REUTERS GROUP PLC ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 1999

FOR DIRECTORS’REMUNERATION SEE PAGE 25Executive Directors9 Peter Job (1988)Chief Executive since 1991. Joined Reuters asa journalist in 1963. From 1971 he worked todevelop the company’s business in LatinAmerica, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.From 1978 until 1991 he headed thecompany’s business in Asia. Non-executivedirector Schroders Public Limited Companyand Glaxo Wellcome plc. Former nonexecutivedirector Diageo plc. Age 58.10 Philip Green (2000)Executive Director and Chief Executive ofReuters Trading Solutions. He joined Reutersin September 1999 after being ChiefOperating Officer, Europe and Africa, at DHLInternational, based in Brussels. He joinedDHL in 1990 as Regional Director, NorthernEurope having previously worked in both theUK and US. Age 46.11 Jean-Claude Marchand (1996)Executive Director, Group Marketing Directorand Chairman of Reuters Information.Managing Director, Continental Europe since1989, with Middle East and Africa since 1995.Joined Reuters in 1971 as a sales executiveand became Sales and Marketing Manager,Asia in 1978. A Swiss national, he has heldsenior management positions in Europe since1979. Age 53.12 John Parcell (1996)Was Executive Director of Reuters Group PLCand Chief Executive of Reuters Informationdivision throughout 1999. He left the board inJanuary 2000.13 Robert (Rob) Rowley (1989)Chief Executive of Reuterspace division.Finance Director since 1990. Joined Reuters in1978, taking financial responsibility for Europein 1981. He became Joint Company Secretaryin 1988, Group Financial Controller in 1989,and Company Secretary from 1991 to 1993.Responsible for new business informationproducts, media and new business venturessince 1996. Non-executive director Prudentialplc since July 1999. Age 50.14 David Ure (1988)Executive Director responsible for grouptechnical strategy. Designated non-executiveChairman of the joint venturetelecommunications network company to beformed in 2000 by Reuters and Equant NV.Also responsible for Reuters Trading Systemsdivision until February 2000. From 1992 to1998, he was responsible for group marketingand technical policy. Before that he headedReuters operations in Europe, Middle East andAfrica. He joined the company in 1968 as atrainee journalist. Non-executive director ofWoolwich PLC from 1998. Age 52.15 André Villeneuve (1988)Was Executive Director of Strategic Planningthroughout 1999. He is Chairman of InstinetCorporation. He left the board in February2000.Group Executive CommitteePeter Job (Chair), Philip Green,Jean-Claude Marchand, Rob Rowley,David Ure, André Villeneuve, Tom Glocer(Chief Executive, Reuters Information),Stephen Mitchell (General Counsel),Geoffrey Weetman (Director of HumanResources) and Rosemary Martin (Secretary).910 11 1213 14 15Reuters Group PLC Annual Report 1999 17