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Board of directors

Chloride currently operates with a Board of six directors comprising the non-executive Chairman, three independent non-executive directors, including the senior independent director, and two executive directors.

Norman Broadhurst FCA FCT

Non-Executive Chairman
Chairman of the Nomination Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee

A non-executive director since March 1998, and Chairman since August 2001.  He is also Chairman of Cattles plc.  He was Finance Director of Railtrack plc from 1994 until his retirement in 2000, and has held non-executive directorships of Old Mutual plc, Tomkins plc, Taylor Woodrow plc and United Utilities plc.

Norman Broadhurst

Norman Broadhurst FCA FCT

Tim Cobbold BSc ACA

Chief Executive
Member of the Nomination Committee

Joined the Board on 1 June 2007, as Chief Operating Officer.  He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1987 and joined TI Group PLC (now Smiths Group) in 1989. Over his 18-year career with Smiths Group, he held a number of senior management positions.

Tim Cobbold

Tim Cobbold BSc ACA

Neil Warner BA FCA MCT

Finance Director

Joined Chloride and was appointed to the Board as Finance Director in 1997.  He was with Ocean Group PLC (subsequently Exel plc and now part of Deutsche Post World Net) for six years from 1990, following appointments in his earlier career with BICC Group PLC (now Balfour Beatty plc), ALCOA and PricewaterhouseCoopers.  He is a non-executive director of Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC.

Neil Warner

Neil Warner BA FCA MCT

Eric Tracey MCom FCA ACIS

Senior Independent Director
Chairman of the Audit Committee
Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees

A non-executive director since September 2005, he was a partner in Deloitte from 1980 to 2004, including periods as head of Deloitte's European Energy Infrastructure and Utilities practice, and as head of one of the audit operating groups.  He was seconded to Amey plc as acting Finance Director, and was Finance Director of Wembley PLC until August 2005.  He is an adviser to Quintain Estates & Development PLC and a member of the Advisory Boards of Governance for Owners LLP, Xero Live Ltd and NZ Trade & Enterprise.

Eric Tracey

Eric Tracey MCom FCA ACIS

Gary Bullard BSc

Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
Member of the Audit and Nomination Committees

A non-executive director since September 2005, he has his own management consulting practice, focusing on the technology and telecommunications sector.  Until July 2007 he was President, BT Global Services, with responsibility for British Telecom's corporate and government customers.  Previously he had 26 years' experience at IBM, holding a number of senior management positions in Europe and the USA.

Gary Bullard

Gary Bullard BSc

Paul Lester BSc CBE

Non-Executive Director
Member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees

A non-executive director since September 2007.  He is Chief Executive of VT Group PLC, the leading defence and support services company.  In his previous career he held a number of senior positions in international companies including Schlumberger, Graseby and Balfour Beatty.  He is a visiting Professor of Nottingham Trent University and President of the Society of Maritime Industries.

Paul Lester

Paul Lester BSc CBE