Ken Hanna
Non-Executive Chairman
Ken joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in September 2001 and accepted the position of Chairman in May 2009. Prior to joining Inchcape, Ken was an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Cadbury plc. He was previously a Partner of Compass Partners International and Group Finance Director and Chief Executive of Dalgety (now Sygen Group plc) and had previous experience with Guinness plc (now Diageo plc), Avis Europe and Black & Decker. Ken is a Non-Executive Director of
Tesco plc.
Committees:
Nominations 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
Will Samuel
Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Non-executive Director
Will Samuel joined the Inchcape Board in January 2005. Will is Chairman of Galiform plc (previously known as MFI Group) and Ecclesiastical Insurance Group. He is Vice Chairman of Lazard & Co, a Non-Executive Director of the Edinburgh Investment Trust plc and a Director of the All Churches Trust. He was previously a Director of Schroders plc, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Schroder Salomon Smith Barney (a division of Citigroup Inc.) and Vice Chairman, European Investment Bank of Citigroup Inc and Chairman of H.P. Bulmer plc. Will is a chartered accountant.
Committees:
Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nominations Committee
John McConnell
Group Finance Director
John was appointed as Group Finance Director of Inchcape plc in October 2009, having worked with the Group since 1999. John joined Inchcape Australasia as Chief Financial Officer before moving to the role of Chief Executive Officer of Australasia. Prior to joining Inchcape he worked with Reckitt and Colman (now Reckitt Benckiser) for 13 years in a variety of senior financial roles in the UK, Germany and Australia.
Alison Cooper
Non-Executive Director
Alison Cooper joined the Inchcape Board in July 2009. Alison is Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive designate of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC. Alison joined Imperial Tobacco Group in 1999 and has held a number of senior roles including Director of Finance and Planning, Regional Director Western Europe and Corporate Development Director. Previously she was with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Committees:
Audit Committee
Nigel Northridge
Non-Executive Director
Nigel Northridge joined Inchcape's board in July 2009. Nigel is Chairman of Paddy Power plc and Debenhams plc. He is also Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Aggreko plc. He spent 32 years with Gallaher Group plc in sales and marketing roles, becoming the Group Chief Executive in 2000. He was previously a Non-Executive Director of Thomas Cook plc.
Committees:
Remuneration Committee, Audit Committee
Graham Pimlott
Non-executive Director
Graham Pimlott joined the Inchcape Board in July 2008. Graham is Chairman of Grosvenor Limited and a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Tesco Personal Finance plc. He was a member of the Auditing Practices Board until March 2010. He was previously Chairman of the Export Credit Guarantee Department and a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committees of Tesco plc, Hammerson plc and Provident Financial plc.
Committees:
Audit Committee
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 and Nominations Committee
Michael Wemms
Non-Executive Director
Michael Wemms joined the Inchcape Board in January 2004. Michael is a Non-Executive Director of Galiform plc and Moneysupermarket.com Group plc. He was previously an Executive Director of Tesco plc and Chairman of the House of Fraser plc and British Retail Consortium. He also held Non-Executive Director positions with Cole-Meyer Ltd, Majid Al Futtaim Group LLC and A&D Pharma Holding S.R.L.
Committees:
Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nominations Committee
