Richard Harvey FIA (56)
Group chief executive
Appointed to the board in May 2000 and became group chief executive in April 2001. Joined Norwich Union in 1992, holding senior positions in New Zealand and the UK before joining the Norwich Union board in 1995 and becoming group chief executive of Norwich Union in 1998. Former chairman of the Association of British Insurers. Richard Harvey will retire as the group chief executive in July 2007.
Member of the nomination and corporate social responsibility committees.
Andrew Moss (48)
Group finance director
Appointed to the board in May 2004 upon joining the company. Previously director – finance, risk management and operations in Lloyd’s (insurance) and formerly held a number of senior management positions at HSBC plc (banking). Andrew Moss will succeed Richard Harvey as the group chief executive in July 2007.
Philip Scott FIA (53)
Executive director
Appointed to the board in May 2000. Joined Norwich Union in 1973 and held a number of senior positions before joining the Norwich Union board in 1993. Currently responsible for the group’s insurance businesses outside Europe and Morley, the group’s UK fund management operations. Philip Scott will succeed Andrew Moss as the group finance director in July 2007.
Patrick Snowball (56)
Executive director
Appointed to the board in March 2001. Joined the group in 1989, holding a number of senior positions before joining the board of Norwich Union in 1999. Currently responsible for the group’s United Kingdom businesses namely Norwich Union Insurance, Norwich Union Life and RAC. A member of the Financial Services Authority’s Practitioner Panel.
Lord Sharman of Redlynch OBE (63)
Chairman
Appointed to the board in January 2005 and became chairman on 1 January 2006. Currently chairman of Aegis Group plc (media services), an independent non-executive director of BG Group plc (utility) and Reed Elsevier plc (publisher) and a member of the supervisory board of ABN AMRO N.V. (banking). Former chairman of KPMG International (auditors), former deputy chairman of Group 4 Securicor plc (security services) and a former independent non-executive director of Young & Co.’s Brewery PLC (drinks) and AEA Technology plc (commercial/technology).
Chairman of the board and nomination committees and a member of the corporate social responsibility committee.
Guillermo de la Dehesa (65)
Independent non-executive director
Appointed to the board in May 2000. Joined the board of Norwich Union as a non-executive director in 1999. Currently non-executive chairman of Aviva’s operations in Spain, non-executive vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs Europe (banking) and a non-executive director of Campofrio (consumer), Unión Eléctrica Fenosa (utility) and Bank Santander Central Hispano (banking). Chairman of the Centre of Economic Policy Research and a member of the Group of Thirty (consultative group on international economic and monetary affairs). A former deputy governor of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, a former deputy general manager of the Bank of Spain and former Secretary of State of Finance in Spain.
Member of the nomination and corporate social responsibility committees.
Wim Dik (68)
Senior independent non-executive director
Appointed to the board in December 1999. Currently chairman of the supervisory board of Zesko Holding B.V. (telecommunications) and Tele Atlas N.V. (information systems), a non-executive director of Unilever N.V. and Unilever plc (consumer) and of LogicaCMG plc (computer services). Former Minister for Foreign Trade in the Netherlands. A former chairman of Nederlandse Unilever Bedrijven B.V. (consumer) and former chairman and chief executive officer of KPN Royal Dutch Telecom (telecommunications). A former chairman of the supervisory board of Holland Casino (gaming) and a former member of the supervisory boards of TNT Post Group (mail services), Vos Logistics (transport) and ABN AMRO N.V. (banking).
Chairman of the corporate social responsibility committee and member of the nomination and risk and regulatory committees.
Mary Francis CBE (58)
Independent non-executive director
Appointed to the board in October 2005. Currently senior independent non-executive director of Centrica plc (utilities), a non-executive director of St Modwen Properties plc (property development), a director of the Bank of England, Fund Distribution Limited and Almeida Theatre Company Limited. A member of the advisory board of the National Consumer Council and Governor of the Pensions Policy Institute. A former Director General of the Association of British Insurers and senior civil servant.
Chairman of the risk and regulatory committee and a member of the audit and remuneration committees.
Richard Karl Goeltz (64)
Independent non-executive director
Appointed to the board in May 2004. Currently a non-executive director of the Warnaco Group Inc (clothing), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (financial services), New Germany Fund (investment trust) and a director of The London School of Economics and Political Science. A former chief financial officer of American Express Company (financial services), NatWest Group plc (banking) and The Seagram Company Ltd (drinks) and a former member of the Accounting Standards Board (UK).
Chairman of the remuneration committee and member of the audit committee.
Carole Piwnica (49)
Independent non-executive director
Appointed to the board in May 2003. A member of the New York and Paris bars, practising law in Europe and the US specialising in private equity and EU regulatory matters. Currently a non-executive director of Toepfer International GmbH (trading) and a member of the biotech advisory board of Monsanto. A former non-executive vice-chairman – governmental affairs for Tate & Lyle plc (agricultural/industrial), a former non-executive director of S A Spadel N.V. (food and beverages) and former chairman of Amylum Group (agricultural/industrial).
Member of the audit, remuneration and corporate social responsibility committees.
Russell Walls (63)
Independent non-executive director
Appointed to the board in May 2004. Currently a non-executive director of Signet Group plc (retail) and chairman of its audit committee. A former group finance director of BAA plc (transport), Wellcome plc (pharmaceuticals) and Coats Viyella plc (textiles). Former senior independent non-executive director of Stagecoach Group plc (transport) and of Hilton Group plc (leisure) and a former non-executive director of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company plc (transport).
Chairman of the audit committee and a member of the risk and regulatory and nomination committees.