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Responsibility

Corporate Governance

The Company is committed to achieving high standards of corporate governance and to maintaining high levels of integrity and ethical standards in all of its business dealings.

The Corporate Governance Report within the Report and Accounts 2007 explains the approach the Company has taken to apply the principles and provisions set out in the Combined Code on corporate governance.

Download a copy of the Corporate Governance Report for the year ended 31 December 2007 (PDF, 190KB - opens in a new window).

Committees

The board has formally constituted six committees, being the Audit, Investment, Nomination, Remuneration, Risk and Urgent Issues Committees. The membership and terms of reference of these committees are reviewed at least annually.

Audit Committee
Derek Netherton (chairman)
Michael Sorkin
Mike Power

Risk Committee
Mike Power (chairman)
Roger Walsom
Sarah Bates

Remuneration Committee
Michael Sorkin (chairman)
Derek Netherton
Roger Walsom

Nomination Committee
Michael Sorkin (chairman)
Derek Netherton
Mike Wilson

Investment Committee
Sir Mark Weinberg (chairman)
Andrew Croft
David Lamb
Michael Sorkin
Sarah Bates

Urgent Issues Committee
Comprises the Chairman or the Chief Executive and at least two other Directors, one of whom must be a non-executive director.

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Audit Committee terms of reference Download full PDF (opens in a new browser window) 273KB
Risk Committee terms of reference Download full PDF (opens in a new browser window) 188KB
Remuneration Committee terms of reference Download full PDF (opens in a new browser window) 127KB
Nomination Committee terms of reference Download full PDF (opens in a new browser window) 99KB
Investment Committee terms of reference Download full PDF (opens in a new browser window) 81KB
Urgent Issues Committee terms of reference Download full PDF (opens in a new browser window) 78KB
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