Directors

Chris Gibson-Smith  ²^,³
Chairman
Also Chairman of The British Land Company plc and Non-Executive Director of Qatar Financial Centre Authority. He is a Trustee of the LondonBusinessSchool. He was previously Chairman of National Air Traffic Services Ltd from 2001 to 2005, Director of Lloyds TSB plc from 1999 to 2005, Group Managing Director of BP plc from 1997 to 2001, and a past Trustee of the Institute of Public Policy Research and the arts charity Arts & Business.

Angelo Tantazzi ¹^,³
Deputy Chairman
Since July 2000 has held the position of Chairman and a Non-Executive Director of Borsa Italiana S.p.A., Monte Titoli S.p.A., CC&G S.p.A. and Prometeia S.p.A.. He is also Vice-Chairman of the publishing house “Il Mulino” and a Non-Executive Director of Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna, Coesia S.p.A.

Xavier Rolet
Chief Executive
Joined the Board as a Director on 16 March 2009 and appointed Chief Executive on 20 May 2009. From 2000 to 2008 he was a senior executive at Lehman Brothers and, most recently, CEO of Lehman in France. Prior to Lehman Brothers, he held senior positions at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson from 1997 to 2000, Credit Suisse First Boston from 1994 to 1996 and Goldman Sachs from 1984 to 1994.  He is a non-executive director of LCH.Clearnet and is also a member of the Board of Overseers of Columbia Business School.

Doug Webb
Chief Financial Officer
Appointed to the Board in June 2008. At QinetiQ Group plc from 2003 to 2008, became its Chief Financial Officer in 2005. Previously Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, North America and then Finance Director, Continental Europe at Logica plc from 1994 to 2003 and at Price Waterhouse from 1982 to 1994.  He was appointed as a non-executive director of SEGRO plc from May 2010.

Baroness (Janet) Cohen ¹^,³
Non-Executive Director
A Life Peer. Vice Chairman of Borsa Italiana S.p.A.. Non-Executive Director of Management Consulting Group plc and Proudfoot Trustees Limited. Previously Non-Executive Director of BPP Holdings plc from 1994-2002 and Chairman from 2002-2006, Freshwater UK plc from 2007 to February 2009 and Trillium Partners Ltd from September 2009 to April 2010. Advisory Director of HSBC Investment Bank, a Non-Executive Director of Charterhouse Management Services Ltd from 1988 to 1999 and Charterhouse Financial Services Ltd from 1989 to 1993. Governor of the BBC from 1994 to 1999.

Sergio Ermotti ²
Non-Executive Director
Group Deputy CEO of UniCredit Group, Head of Corporate & Investment Banking and Private Banking Strategic Business Area. From January 2006 to July 2007 Deputy General Manager and Head of Markets and Investment Banking at UniCredit Group. With Merrill Lynch & Co. from 1987 until 2004 where in his last function he was Senior Vice President, Co-Head of Global Equity Markets and Member of the Operating Committee. From 2002 to 2003 he was a Director of Virt-X Limited and of Virt-X Exchange Limited.

Andrea Munari ¹
Non-Executive Director
Managing Director of Banca IMI (Intesa Sanpaolo group). Previously, a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Fixed Income Division and, since 2006, CEO and Managing Director of Banca Caboto (now Banca IMI). In addition, a Director of MTS S.p.A. from 2003 to 2005 and of TLX S.p.A. from January 2007 to September 2007.

Paolo Scaroni ²^,³
Non-Executive Director
CEO of Eni since May 2005.  Non-Executive Director of Assicurazioni Generali, Veolia Environnement, Fondazione Teatro alla Scala and Member of the Board of Overseers of Columbia Business School (New York). Previously CEO of Pilkington plc from 1997 to 2002, Director of BAE Systems plc from 2000 to 2004 and of Invensys plc from 2001 to 2002. He was also CEO of Enel from 2002 to 2005, Director from 2002 to 2005 and then Chairman from 2005 to 2006 of Alliance Unichem plc.

Robert WebbQC ²^,³
Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
Non-Executive Chairman of Autonomy Corporation plc and BBC Worldwide.  Non-Executive Director of the BBC Executive Board, Hakluyt Ltd, Argent Group plc and the Emerging Health Threats Forum.  Bencher, InnerTemple.  General Counsel of British Airways from September 1998 to April 2009, responsible for law, government affairs, safety, security and risk management.  Formerly Head of Chambers at 5 Bell Yard London.

Paul Heiden ¹
Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee
Appointed to the Board in June 2010. Executive Chairman of Talaris Topco Limited and Independent Non-Executive Director of United Utilities Group plc. He has also recently been appointed as Non-Executive Director of Meggitt plc. Previously Chief Executive Officer of FKI plc from 2003 to 2008 and Group Finance Director of Rolls-Royce plc from 1999 to 2003. He has had previous senior finance roles at Hanson PLC and Mercury Communications and was a Non-Executive Director of Bunzl plc from 1998 to 2005 and a Non-Executive Director of Filtrona plc from 2005 to 2006.

Gay Huey Evans ¹^,²
Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board in June 2010. Vice Chairman Investment Banking and Investment Management, Barclays plc. Previously Head of Governance at Citi Alternative Investments (EMEA) from 2007 to 2008 and President of Tribeca Global Management from 2005 to 2007 (both part of Citigroup) and Director of Markets Division and Head of Capital Markets Sector at the UK Financial Services Authority from 1998 to 2005.

Raffaele Jerusalmi
Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer of Borsa Italiana and Director of Capital Markets
Appointed to the Board in June 2010. In addition to his role as Director of Capital Markets, Raffaele was appointed to Chief Executive Officer of Borsa Italiana S.p.A. in April 2010. He is also a Board Member of Borsa Italiana S.p.A., Monte Titoli S.p.A., CC&G S.p.A., MTS S.p.A. and EDX London Limited. Prior to joining Borsa Italiana in 1998, he was head of trading for Italian fixed income at Credit Suisse First Boston and member of the proprietary trading group in London from 1996 to 1998. From 1997 to 1998 he was a Board Member of MTS S.p.A., representing Credit Suisse First Boston and from 1989 to 1993 was head of trading for the fixed income and derivatives divisions at Cimo S.p.A. in Milan.