Limited and Chairman of Sumitomo
Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited.
Non-Executive Director of Standard Life plc,
Avocet Mining plc and Alent plc.
Independent Non-Executive Director (age 68)
Skills and experience
John Maxwell was appointed as a
Non-Executive Director in July 2003. Previous
roles include Executive Director of Prudential
Group plc, Chairman of DXServices plc,
Director of Provident Financial plc and
Homeserve plc and Director General
of The Automobile Association Limited.
External appointments
Director of London Finance and Investment
Group plc and a member of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Independent Non-Executive Director (age 56)
Skills and experience
Hugh Mitchell was appointed as a Non-
Executive Director in September 2012.
Hugh is the Chief Human Resources and
Corporate Officer of Royal Dutch Shell plc and
a member of the Shell Executive Committee.
External appointments
Director of Shell International Limited and
Shell Aircraft Limited. Advisory roles held at
The Centre for Advanced Human Resources
at Cornell University Advisory Board, IMD
Business School Advisory Board, Fellow of the
National Academy of Human Resources
(USA), Honorary Vice-President of the
Chartered Institute of Personnel and
Development and Advisory Board Member
of the National College for School Leadership.
MALCOLM LE MAY
B, I*, R
JOSEPH STREPPEL
R
JOHANNA WATEROUS CBE
A, N
Independent Non-Executive Director (age 55)
Skills and experience
Malcolm Le May was appointed as a
Non-Executive Director in March 2004.
Previous roles include CEO Investment Banking
(Europe) at UBS, Deputy CEO of ING-Barings
and Morley Fund Management and President
Europe at JER Partners.
External appointments
Non-Executive Director of Pendragon plc
and Consultant to Ernst & Young LLP.
Independent Non-Executive Director (age 63)
Skills and experience
Jos Streppel was appointed as a Non-Executive
Director in October 2011 and has a
comprehensive understanding of the insurance
market globally and good knowledge of
international and emerging markets. He was
Chief Financial Officer of Aegon until 2009
and has extensive financial services expertise.
External appointments
Chairman of KPN, Vice Chairman of Van
Lanschot, a Dutch private banking and asset
management firm, Chairman of the Monitoring
Committee of the Dutch Corporate Governance
Code, Arq Foundation and Chairman of
Duisenberg School of Finance.
Independent Non-Executive Director (age 55)
Skills and experience
Johanna Waterous was appointed as a
Non-Executive Director in May 2008.
Previous roles include Chairman of Tate
Enterprises and over 20 years with McKinsey
& Company, with roles including Co-leader of
the Global Marketing and Sales Practice and
Leader of their UK Consumer Practice and the
European Retail Practice. Johanna was awarded
a CBE in the 2013 New Year Honours List.
External appointments
Non-Executive Director of WM Morrison
Supermarkets plc, Senior Independent Director
of Rexam plc, Director of Shoppers Drug Mart
Corporation, Director of RBG Kew Enterprises
Limited, Operating Partner of Duke Street LLP
and Chairman of Sandpiper CI.
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