Our Board

Sir Ian Robinson BSc FREng

Chairman

Sir Ian was appointed Chairman of the Board on 1 October 2001. He joined the Board as a non-executive director and Deputy Chairman of the Board on 22 February 2001. He was Chief Executive of Scottish Power plc from 1995 to 2001. He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a member of The Takeover Panel. He is also a non-executive director of Scottish & Newcastle plc, Compass Group plc and Siemens Holdings plc.

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Christopher Bell

Chief Executive

Christopher Bell became Chief Executive following the completion of the sale of the Hilton International hotels division in February 2006. He was previously Chief Executive of Ladbrokes Worldwide and was appointed to the Board on 1 June 2000. He joined Ladbrokes in 1991 and became Managing Director in 1995. Prior to joining Ladbrokes he held a number of senior positions with Allied Domecq. He is also Vice Chairman of the Association of British Bookmakers, Chairman of the Bookmakers Committee, a Board member of the Horserace Betting Levy Board, a Board member of the British Institute of Sport and Leisure and a non-executive and senior independent director of Game Group plc.

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Alan S Ross

Managing Director European Retail and Casino

Managing Director European Retail and Casino Alan Ross joined the Board following the completion of the sale of the Hilton International hotels division in February 2006. He was appointed Managing Director Ladbrokes Retail in April 2000. During his long career at Ladbrokes, he has held a number of senior management positions, including Managing Director of Coral Group and Managing Director of Ladbrokes Casinos prior to the acquisition of Stakis. He was appointed Managing Director International Betting and Gaming in April 1999. He is Chairman of 49's Limited and a director of Satellite Information Services. He is a member of the Business in Sport and Leisure Board, the British Greyhound Racing Fund Board, the Association of British Bookmakers Council and the Bookmakers Committee and is also on the GamCare Advisory Group.

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John O'Reilly

Managing Director Remote Betting and Gaming

Managing Director Remote Betting and Gaming John O'Reilly joined the Board following the completion of the sale of the Hilton International hotels division in February 2006. He has led the Ladbrokes eGaming Division since its establishment in 2000. He has responsibility for Vernons in addition to Ladbrokes.com and Ladbrokes Telephone Betting operations. Since joining Ladbrokes, he has held senior responsibility within the Company for marketing, public relations, public affairs, property, business development and the Telephone Betting business. He is a director of the Remote Gambling Association.

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Brian Wallace

Group Finance Director

Brian Wallace was appointed Group Finance Director on 5 March 2007. Prior to the sale of the Hilton International hotels division, Brian was Deputy Group Chief Executive and Group Finance Director of Hilton Group plc. He was formerly Group Finance Director of Geest and has held financial appointments with APV, Schlumberger and PriceWaterhouse. He is also Senior Independent non-executive director of Hays plc and a non-executive director at Scottish and Newcastle plc.

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John F Jarvis CVO, CBE

Independent Non-Executive Director

John Jarvis was appointed a non-executive director on 1 July 2006. Currently Chairman of Jarvis Hotels Ltd, Mr Jarvis is also non-executive Chairman of Sandown Park Racecourse and a member of The Jockey Club. He was previously a non-executive director at United Racecourses and a non-executive Chairman of Sporting Index. From 1979 to 1990, Mr Jarvis was an executive director of Ladbroke Group plc and Chairman of Hilton International from 1987 to 1990.

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Nicholas M H Jones MSc FCA

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Nicholas Jones was appointed a non-executive director on 22 July 2002. He is a qualified chartered accountant and business school graduate. He is a distinguished corporate financier and is Vice Chairman of Lazard in London, a position he has held since 1999. His other interests include horse racing and from 1991-2000 he was Chairman of the National Stud.

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Christopher J Rodrigues CBE

Independent Non-Executive Director

Christopher Rodrigues was appointed a non-executive director on 1 September 2003. In January 2007, Mr Rodrigues was appointed Deputy Chairman of the board of Provident Financial plc and Chairman of their International Division, and also the new Chair of the national tourism body, VisitBritain. He was until November 2006 President and Chief Executive of Visa International. He was previously Group Chief Executive of Bradford & Bingley plc. Prior to that he was Group Chief Executive of Thomas Cook and held several senior management positions with American Express. Christopher is also a Steward of Henley Royal Regatta.

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Henry E Staunton FCA

Independent Non-Executive Director

Henry Staunton was appointed a non-executive director on 1 September 2006. Mr Staunton was previously the Finance Director at ITV plc and Granada Group plc. He is currently a non-executive director at Legal & General plc and Standard Bank plc. Prior to this, Mr Staunton was also a non-executive director at Emap plc, BskyB, Independent Television News Limited and Ashtead Group plc, of which he was also Chairman between 2001 and 2004.

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C Philippa Wicks

Independent Non-Executive Director

Independent Non-Executive Director Pippa Wicks was appointed a non-executive director on 1 June 2004. An Oxford and London Business School graduate, she was appointed a Managing Director of AlixPartners Ltd, London, the specialist performance improvement and turnaround firm in 2003. She previously held senior positions within Pearson plc and was Group Finance Director of Courtaulds Textiles plc between 1993 and 1999. Pippa began her career with Bain & Company and was a non-executive director of Arcadia Group plc between 2001 and 2002.

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