BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sir Ron Brierley, Chairman
Sir Ron Brierley implemented his investment approach successfully having founded Brierley Investments Limited in 1961. Following his appointment to the Board of Guinness Peat Group plc in March 1990, Sir Ron has continued to apply and develop this approach within the Company.
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

A. I. Gibbs, Executive Director
Tony Gibbs has been involved with public company boards for many years. His experience includes mergers, acquisitions and divestments. He is chairman of Tower Ltd. and Turners & Growers Ltd, and a director of Coats plc.
Appointed to the Board May 1996

R. Langley, Non-Executive Director
Ron Langley is an experienced director having sat on the boards of many public companies around the world.
Ron spent the last 25 years in the United States, initially heading the former Brierley Investments Ltd’s international subsidiary in North America. He then became Executive Chairman of PICO Holdings Inc., an insurance, water rights and property company which held significant strategic investments in the US, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.
Appointed to the Board May 2009

B. A. Nixon, Executive Director
Blake Nixon has wide corporate experience both in the UK and Australia. He is a director of Coats plc. He acts as a trustee on each of the Group's UK pension schemes.
Appointed to the Board March 1990. Member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee

Dr G. H.Weiss, Executive Director
Gary Weiss has considerable experience in the international business scene. He is chairman of Coats plc and a director of various public companies outside the UK including Westfield Group. He was oppointed a director of Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Limited in Sydney on 9 July 2009.
Appointed to the Board November 1990. Member of the Remuneration Committee

* Directorships for all directors as at 30 July 2009.