People: Hays PLC (HAYS.L)

HAYS.L on London Stock Exchange

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17 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Alan Thomson

 66 2010 Non-Executive Chairman of the Board

Alistair Cox

 51 2007 Chief Executive, Executive Director

Paul Venables

 50 2006 Group Finance Director, Executive Director

Alison Yapp

 46 2006 Company Secretary, General Legal Counsel

C. William Eccleshare

 56 2004 Independent Non-Executive Director

Paul Harrison

 48 2011 Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Victoria Jarman

 40 2011 Independent Non-Executive Director

Richard Smelt

 55 2007 Independent Non-Executive Director

Pippa Wicks

 49 2012 Independent Non-Executive Director

David Walker

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Biographies

Name Description

Alan Thomson

 Mr. Alan M. T. Thomson is Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Hays Plc., since 10 November 2010. He has been appointed as a non-executive director on 1 October 2010. He graduated with an MA degree in History and Economics from Glasgow University. He is Chairman of Bodycote plc, the international provider of thermal processing services and a non-executive director of Alstom SA, the French power generation, rail transportation and electrical transmission equipment manufacturer. He was Group Finance Director of Smiths Group plc from 1995 until his retirement in 2006 and was, until 2011, the Senior Independent Director and Audit Committee Chairman of Johnson Matthey plc. He is a past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Alistair Cox

 Mr. Alistair R. Cox is Chief Executive, Executive Director of Hays Plc. He was appointed to the Board on 1 September 2007 and became Chief Executive on 15 November 2007. He is a Chartered Engineer, having graduated in Aeronautical Engineering and holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business in California. He began his career at British Aerospace, subsequently moving to Schlumberger in 1982 where he held a number of roles in field engineering, management and research science. After graduating from business school, he was a manager at McKinsey & Company before joining Blue Circle Industries (latterly Lafarge) where he was Group Strategy Director and latterly Regional Director for Asia. He became Chief Executive at Xansa plc in 2002 before joining Hays. Alistair is a non-executive director of 3i Group plc.

Paul Venables

 Mr. Paul Venables is Group Finance Director, Executive Director of Hays Plc, since 2 May 2006. He is a Chartered Accountant. He was a Senior Manager at Deloitte and Touche, now Deloitte LLP. He worked for Exel plc for 13 years prior to the acquisition of Exel plc by Deutsche Post in December 2005. At Exel he held a number of senior ?nance and operational roles, including Deputy Group Finance Director, and was a member of the executive board of Exel plc and Chairman of their Acquisitions and Projects Review Board. He joined Hays from DHL Logistics, a division of Deutsche Post World Net. He is Senior Independent Director of Wincanton plc.

Alison Yapp

 Ms. Alison R. Yapp is Company Secretary, General Legal Counsel of Hays Plc., since 30 January 2006. She qualified as a solicitor in 1990. She began her career in private practice at Turner Kenneth Brown, advising corporate and commercial clients before moving in-house. She has 20 years’ experience in industry within a number of international groups in the engineering, industrial and support services sectors. She was previously Company Secretary and Group Legal Adviser of Charter plc (Charter International plc), an international engineering company, and prior to that held senior legal and secretarial positions in Johnson Matthey plc and Cookson Matthey Ceramics plc.

C. William Eccleshare

 Mr. C. William Eccleshare is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hays Plc., since 24 November 2004. He graduated with a Masters degree in History from Cambridge University. He was previously Chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam EMEA and Wunderman EMEA, held senior executive roles at McKinsey & Company, where he was also a Partner, and was Chairman and Chief Executive of BBDO Europe, where he was responsible for all BBDO advertising, direct marketing, digital and public relations agencies in 44 countries. He is Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc, the world’s outdoor advertising media owner, having previously held the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel’s International division. He played a role in the development of the new Hays brand identity and continues to bring clarity on the Company’s marketing approach, especially across the Group’s international markets.

Paul Harrison

 Mr. Paul S. Harrison is Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Hays Plc., since 9 November 2011. He is a Chartered Accountant. He was a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse, now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and was responsible for the provision of audit and advisory services to private and publicly listed companies. He joined The Sage Group plc as Group Financial Controller in 1997 and became its Group Finance Director in April 2000. As finance director of a technology and people-based international company, he has a technical understanding of governance practice combined with practical commercial acumen.

Victoria Jarman

 Ms. Victoria Jarman is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hays PLC., since 1 October 2011. She is Chairman of the Audit Committee. She graduated with a BEng (Hons) degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Leicester and is a Chartered Accountant, having spent her career at KPMG before moving to Lazard Corporate Finance in 1998. She was Chief Operating Officer of Lazard’s London and Middle East operations and a member of its European Management Committee. She is a non-executive director of De La Rue plc and a member of its audit and nomination committees.

Richard Smelt

 Mr. Richard J. Smelt is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hays Plc., since 15 November 2007. He graduated in Psychology from Leeds University, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has an MBA from the London Business School. With 30 years’ experience in HR management, he was Group Human Resources Director of Carphone Warehouse Group plc and Group Human Resources Director of Northern Rock plc post nationalisation. He has a portfolio of interests in private equity and corporate restructuring. Richard has been influential in helping the Company to enhance the key skills within its global workforce and has supported management in creating an industry development process for all levels of employees.

Pippa Wicks

 Ms. Pippa Wicks is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hays plc., since 1 January 2012. She graduated in Zoology from Oxford University following which she spent nine years with management consultants, Bain & Company. She is Managing Director of AlixPartners LLP, the global business advisory firm. She was previously a non-executive director of Ladbrokes plc where she was a member of its audit committee, Group Finance Director of Courtaulds Textiles plc, Chief Executive of FT Knowledge at Pearson plc, and a non-executive director of Hilton International plc and Arcadia plc.

David Walker

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Alan Thomson

 230,000

Alistair Cox

 1,208,000

Paul Venables

 852,000

Alison Yapp

 --

C. William Eccleshare

 --

Paul Harrison

 --

Victoria Jarman

 --

Richard Smelt

 --

Pippa Wicks

 --

David Walker

 --
As Of 29 Jun 2012

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