John Whittaker Deputy Chairman

Appointed a Non-Executive Director and Deputy Chairman of the Group in January 2011. Mr Whittaker is Chairman of the Peel Group which he founded in 1971 and is a highly regarded real estate investor. His appointment to the Board followed the acquisition by CSC of the Trafford Centre, Manchester from the Peel Group, a leading UK infrastructure, transport and real estate enterprise with assets under management in excess of £6 billion.

Committees:

Member of the Capital Projects Committee.

Rob Rowley Senior Independent Director

Appointed a Non-Executive Director in 2004. Senior Independent Director. Formerly Executive Deputy Chairman of Cable & Wireless plc and a Non-Executive Director of Prudential plc where he chaired the Audit Committee. He joined Reuters Group plc in 1978 and was an Executive Director from 1990 to 2001. Currently a Non-Executive Director of Taylor Wimpey plc.

Committees:

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

John Abel

John Abel was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in 2010. Until his retirement in 2005 he was Managing Director of Capital Shopping Centres PLC, having commenced his career with CSC in 1972. He was a Non-Executive Director of the Group from 2005 to 2008.

Richard Gordon

Richard Gordon was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Group upon completion of the demerger of the Capital & Counties business in May 2010. He is the son of the Group's President for Life, Sir Donald Gordon. He was a Non-Executive Director of CSC between 1996 and 2006.

Ian Henderson CBE

Appointed a Non-Executive Director in 2005. Formerly Chief Executive of Land Securities PLC and has been widely involved in industry matters, including being a past President of British Property Federation. He is a member of the President's Committee of London First, a Trustee of the Natural History Musuem, a Council member of the Royal Albert Hall and Chairman of the Governors of the Dolphin Square Foundation. He is also Chairman of Evans Management Limited and of Ishaan Real Estate PLC.

Committees:

Member of the Nomination & Review Committee.
Member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee.

Andrew Huntley

Appointed a Non-Executive Director on 8 July 2009. Andrew Huntley is a Chartered Surveyor whose career with Richard Ellis commenced some 40 years ago. He was Chairman of Richard Ellis from 1993 until 2002. He was a Non-Executive Director at Pillar Property plc from 2000 to 2005 and is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Metric Property Investment PLC and a Non-Executive Director of Capital & Counties Properties PLC and Miller Group Limited.

Louise Patten

Appointed a Non-Executive Director in September 2011. Lady Patten began her career at Citibank, working mainly in retail financial services until she joined Bain & Company Inc in 1993 where since 1997 she has been a Senior Adviser. She has held non-executive directorship roles at a number of companies, including Marks & Spencer plc, GUS plc, Hilton Group plc and Harveys Furnishings plc and has also served as Chairman of Brixton plc and as interim Chairman of Somerfield plc. She is currently a non-executive director of UK Asset Resolution and of Control Risks Group.

Committees:

Member of the Remuneration Committee.

Neil Sachdev

Appointed a Non-Executive Director in November 2006. Formerly Property Director for Tesco PLC which he joined in 1978, he became Commercial Director for J. Sainsbury PLC in March 2007, and was subsequently appointed Property Director in June 2010. He is 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 a Non-Executive Director on 8 July 2009. Andrew Strang was the Managing Director of Threadneedle Property Investments Limited until January 2008. He was Chairman of Hermes Real Estate Investment Management Limited from 2009 to 2011. He is a Director of the British Property Federation and a Non-Executive Director of Capital & Counties Properties PLC. He is a member of the Norges Bank Investment Real Estate Advisory Board and a member of the Investment and Governance Committees at AEW UK, a trading name of AEW Europe LLP.

Committees:

Member of the Audit Committee.