Board of Directors

Luiz Carvalho - Executive Director

Luiz Carvalho, aged 50, 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 Proudfoot in 1982 and following a series of promotions and international assignments was appointed president of Proudfoot's American operations in 1999 and chief executive of Proudfoot Consulting worldwide in 2002. He is a member of the Young Presidents and World Presidents organisations.

Miguel de Fontenay

Miguel de Fontenay, aged 50, was appointed an Executive Director on 19 March 2008. He joined Ineum Consulting in May 2004 as a managing partner and was appointed chief executive in May 2007. Previously, he had held executive positions at Capgemini, Ernst & Young, where he was Managing Partner and CEO of the French consulting practice and EDS. He is a member of the French think tank "L'Institut Montaigne" and Board Member of "Le Syntec". He is also member of "L'Institut Esprit Services" of the MEDEF.

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Mark Wietecha, aged 50, 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.

A J Barber - Executive Chairman

Alan Barber, aged 60, 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.

C H Smith - Finance Director

Craig Smith, aged 44, 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 - Non-Executive Director

Baroness Cohen, aged 67, 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.

J P Bolduc - Non-Executive Director

J P Bolduc, aged 68, joined the Board in September 1996. He is a US citizen and is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JPB Enterprises, Inc. He was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of WR Grace & Co. and President and Chief Executive Officer of J.A. Jones Inc. He also serves on the Boards of Unisys Corporation, EnPro Industries, Inc. and Lance, Inc. as well as several other private and not for profit enterprises.

S A Ferriss - Non-Executive Director

Stephen Ferriss, aged 62, 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 was appointed Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and appointed to the Remuneration Commitee on 19 February 2008.

A H Simon (OBE) - Non-Executive Director

Andrew Simon, aged 62, 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 was appointed to the Audit and Risk Committee on 19 February 2008.