Board of Directors - Britannia

10Board of DirectorsBarrie Bernstein ChairmanBarrie Bernstein, 63, joined the Board in 1994 and became itsChairman in May 1999. He is a member of the Audit andRemuneration Committees and he chairs the NominationsCommittee. He is also Chairman of Rochdale DevelopmentAgency.Rhidian Jones, MA, FCIS, FIMgt Deputy ChairmanRhidian Jones, 58, joined the Board in 1993 and became theDeputy Chairman in December 2000. He chairs theRemuneration Committee, is a member of the Audit andNominations Committees and takes a special interest incorporate governance and compliance. He was previously aDirector of the Mornington Building Society. Rhidian began hiscareer in finance and property management, before qualifying asa solicitor. He is a partner in Nabarro Nathanson, where heheads up the corporate department, and he is also the seniorNon-executive Director of Serco Group PLC.Ian Adam, CAIan Adam, 58, joined the Board in 1998 and he chairs the AuditCommittee. He is a Chartered Accountant, and amongst hisother appointments he is the Deputy Chairman of FishersHoldings Limited. He was formerly Finance Director at ChristianSalvesen PLC.Harry Coe, FCAHarry Coe, 57, joined the Board in 2000. He is a member ofBritannia’s Credit Committee and is the former ManagingDirector of leading holiday company Airtours PLC. He chairsthe Boards of Travelsphere (Holdings) Limited and Jaycare(Holdings) Limited.Bill Gordon, FCIBBill Gordon, 62, joined the Board as a Non-executive Directorin September 1999. He has extensive experience in treasuryrisk management and he is a member of the Assets andLiabilities Committee and a Director of Britannia TreasuryServices Limited. Bill is a member of the Non-MemberMortgage Board, a management committee recently establishedto oversee the operations of the non-member mortgagebusiness. He is the former Chief Executive of UK BankingServices at Barclays, and he remains Chairman of BarclaysPension Fund Trustees Limited.Gerald Gregory, BA, MAGerald Gregory, 46, joined the Board as Sales and MarketingDirector in September 1999 and is now Managing Director,Non-Member Business. He is also a Director of Verso Limitedand Platform Home Loans Limited, a member of the Non-Member Mortgage Board and is a member of the Society’sAssets and Liabilities and Credit Committees. He is also atrustee of the Britannia Building Society Foundation. Geraldjoined the Society in 1989 from Girobank PLC. He wasformerly Treasurer, Head of Lending and then Director ofMutuality and Marketing at the Society.Neville Richardson, BA, FCANeville Richardson, 44, joined the Board in 1998 as GroupFinance Director after 21 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers,where he was a partner in the financial services practice. Hewas appointed Deputy Chief Executive with effect from1 January 2002 and will take over from Graham Stow as GroupChief Executive in November 2002. He is a member of theAssets and Liabilities Committee and is also a Director ofBritannia Treasury Services Limited.Bridget Rosewell, MA, MPhilProfessor Bridget Rosewell, 50, joined the Board as a NonexecutiveDirector in July 1999. She is also a member of theAudit Committee. She is an economist and is a foundingDirector and Executive Chairman of the economic and marketanalysis firm Volterra Consulting Limited. Bridget is ChiefEconomic Adviser to the British Retail Consortium and a visitingprofessor at City University Business School.Britannia Building Society Annual Report & Accounts 2001