Our board

Joined the Group in 1990. Group Financial Controller from 1995–99. Appointed Finance Director in 1999, Chief Operating Officer in 2003 and Chief Executive in 2004. Member of the Nomination Committee. Age 50.

Joined the Group in 2003 from D S Smith plc, where he was Group Financial Controller. Previously with Coopers & Lybrand, including two years in their New York office advising on mergers and acquisitions. Age 46.

Joined the Group in 1984 with the Hayward Baker acquisition. Appointed President, Hayward Baker in 1994 and President, Keller Foundations Inc. in 1998. Appointed to the Board in 2003. Age 59.

Joined the Group in 1986. Appointed Deputy Managing Director, CEMEA in 1998 and Managing Director in 2001. Appointed to the Board in 2003. Age 60.

Appointed to the Board in 2007 and as Chairman on 1 August 2009. Mr Franklin is a Non-executive Director of Norwegian-listed Statoil ASA and Australian-listed companies Santos Ltd and Boart Longyear Ltd. Formerly Chief Executive of Paladin Resources plc and Group Managing Director of Clyde Petroleum plc, following various senior management posts at BP. Chairman of the Nomination Committee. Age 57.

Appointed to the Board and as a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees on 28 February 2011. Mr Girling is a Non-executive Director of Elementis plc and Arco Limited and the independent Chairman Trustee for Slaughter and May’s pension fund. Formerly Group Finance Director of Carillion plc. Age 57.

Appointed to the Board in 2001 and became Senior Independent Director on 1 February 2008. Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. Mr Brown is Chairman of NovaQuest Capital and NFT Distribution Holdings. He is also Senior Independent Director of Forth Ports plc. His executive career included directorships with Exel Logistics plc, TDG plc and Tibbett & Britten plc. Age 66.

Appointed to the Board in 2003. Mr López Jiménez is Chairman of GTCEISU Construcción, S.A., Vice-Chairman of Dragados, S.A. Board Executive Member of ACS Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A, and Board Member of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft. He was Secretary of State for Public Works and Urban Development in the Spanish Government between 1977 and 1979, Chairman of ENDESA between 1979 and 1982 and Chairman of UNION FENOSA between 2005 and 2009. Age 68.

Appointed to the Board and as a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees on 1 June 2010. Ms Cairnie is Vice President Group Strategy & Competitive Intelligence of Shell International BV. Her current role follows a number of senior international roles within Shell, including serving on the boards of Shell Pakistan Ltd and joint venture companies in Germany and Thailand. Age 57.

Appointed to the Board and as a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees on 1 August 2011. Mr Savage is a Non-executive Director of Malaysian-listed Mudajaya Group Berhad. Formerly Chief Operating Officer for Australian-listed Leighton Holdings Limited, following a number of senior roles within the Leighton Group, including that of Managing Director of Al Habtoor Leighton Group. Age 51.