The Board is responsible for the group's system of corporate governance and accountable to shareholders for the group's activities, strategy and financial performance.
The Board comprises Executive and Non-Executive Directors.
Company Secretary
The Company Secretary is Victoria Whyte who was appointed in January 2011. She is Secretary to the Board and all the Board Committees. Victoria is a solicitor and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
The Company Secretary supports the Chairman in the delivery of the corporate governance agenda, in particular the planning of the annual cycle of Board and Board Committee meetings and ensuring that information is made available to Board members in a timely fashion. She also advises the Directors on Board procedures and corporate governance matters.