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| | David Smith 
Chairman, aged 55 |
David Smith was appointed Chief Executive of Taylor & Francis Group plc in April 2002. In the previous ten years he held senior management positions at the international publishing and information group Wolters Kluwer and was latterly Chief Executive of its European Education and Legal, Tax and Business divisions. Upon the merger of Taylor & Francis Group plc and Informa Group plc to form T&F Informa plc on 10 May 2004, David was appointed the Company’s Chairman. He is also the Chairman of the Nomination Committee.
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| | Peter Rigby
Chief Executive, aged 49 |
After qualifying as an accountant Peter Rigby joined Metal Box. In 1981 he moved into the media industry joining Book Club Associates, a joint venture between WH Smith and Doubleday. In 1983 he joined Stonehart Publications which was acquired by IBC in 1986. After two years as Finance Director of IBC, Peter was appointed its Deputy Chief Executive and later its Chief Executive, leading IBC’s expansion into North America, Asia and Australia. He became Chairman of Informa Group plc at the company’s inception upon the merger of IBC and LLP in December 1998. Peter was appointed Chief Executive of T&F Informa plc upon the merger of Informa with Taylor & Francis on 10 May 2004.
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| | David Gilbertson
Managing Director, aged 48 |
David Gilbertson has some 25 years’ experience in the information industry having held editorial and management positions with Metal Bulletin, Reuters and Reed Elsevier. He joined Lloyd’s of London Press in 1987 as editor of Lloyd’s List, joining the LLP Board in 1992. He was a member of the management buy-out team which bought LLP from Lloyd’s of London in 1995, becoming its Chief Executive in 1997. He took LLP to flotation on the London Stock Exchange in early 1998 and became Chief Executive of Informa Group plc upon its formation from the merger of LLP and IBC in December 1998. David was appointed Managing Director of T&F Informa plc upon the merger of Informa with Taylor & Francis on 10 May 2004.
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| | Anthony Foye
Finance Director, aged 42 |
Anthony Foye joined Taylor & Francis in 1987 as Group Chief Accountant after qualifying as a chartered accountant with Haines Watts. In 1994 he was appointed Finance Director of Taylor & Francis Group plc and he was appointed Finance Director of T&F Informa plc upon the merger of Taylor & Francis and Informa on 10 May 2004.
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| | Richard Hooper 
Senior Non-Executive Director, aged 65 |
Richard Hooper was appointed a Non-Executive Director of LLP in 1997 and became the senior Non-Executive Director on the Informa Group plc board following the merger of LLP and IBC in 1998. Richard is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Office of Communications (Ofcom) and Chairman of its Content Board. He is also a member of the advisory board of Terra Firma Capital Partners and of the Environment Panel of Waste Recycling Group plc. He has previously been the Chairman of the Radio Authority, Non-Executive Chairman of IMS Group plc and a Non-Executive Director of MAI/United News and Media plc. Upon the merger of Informa and Taylor & Francis Richard was designated the senior Non-Executive Director of T&F Informa plc and he also chairs the Remuneration Committee.
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| | Derek Mapp
Non-Executive Director, aged 54 |
Derek Mapp joined the board of Taylor & Francis Group plc as a Non-Executive Director in 1998. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of Staff-Line Recruitment Limited, as well as having a number of other private business interests. Derek has previously been the Executive Chairman of Leapfrog Day Nurseries Limited, the Chairman of the East Midlands Development Agency and the Managing Director of Tom Cobleigh plc. Derek was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of T&F Informa plc upon the merger of Taylor & Francis and Informa on 10 May 2004 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee.
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| | Sean Watson
Non-Executive Director, aged 56 |
A Solicitor and Senior Corporate Finance Partner at CMS Cameron McKenna, Sean has extensive experience in all areas of corporate law. In 2000 Sean was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Informa Group plc which was renamed T&F Informa plc upon the merger of Informa and Taylor & Francis on 10 May 2004.
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| | Dr Pamela Kirby
Non-Executive Director, aged 50 |
Dr Kirby is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Oxford Immunotec Ltd and is also a Non-Executive Director of Smith and Nephew plc, Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Scynexis Inc. She was previously CEO of US based Quintiles Transnational Corporation, a provider of product development and commercial services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Prior to joining Quintiles, Dr Kirby held various senior positions in the pharmaceutical industry at Astra AB (now AstraZeneca PLC), British Biotech plc (now Vernalis plc) and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Limited. Dr Kirby has a PhD in Clinical Pharmacology from the University of London. She was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of T&F Informa plc with effect from 1 September 2004.
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Denotes member of the Audit Committee
Denotes member of the Remuneration Committee
Denotes member of the Nomination Committee
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