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John Peace Don Robert Paul Brooks Fabiola Arredondo Laurence Danon Roger Davis Sean FitzPatrick Alan Jebson Sir Alan Rudge David Tyler

	John Peace Chairman John Peace is Chairman of Burberry Group plc and Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director of Standard Chartered PLC. He is also Chairman of the Board of Governors of Nottingham Trent University, Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Nottinghamshire, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Chairman of The Work Foundation. Previously he was Group Chief Executive of the former GUS plc from 2000 until 2006, having been a director of GUS since 1997. Top of page
	Don Robert Chief Executive Officer Don Robert graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Business Administration. He began his career with U.S. Bancorp, a multi-state bank holding company, where he held positions of increasing responsibility over 15 years. From there he joined Credco, Inc., the largest specialist credit reporting company in the US, as President. In 1995, Credco was acquired by First American Corporation and over the next six years Don held positions as Executive Vice President of Mortgage Origination Services and President of First American’s Consumer Information and Services Group. In 2001, Don joined Experian from First American, becoming Chief Executive Officer of Experian North America in December 2002. In February 2005, he took responsibility for Experian globally as Chief Executive Officer of the Experian Group. Don joined the Board of the former GUS plc in April 2005. He is a Director of First Advantage Corporation, a Member of the Chapman University Board of Counsellors and a past Chairman of the Consumer Data Industry Association. Top of page
	Paul Brooks Chief Financial Officer Paul Brooks graduated from Cambridge University with an economics degree and went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG. He then joined ICI where he worked for the Plastics Division in Brussels and the Corporate Reporting Group in London. After five years with GKN's Industrial Services Division, mostly spent as Divisional Chief Financial Officer in the US, Paul joined Inchcape as Marketing Services Finance Director, based in Singapore. He joined Experian in April 1999 as Finance Director of Experian International and was appointed Global Chief Financial Officer in October 2001. Top of page
	Fabiola Arredondo Non-Executive Director Fabiola Arredondo is the Managing Partner of Siempre Holdings, a private investment firm based in the US. Prior to this, she held senior operating positions at Yahoo!, the BBC and Bertelsmann AG. Fabiola is currently a Non-Executive Director of Bankinter, S.A., Rodale, inc., the World Wildlife Fund and Sesame Workshop, and was formerly a Non-Executive Director of BOC Group plc and Intelsat Corporation. Fabiola has a BA degree from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Top of page
	Laurence Danon Non-Executive Director Laurence Danon is a member of the Executive Board of Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance and was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Printemps S.A., the French department store chain, until January 2007. In 2006, she led the buyout of Printemps from PPR, Europe’s largest non-food retailer. Prior to Printemps, Laurence held various senior roles at Total Fina Elf. Laurence began her career working for the French Government. She is a Non-Executive Director of Diageo plc, Plastic Omnium S.A., Lafuma S.A. and Rhodia S.A. Top of page
	Roger Davis Non-Executive Director Roger Davis spent some eight years at Barclays, latterly as the Chief Executive Officer of the 45,000 strong UK Banking operation and as a member of the Board of Barclays plc. Prior to that, he spent some ten years in investment banking in London and in various positions in Asia for Flemings and BZW. Roger is Chairman of Life Trust Holdings plc and Gem Diamonds Limited, a Non-Executive Director of Aero Inventory plc, and is Chairman of Experian’s Remuneration Committee. Top of page
	Sean FitzPatrick Non-Executive Director Sean FitzPatrick is the Chairman of Anglo Irish Bank Corporation plc, having previously been Chief Executive Officer until January 2005. He is also the Chairman of Smurfit Kappa plc, and a Non-Executive Director of Aer Lingus Group plc, Greencore Group plc and Gartmore Irish Growth Fund plc. He is a past President of the Irish Bankers Federation. Sean is a Chartered Accountant. Top of page
	Alan Jebson Non-Executive Director Alan Jebson retired in May 2006 as Group Chief Operating Officer of HSBC Holdings plc, a position that included responsibility for IT and Global Resourcing. During a long career with HSBC, Alan held various positions in IT, including the position of Group Chief Information Officer. His roles included responsibility for HSBC’s international systems, including the consolidation of HSBC and Midland systems following HSBC’s acquisition of Midland Bank in 1993. He is a Non-Executive Director of Vodafone Group plc and MacDonald Dettwiler in Canada. Alan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and is Chairman of Experian’s Audit Committee. Top of page
	Sir Alan Rudge Senior Independent Director Sir Alan Rudge is Chairman of the ERA Foundation Limited and Chairman of the Board of Management of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. He is a past Chairman of ERA Technology Limited and was Deputy Chief Executive of BT until November 1997 and Chairman of WS Atkins until March 2001. He joined the Board of the former GUS plc in 1997 and was President of CELTEL International B.V., a Non-Executive Director of S.E.S.A. AG and Special Advisor to General Atlantic Partners. He was Pro Chancellor of Surrey University until December 2007. Sir Alan has a PhD in Electrical Engineering and is a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering, a past Chairman of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and a past President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. Top of page
	David Tyler Non-Executive Director David Tyler is Chairman of Logica plc and 3i Quoted Private Equity Limited. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Reckitt Benckiser plc and Burberry Group plc (where he chairs the Remuneration Committee). He spent his executive career in financial and general management beginning with Unilever in 1974 and continuing with County NatWest from 1986, Christie's from 1989 and finally the former GUS plc from 1997. David was Group Finance Director of GUS plc until it was demerged into two separate listed companies (Experian and Home Retail Group) at the end of 2006, since when he has developed a portfolio career. David has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers. Top of page