Rob Rowley Senior Independent Director

Appointed to the Board:
Appointed a Non-Executive Director in 2004.

Career:
Rob Rowley joined Reuters Group plc in 1978, and served as Finance Director from 1990 to 2000. He has previously been Executive Deputy Chairman of Cable & Wireless plc, a Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director of Prudential plc and Taylor Nelson Sofres.

Skills and experience:
Rob Rowley is a qualified accountant, has an MBA from Cranfield Business School, and has gained extensive financial experience throughout his career. Rob also has wide Audit Committee experience having chaired the Audit Committee of Prudential plc and is currently chairing the Audit Committees of Taylor Wimpey plc and Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC.

Other appointments:
Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director of Taylor Wimpey plc.
Non-Executive Director of Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC.

Committees:

Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Member of the Nomination & Review Committee.
Member of the Remuneration Committee.

John Abel

Appointed to the Board:
Appointed as a Non-Executive Director in 2010.

Career:
John Abel commenced his career with CSC in 1972. Until his retirement in 2005, John was Managing Director of CSC, and served as a Non-Executive Director from 2005 until 2008 before being re-appointed to the Board following CSC’s demerger in 2010.

Skills and experience:
John is a Chartered Surveyor and through his career with the group, has extensive and specific experience in the shopping centre industry, including in the acquisition and development of shopping centres.

Richard Gordon

Appointed to the Board:
Appointed as a Non-Executive Director in May 2010.

Career:
Richard Gordon previously served as a Non-Executive Director of Capital Shopping Centres PLC between 1996 and 2006 and was appointed as an alternate Director in respect of Graeme Gordon’s directorship of the group in 2001. He also served on the boards of a number of companies within the Liberty Life group and various companies within the commercial and residential real estate sector.

Skills and experience:
In addition to representing Gordon Family Interests on the Board, Richard also has significant real estate experience having been involved with several commercial and residential real estate companies, mainly in South Africa.

Andrew Huntley

Appointed to the Board:
Appointed a Non-Executive Director on 8 July 2009.

Career:
Andrew Huntley’s career commenced some 40 years ago with Richard Ellis where he served as Chairman from 1993 until 2002. He was a Non-Executive Director of Pillar Property plc from 2000 to 2005.

Skills and Experience:
Andrew Huntley is a Chartered Surveyor and is one of the UK’s most experienced property advisers.

Other appointments:
Non-Executive Chairman of Metric Property Investments PLC and a Non-Executive Director of Capital & Counties Properties PLC and Miller Group Limited.

Louise Patten

Appointed to the Board:
Appointed a Non-Executive Director on 22 September 2011.

Career:
Louise Patten began her career at Citibank, working mainly in retail financial services until she joined global strategy advisers Bain & Company Inc in 1993 where since 1997 she has been a Senior Adviser.

Skills and Experience:
Louise Patten has extensive board level experience at a number of retail and property companies including as Chairman of Brixton plc and Interim Chairman of Somerfield plc, and Non-Executive roles at Marks and Spencer plc, where she chaired the Remuneration Committee, GUS plc, Hilton Group plc and Harveys Furnishings plc.

Other appointments:
Non-Executive director of UK Asset Resolution and of Control Risks Group.

Committees:

Member of the Remuneration Committee.

Neil Sachdev

Appointed to the Board:
Appointed a Non-Executive Director in November 2006.

Career:
Neil Sachdev joined Tesco PLC in 1978, rising to the position of Property Director before joining J Sainsbury PLC as Commercial Director in March 2007. He was subsequently appointed Property Director of J Sainsbury PLC in June 2010.

Skills and Experience:
Neil Sachdev has an MBA from Stirling University and has gained significant experience in both retail and property matters throughout his career.

Other appointments:
Chairman of the Institute of Grocery Distribution.

Committees:

Member of the Audit Committee.
Member of the Nomination & Review Committee.
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.

Andrew Strang

Appointed to the Board:
Appointed a Non-Executive Director on 8 July 2009.

Career:
Andrew Strang started his career with Richard Ellis 30 years ago. He served as Managing Director of Threadneedle Property Investments Limited for 17 years until January 2008. He was Chairman of Hermes Real Estate Investment Management from 2009 to 2011. He is a current member of the Norges Bank Investment Real Estate Advisory Board and a member of the Investment and Governance Committees at AEW UK.

Skills and experience:
Andrew is a Chartered Surveyor and has substantially focused on property investment throughout his career.

Other appointments:
Director of the British Property Federation and a Non-Executive Director of Capital & Counties Properties PLC.

Committees:

Member of the Audit Committee.