People: The Paragon Group of Companies PLC (PARA.L)

PARA.L on London Stock Exchange

39.96GBp
17 Feb 2009
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Dench, Robert 60 2007 Chairman of the Board
Terrington, Nigel 49 1995 Chief Executive, Executive Director
Keen, Nicholas 51 1995 Finance Director, Executive Director
Gemmell, John Company Secretary
Heron, John 50 1994 Director - Mortgages, Executive Director
Newell, Christopher 49 2001 Independent Non-Executive Director
Eccles, Terence 63 2009 Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Tilly, Edward 66 2008 Independent Non-Executive Director
Fletcher, Alan 59 2009 Independent Non-Executive Director

Biographies

Name Description
Dench, Robert Mr. Robert (Bob) G. Dench is Chairman of the Board of Paragon Group of Companies PLC. He joined Paragon Group of Companies PLC as a Non-Executive Director in September 2004 and was appointed Chairman in February 2007. During an extended career with Barclays he held a number of senior positions in the UK and overseas, leaving in 2004. He is also a non-executive director of AXA UK plc and AXA Ireland Limited and of Clipper Ventures plc.
Terrington, Nigel Mr. Nigel S. Terrington is Chief Executive, Executive Director of Paragon Group of Companies PLC. He joined the Group in 1987 and became Chief Executive in June 1995, having held the positions of Treasurer and Finance Director. Prior to Paragon, he worked in investment banking. He has previously held the positions of Chairman of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association and Chairman of the FLA Consumer Finance division. He has also been a member of the Executive Committee of the Council of Mortgage Lenders and a Board member of the Finance and Leasing Association.
Keen, Nicholas Mr. Nicholas (Nick) Keen is Finance Director, Executive Director of Paragon Group of Companies PLC. He joined the Group in May 1991 and became Finance Director in June 1995 having previously held the position of Treasurer. Prior to joining the Group he worked in Corporate Banking, Treasury and Capital Markets. He is Chairman of the Paragon Credit Committee.
Gemmell, John Mr. John G. Gemmell is Company Secretary of Paragon Group of Companies PLC.
Heron, John Mr. John A. Heron is Director - Mortgages, Executive Director of Paragon Group of Companies PLC. He joined the Group in January 1986. He was appointed as Marketing Director in 1990 and in 1994 played a pivotal role in re-establishing the Group’s mortgage lending operations as Managing Director of Paragon Mortgages. As Director of Mortgages, he is responsible for both Paragon Mortgages and Mortgage Trust. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and a member of the Executive Committee of the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
Newell, Christopher Mr. Christopher D. Newell joined the Board of Paragon Group of Companies PLC as a Independent Non-Executive Director in November 2001. He has been a Director of Altium Capital Limited since 1990. He was a Director of Artemis Investment Management Limited from its formation until 2006. He is a Chartered Accountant. He is Chairman of the Paragon Audit and Compliance Committee.
Eccles, Terence Mr. Terence (Terry) C. Eccles is Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Paragon Group Of Companies PLC. He joined Paragon Group of Companies PLC as a Non-Executive director on 1 February 2007. He is also a non-executive director of Bluebay Asset Management PLC. He was previously Vice Chairman of JPMorgan Cazenove. Since joining the JPMorgan Group in 1970 he held a wide range of roles in London, New York and Hong Kong. Since 1986 he was involved with the development of the firm’s financial institutions business, becoming its head and then Chairman. He has advised on many of the more transactions in the financial services industry.
Tilly, Edward Mr. Edward (Ted) A. Tilly was appointed as a Independent Non-Executive Director of Paragon Group of Companies PLC on 1 April 2008. Mr. Tilly was the senior Independent Director of Retail Decisions PLC from January 2000 until January 2007. He has held a number of directorships including Chairman of Barclays Life Assurance Company Ltd from 1999 to 2003. Prior to this Mr. Tilly was Chairman and Chief Executive of GE Capital’s European insurance division. Mr. Tilly was with the Legal & General Group for nearly 30 years where he held a number of senior positions including Director Life and Pensions and Director International.
Fletcher, Alan Mr. Alan K. Fletcher is Independent Non-Executive Director of Paragon Group Of Companies PLC on 25 February 2009. Alan Fletcher has considerable experience in financial services, including pension fund trusteeship and investment fund management. He was Chairman of Neville James Holdings prior to its acquisition by Challenger International of Australia, following which he was Sales and Marketing Director of Challenger Group Services and a director of Challenger Life (UK) from 2002 - 2003. Since 2000 he has been non-executive Chairman of Hyperama plc and, since 2003, Chairman of Fresh Professional Development Limited, which specialises in delivering financial and business skills courses to the legal sector. In 2007 he was elected to the General Synod of the Church of England and in 2009 was elected to the Pension Boards of the Church of England.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Dench, Robert 209,000
Terrington, Nigel 716,000
Keen, Nicholas 545,000
Gemmell, John --
Heron, John 400,000
Newell, Christopher --
Eccles, Terence --
Tilly, Edward --
Fletcher, Alan --
As Of 29 Sep 2009

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