David Scotland
Chairman
A formal Committee of the Board was established in 2010 to review and monitor the CR strategy implemented by the Company. The CR Committee is chaired by David Scotland and consists of two Non-Executive Directors, the Group Chief Executive, the Group HR Director and the General Counsel and Group Company Secretary.
The key responsibilities of the CR Committee are to:
- Develop Group’s CR strategy and monitor external developments;
- Review Group’s CR Policy;
- Monitor Group’s CR risk exposure;
- Review annual CR report.
| Members | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | |
| Non-executive Director | |
| General Counsel and Group Company Secretary | |
| Group Chief Executive | |
| Group HR Director |
David Scotland – Non-Executive Director
David joined the Inchcape Board in February 2005. He is a
Trustee and Director of Winston’s Wish, a child
bereavement registered charity.
He was previously an Executive Director of Allied Domecq plc
and a Non-Executive Director of Photo-Me International plc,
Brixton plc, Cobra Beer Ltd and Thompson Travel Group plc.
Committees:
Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee, Nominations
Committee and CR Committee
André Lacroix – Group Chief Executive
André joined the Inchcape Board in 2005. He is
Chairman of Good Restaurants AG and a Non-Executive Director
of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc.
He was previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Euro Disney S.C.A. Prior to this he was the President of
Burger King International, previously part of Diageo.
Committees:
Nominations Committee
Tony George – Group HR Director
Tony joined the Group in February 2007. He has over 22 years
of experience in Human Resources and General Management in
International FMCG, chemicals, telecommunications and
customer service oriented retail companies.
In his previous role he was HR Director, Corporate Functions
for Vodafone plc and prior to that, SVP International
Partner Resources for Starbucks Coffee Company based in the
US. He has also worked with ICI in India and Diageo plc
where, at the time of the formation of the Company, he was
the first Global Management Development Director UDV in the
UK and latterly was the SVP International HR for the Burger
King business. During his career Tony has lived and worked
in India, UK, USA and Australia.
Claire Chapman – General Counsel and Group Company Secretary
Claire joined Inchcape in March 2007 and is responsible for
the Group’s legal and compliance programmes, mergers
and acquisitions, major contracts, corporate projects and
restructurings and effective corporate governance and Board
management.
Claire was formerly a solicitor at Freshfields Bruckhaus
Derringer from 1991 to 1995 before joining the legal team at
the Reuters Group PLC from 1995 to 2007. Claire held various
roles whilst at Reuters, working for their UK, European and
US businesses. She was General Counsel for the UK from 2000
to 2003 and General Counsel for Europe, Middle East and
Africa from 2004 to 2007, advising on a range of matters
from major commercial and IT contracts, global projects,
integration and key corporate projects. Additionally, she
advised on company secretariat matters from 2004 to 2007.
Claire is a qualified solicitor for England and Wales and
Attorney, New York and has a Masters in International Law.
Vicky Bindra – Non-executive Director
Vicky joined the Board on 1 July 2011. He is President of Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) for MasterCard Worldwide. Prior to joining MasterCard in June 2009, Vicky has worked with Bain & Company, Citi and GE Capital. He was a member of the Citi Management Committee and held various senior roles within the company including head of SME Business for International, Sales & Marketing for North America Retail. He was a financial services partner for Bain & Company in the New York office.

