Tullow Oil plc Annual Report 2011 - The Group

Board of Directors continuedBoard splitExecutive Directors 5Non-executive Directors 5Chairman 1NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSSimon ThompsonChairmanAge: 52Nationality: BritishTenure: 10 monthsTerm of office: 3 yearsLetter of appointment:Dated 16 December 2011Re-election to Board: AnnualSimon Thompson was appointed as anon-executive Director in May 2011 andwas appointed non-executive Chairmanfrom 1 January 2012. He holds a degree ingeology and brings a wealth of internationalinvestment banking and natural resourcesknowledge and experience, especially inAfrica. From 1985, he held investmentbanking roles at N M Rothschild andS G Warburg. In 1995, he joined the AngloAmerican group where he held a number ofsenior positions including chief executive ofthe base metals division, chairman of theexploration division and chairman of theTarmac Group.Committee membership: Nominations(Chairman) and Remuneration Committees.Other directorships and offices: Simon wasappointed an executive director of AngloAmerican plc in 2005. Since leaving AngloAmerican in 2007, he has held a numberof non-executive director positions.These currently include NewmontMining Corporation (USA), Sandvik AB(Sweden) and AMEC plc (UK).Steven McTiernanSenior Independent DirectorAge: 60Nationality: BritishTenure: 10 yearsTerm of office: 10 monthsLetter of appointment:Dated 28 February 2012Re-election to Board: AnnualSteven McTiernan was appointed as anon-executive Director in 2002 and wasappointed Senior Independent Director in2008. Mr McTiernan began his career as apetroleum engineer, working with BP, Amocoand Mesa in the Middle East and the UK.In 1979, he joined Chase Manhattan Bank,where he became senior vice-presidentand head of the bank’s energy group basedin New York.Committee membership: Audit, Nominationsand Remuneration Committees.Other directorships and offices: From1996 to 2001 Steven held senior energyrelatedpositions at NatWest Markets andCIBC World Markets. He is currently principalof Sandown Energy Consultants Limited,a natural resources advisory firm basedin London, and a non-executive directorof First Quantum Minerals Limited.David WilliamsNon-executive DirectorAge: 66Nationality: BritishTenure: 5 yearsTerm of office: 3 yearsLetter of appointment:Dated 8 December 2009Re-election to Board: AnnualDavid Williams was appointed as a nonexecutiveDirector in 2006. A CharteredAccountant, he brings a wealth of publiccompany experience to Tullow from manyyears with Bunzl plc where he was financedirector until he retired in 2006, and prior tothat as finance director of Tootal Group plc.Committee membership: Audit (Chairman)and Remuneration Committees.Other directorships and offices: Davidis the joint chairman of Mondi plc. He isalso the senior independent director ofMeggitt PLC and a non-executive directorof DP World Limited, a Dubai quotedcompany, and is chairman of the auditcommittee at both companies. From 2007to 2010, he was the senior independentdirector of Taylor Wimpey plc.82Tullow Oil plc 2011 Annual Report and Accounts