Non-Executive Directors

Dr Graham Birch

Senior Non-Executive Director

Dr Birch was appointed to the Board in February 2010 and as Senior Non-Executive Director in January 2011. He is also a non-executive director of Hochschild Mining plc and of ETF Securities, an asset management company, and vice-chairman of Rothamsted Research. He was formerly a director of BlackRock Commodities Investment Trust Plc and manager of BlackRock’s World Mining Trust and Gold & General Unit Trust. Prior to joining BlackRock, Dr Birch worked at Mercury Asset Management, OrdMinnett/Fleming  OrdMinnett and Kleinwort Benson Securities. He holds a PhD in Mining Geology from Imperial College, London.

 

Sir Malcolm Field

Non-Executive Director

Sir Malcolm Field was previously a non-executive director of Aricom plc, a position he had held since 2003, and was appointed to the Board in 2009 upon the merger with Aricom plc. In addition to his role with the Group, Sir Malcolm is currently the senior independent director of Hochschild Mining plc. Sir Malcolm served as Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Tube Lines Limited, one of the London Underground consortia. He was formerly Chief Executive Officer of WH Smith Plc. Sir Malcolm has held non-executive directorships with numerous companies, including Scottish & Newcastle plc and Evolution Group Plc.

 

Lord Guthrie

Non-Executive Director

General the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank GCB LVO OBE DL was appointed to the Board in 2008. He is also a director of Colt Defense LLC and a non-executive director of Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. Lord Guthrie is an independent member of the House of Lords, a board member of the Moscow School of Policy Studies, a Visiting Professor and Honorary Fellow of King’s College London, Colonel of the Life Guards and Gold Stick to The Queen. He was formerly a director of NM Rothschild & Sons Limited, Chief of the Defence Staff and the Principal Military Adviser to two Prime Ministers and three Secretaries of State for Defence.

 

Sir Roderic Lyne

Non-Executive Director

Sir Roderic Lyne was previously a non-executive director of Aricom plc, a position he had held since 2006, and was appointed to the Board in 2009 upon the merger with Aricom plc. He is vice-chairman of the Council of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) and Chairman of the Board of Governors of Kingston University and a member of the Committee of the Iraq Inquiry. Sir Roderic served as British Ambassador to Russia from January 2000 until August 2004.

 

Mr Charles McVeigh

Non-Executive Director

Mr McVeigh III joined the Group as a Non-Executive Director in June 2009. He is currently chairman of Citigroup’s Corporate and Investment Banking – Global Wealth Management Partnership. He also serves on the boards of EFG-Hermes and Savills plc and is a trustee of the Landmark Trust. Formerly he was co-chairman of Citigroup’s European Investment Bank and served on the boards of Witan Investment Company plc, Clearstream, the London Stock Exchange, LIFFE and British American Business Inc. He was also appointed by the Bank of England to serve on the City Capital Markets Committee and the Legal Risk Review Committee.

 

Dr David Humphreys

Non-Executive Director

Dr Humphreys was appointed to the Board in August 2011. Dr Humphreys has a broad range of experience in the global mining industry through his work for mining companies and as a consultant and academic. He was chief economist at Norilsk Nickel, Russia’s largest mining company, from 2004 to 2008. He was previously with Rio Tinto for 18 years, the last eight of these as the company’s chief economist. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, Dr Humphreys worked for nine years in the UK government service, for six of these as an advisor on minerals policy.

 

Ms Rachel English

Non-Executive Director

Ms English has over 25 years’ international experience in blue-chip companies, with responsibilities spanning finance, strategy, planning, business development, and mergers and acquisitions. She is currently a non-executive director of Kuwait Energy Plc, Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute Ltd, the Audit Committee of the Department for International Development, and NHS London. She is also a non-executive director of Helios Social Enterprise, which she founded with former Scottish Power, BP and Shell senior executives to develop renewable energy access projects in rural sub-Saharan Africa. She was formerly Chief Financial Officer at Gasol Plc and, prior to that, Senior Corporate Strategist at BG Group Plc. She has also held senior positions with British Energy Plc, Entergy Inc and Shell Gas & Power.  Ms English is a graduate of the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.