Management Consulting Group PLC

Luiz Carvalho, aged 51, was appointed an Executive Director on 19 March 2008. He has dual US and Brazilian citizenship and resides in the US. After attending Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, he joined Alexander Proudfoot in 1982 and following a series of promotions and international assignments was appointed president of Alexander Proudfoot's American operations in 1999 and chief executive of Alexander Proudfoot worldwide in 2002. He is a member of the Young Presidents and World Presidents organisations.

Mark Wietecha, aged 51, was appointed an Executive Director on 19 March 2008. He is a US citizen and is chairman of Kurt Salmon Associates worldwide. He has been with Kurt Salmon Associates for over 20 years and has served in several leadership roles including Managing Director of the Health Services practice as well as being a prominent consulting practitioner. He has served on the boards of the Institute for Bilingual Children, the Shepherd Spinal Center and the Medical Heritage Foundation.

Alan Barber, aged 61, joined the Board in April 2005. He is a non-executive director of Invesco English & International Investment Trust PLC, JP Morgan Fleming Japanese Investment Trust PLC and Western & Oriental Plc as well as two other private companies. He is a former non-executive director of lastminute.com PLC and Teather & Greenwood Holdings PLC and was a partner in KPMG's London office up to 2004. During 2007 he was Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee. On 19 February 2008, he was appointed Executive Chairman and stood down from the Audit and Risk Committee.

Craig Smith, aged 45, was appointed Finance Director on 26 April 2007. He graduated in Economics at the University of St. Andrews in 1985 and subsequently held finance positions with Coats Viyella PLC both in the UK and overseas. After leaving Coats Viyella in 1997 he was European Finance Director of two US based companies in the product identification and printing ink industries and then worked as Group Finance Director at Huntleigh Technology PLC from 2003 until he joined the Group. He is a qualified Certified Accountant.

Baroness Cohen, aged 69, joined the Board in August 2003. She was originally a solicitor, then had a career in the Department of Trade and Industry and subsequently as a corporate financier and adviser in the Charterhouse Group. She sits as a Labour peer in the House of Lords. She is a non-executive director of the London Stock Exchange PLC and of Freshwater UK PLC. She is Chairman of three private companies. She is the Senior Independent Director and a member of the Remuneration Committee, the Audit and Risk Committee and the Nominations Committee.

J Waldron, aged 45, joined the Board on 8 October 2008. He is a UK citizen residing in France. Mr Waldron is currently chief financial officer of Technip, the oil and gas services group, having been appointed late in 2008. Prior to this he was chief financial officer of Thomson SA, whom he joined in 2001 following an early career in capital markets and corporate finance, latterly with UBS Warburg. He is also non-executive chairman of Trio Finance Ltd, a closed end investment fund listed on the London Stock Exchange. He is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

Stephen Ferriss, aged 64, joined the Board on 3 March 2006. He is a US citizen residing in London. He spent 17 years at Bank of America working in the United States of America and latterly in London and Madrid. In 1987 he joined Bankers Trust and served in various roles including managing director and partner of the Bankers Trust's Global Investment Bank in London and New York. He spent three years from 1999 to 2002 as President and CEO of Santander Central Hispano Investment Securities Inc. He is a non-executive director of Santander Bancorp in Puerto Rico and other privately owned companies. He is Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Nominations Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Andrew Simon, aged 64, joined the Board on 3 March 2006. He spent 23 years as the managing director, chief executive and chairman of the Evode Group PLC. Mr Simon holds an MBA from Wharton School of Finance in Philadelphia and has a diversified range of non-executive director and chairman positions. He is the non-executive Chairman of Azelis SA, a pan-European speciality chemicals company. He is a non-executive director of Dalkia PLC and Travis Perkins PLC in the UK and of Finning International Inc. in Canada. He sits on the supervisory board of SGL Carbon AG in Germany. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Nominations Committee.