Governance

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

Photograph of 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

Photograph of Andre 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 George

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 Chapman

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

Claire Chapman

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.

Group Chairman Ken Hanna talks about Governance