Full-year - Chime Communications PLC

Board of DirectorsRodger Hughes, aged 60Senior Non-Executive DirectorRodger Hughes is a Chartered Accountant whowas a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers for25 years, including four years as ManagingPartner and seven years as Head of theAssurance practice. He has had extensiveexperience advising a wide range of clients onbusiness issues and was for some years thefirm's Advertising Industry leader. He was, until2007, Auditor to the Duchy of Cornwall. Rodgeris a non-executive member of the board ofSimmons and Simmons, the international lawfirm, a member of the Steering Board ofCompanies House and a Non-ExecutiveDirector of Friends Provident plc.Hon. Richard Alston, aged 67Non-Executive DirectorHon. Richard Alston served as Australian HighCommissioner to the United Kingdom fromFebruary 2005 until March 2008, after adistinguished career in the AustralianParliament as a Senator for Victoria from 1986until February 2004. Prior to enteringParliament he had extensive experience as abarrister, practising in common law,commercial and administrative law.From March 1996 to October 2003 he wasFederal Minister for Communications,Information Technology and the Arts. Heserved on the Liberal/National Coalition frontbench continuously for nearly 15 years.As Deputy Leader in the Senate for more thanten years, he was one of the four membersof the Liberal Party leadership group, whichincluded the Prime Minister and the Treasurer.After leaving Parliament, he entered thebusiness sector, where he provided adviceand consulting services in both the nationaland international arenas. He served on theboards of a number of publicly listedcompanies, including Hansen Technologies,UCMS and Broadcast Services Australia,where he was Chairman.He is currently a member of the internationaladvisory board of London-based hedge fundCQS, as well as being an Adjunct Professor atBond University Queensland and a member ofthe Bell Shakespeare and Melba Foundations.Catherine Biner Bradley, aged 55Non-Executive DirectorCatherine Biner Bradley is a Swiss lawyer withoffices in Geneva and Vaud who specialises inbusiness law and in Swiss and internationaltax planning. She founded Bourquin & BinerBradley, where she remains a partner today.She serves on the board of directors of anumber of Swiss and international companies.She was a Director of COLT Telecom plc forfive years, commencing with its initiallisting on the London Stock Exchange in1996, serving during that period on its Auditand Compensation Committees.Paul Richardson, aged 51Non-Executive DirectorPaul Richardson became Group FinanceDirector of WPP Group plc in December 1996after four years with the Company as Directorof Treasury. He is responsible for the Group’sworldwide finance function, including externalreporting, taxation, procurement, property,treasury and internal audit. Previously he spentsix years with the central team of Hanson plcfinancing major acquisitions and disposals. Heis a Chartered Accountant and member of theAssociation of Corporate Treasurers. He is alsoa non-executive director of S.T.W in Australia.Robert Davison, aged 51Company SecretaryRobert joined the Group in 1987 as GroupServices Manager, became Assistant CompanySecretary in 1994 and Director ofAdministration in 1998. Prior to joining theGroup he worked in the music industry for tenyears, initially for PolyGram, including workingon the launch of the compact disc format inEurope, and later with RCA Records. In hiscurrent role he is additionally responsible forthe Group’s centralised functions such as IT,property, HR and risk management. Robert is aFellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretariesand Administrators.Annual Report & Accounts 2008 33