People: Legal and General Group PLC (LGEN.L)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Stewart, John 60 2010 Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
Breedon, Timothy 51 2006 Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director
Walker, David 69 2004 Senior Independent Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board
Wilson, Nigel 52 2009 Group Chief Financial Officer, Director
Davies, Claire Group Secretary
Pollock, John 50 Group Executive Director - Protection & Annuities
Gregory, Mark 45 2009 Group Executive Director - Savings
Heaton, Frances 64 2001 Independent Non Executive Director
Schmitz, Ronaldo 71 2000 Independent Non Executive Director
Strachan, James 56 2003 Independent Non - Executive Director
Staunton, Henry 60 2004 Independent Non-Executive Director
Markham, Rudy 64 2006 Independent Non-Executive Director
Furse, Dame 2009 Independent Non-Executive Director

Biographies

Name Description
Stewart, John Mr. John Morrison Stewart has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Legal & General Group Plc, effective March 1, 2010. He was appointed as Chairman-designate of the company on January 1, 2010. Mr Stewart has an extensive career in UK and international financial services. He was Group Chief Executive Officer of Woolwich PLC from 1996-2000, Deputy CEO of Barclays from 2000-2003 and Chief Executive of National Australia Bank from 2004 to 2008. He is a non-Executive Director of Telstra Corporation Ltd and was recently appointed a Director of the Court of the Bank of England. John Stewart served as Chief Executive Officer of National Australia Bank Limited from February 2004 to January 2009. Prior to that, he was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of National Australia Bank of Europe at National Australia Bank Limited (2003 to 2004). Before joining National Australia Bank, Mr Stewart was Deputy Chief Executive of Barclays PLC from 2000 to 2003 and Group Chief Executive Officer of Woolwich PLC from 1996 to 2000.
Breedon, Timothy Mr. Breedon was promoted to Group Chief Executive of Legal and General Group Plc in January 2006 from Deputy Group Chief Executive. He joined the Board as Group Director (Investments) in January 2002, having joined Legal & General in 1987. Tim is also a director of the Association of British Insurers. Former roles include: Managing Director (Index Funds) and Director (Index Funds).
Walker, David Mr. Walker is Vice Chairman and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Legal and General Group Plc. David was appointed to the Board in March 2002. Former roles include: Chairman and Chief Executive of Morgan Stanley International Limited; executive director of the Bank of England; Chairman of the London Investment Banking Association; Chairman of the Securities and Investments Board and Deputy Chairman of Lloyds Bank.
Wilson, Nigel Dr. Nigel Wilson has been appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer, Director of Legal & General Group Plc with effect from 1 September 2009. Dr. Wilson has been Chief Financial Officer of United Business Media Limited since 2001 and was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive in 2008. He was group finance director of Viridian Group plc from 1996 to 2000, and became managing director of Viridian Capital in 1999. He is a non-executive director and currently acting Chairman of Halfords Group plc. Previous appointments include group finance director at Waste Management International plc, chief executive, corporate, Guinness Peat Aviation (G.P.A.), head of corporate finance and group commercial director of Dixons Group plc, managing director of Stanhope Properties plc and a consultant at McKinsey & Co. He has a Doctorate in Philosophy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Davies, Claire
Pollock, John Mr. Pollock is a Group Director (Product & Corporate) was appointed to the Board in December 2003. having joined Legal & General in 1980. Former roles include: Director, UK Operations, Managing Director, Legal & General Asia and various posts in Customer Services and IT.
Gregory, Mark Mr. Mark Gregory is Group Executive Director - Savings of Legal & General Group Plc. Mr. Gregory has worked for Legal & General since 1998, and as Managing Director, With-profits, since 2006.
Heaton, Frances Ms. Heaton is an Independent Non Executive Director of Legal and General Group Plc, was appointed to the Board in July 2001. Frances is also a non-executive director of Jupiter Primadona Growth Trust Plc and BMT Limited. Former roles include: non-executive director AWG PLC, member of the Court of Directors of the Bank of England; Deputy Chairman of WS Atkins PLC and executive director of Lazard Brothers & Co. Limited.
Schmitz, Ronaldo Dr. Schmitz is an Independent Non Executive Director of Legal and General Group Plc, and was appointed in October 2000. Ronaldo is also a nonexecutive director of GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Rohm & Haas Company, Cabot Corporation and Sick AG. Former roles include executive director of Deutsche Bank AG.
Strachan, James Mr. Strachan is an Independent Non - Executive Director who was appointed to the Board of Legal and General Group Plc in December 2003. James is also a Member of the Court of Directors of the Bank of England, a non-executive director of both Care UK Plc and Welsh Water Limited, a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and a Trustee of Somerset House. Former roles include: Chairman of the Audit Commission, Managing Director of Merrill Lynch and Chairman of RNID.
Staunton, Henry Henry Staunton was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Legal and General Group Plc in May 2004. Henry is also a non-executive director of Ladbrokes Plc and Standard Bank Plc. Former roles include: Finance Director of ITV Plc and Granada Group Plc; Chairman of Ashtead Group Plc and non-executive director of EMAP Plc, Independent Television News Limited and Vector Hospitality Plc.
Markham, Rudy Rudy Markham was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Legal and General Group Plc in October 2006. Rudy is a non-executive director of Standard Chartered Plc and is Chair of its Audit and Risk Committee. He is also a nonexecutive director of the Financial Reporting Council, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and United Parcel Service Inc. Former roles include: Chief Financial Officer, Director of Strategy and Technology and Treasurer of Unilever Plc; Chair and CEO of Unilever Japan, Chair of Unilever Australia.
Furse, Dame Dame Clara Furse is Independent Non-Executive Director of Legal & General Group Plc. Dame Clara Furse has been Chief Executive of London Stock Exchange Group since January 2001 and will step down from this position on 20 May 2009, remaining on the Board as a Director until mid-July. She is a member of the Shanghai International Financial Advisory Council and currently also a Director of Euroclear SA/NV and LCH. Clearnet Group.

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