1 Sir Michael Perry GBE Chairman (69) A,N,R
Sir Michael Perry became chairman of Centrica plc in 1997. He was a non-executive director of British Gas plc from June 1994 until demerger. He is a member of the supervisory board of Royal Ahold NV, president of the Marketing Council, chairman of the Shakespeare Globe Trust and chairman of the Oxford University Faculty Board for Management.

2 Helen Alexander Non-executive director (46) A,C,R
Helen Alexander joined the board on 1 January 2003. She is chief executive of The Economist Group, a trustee of the Tate Gallery and was formerly a non-executive director of BT Group plc and Northern Foods plc.

3 Mike Alexander Chief operating officer (55) C,E
It was announced on 4 February 2003 that, by agreement of the company, Mike Alexander would be retiring from the board with effect from 28 February 2003. He was managing director of British Gas Trading from 1997 until the end of 2001 and from 1 January 2002, chief operating officer, Centrica plc.

4 Phillip Bentley Group finance director (44) E
Phillip Bentley joined Centrica plc in 2000 from Diageo plc, where he was the finance director of GuinnessUDV. Prior to that, he was group treasurer and director of risk management of Diageo plc from 1997, and group treasurer of Grand Metropolitan plc from 1995. He is a non-executive director of Kingfisher plc.

5 Roger Carr Non-executive director (56) A,R
Roger Carr was appointed to the board in 2001. He is the senior non-executive director of Six Continents plc and Cadbury Schweppes plc and a senior adviser to Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts Co Ltd. He was previously chief executive of Williams plc and chairman of Thames Water plc and Chubb plc. He is a member of the Industrial Development Advisory Board and the CBI council.

6 Mark Clare Deputy chief executive and managing director, British Gas (45) C,E
Mark Clare joined British Gas in 1994 as group financial controller, and was appointed finance director of Centrica plc, in 1997. In 2000, he was appointed deputy chief executive, and from 1 January 2002, managing director of British Gas. He is a non-executive director of BAA plc and The Energy Saving Trust Ltd.

7 Sir Roy Gardner Chief executive (57) E,N
Sir Roy Gardner was appointed finance director of British Gas plc in 1994. From 1995, he had responsibility for the business units which subsequently formed Centrica plc. Prior to joining British Gas plc, he was managing director of GEC-Marconi Ltd and a director of GEC plc. He is non-executive chairman of Manchester United plc, president of Carers UK and chairman of the Employers’ Forum on Disability.

8 Sir Sydney Lipworth Non-executive director (71) A,C,R
Sir Sydney Lipworth was appointed to the board in 1999 and retired from the board following the annual general meeting on 13 May 2002.

9 Patricia Mann OBE Senior non-executive director (65) A,C,N,R
Patricia Mann was a non-executive director of British Gas plc from 1995 until demerger. She was vice president international of J Walter Thompson Co Ltd and remains a director of JWT Trustees Ltd. She is on the board of the UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development and is a former director of the Woolwich Building Society and Yale and Valor plc.

10 Sir Brian Shaw Non-executive director (69) A,R
Sir Brian Shaw joined the board in 1999 following the acquisition of the Automobile Association, of which he was non-executive chairman. He is a former chairman of Furness Withy, ANZ Grindlays Bank and the Port of London Authority. Sir Brian is an elder brother of Trinity House and a bencher of Gray’s Inn.

11 Robert Tobin Non-executive director, US citizen (64) A,R
Robert Tobin was appointed to the board on 1 January 2003. He is a member of the supervisory board of Royal Ahold NV. Until September 2001 he was chairman of Ahold USA, a subsidiary of Royal Ahold NV. Since 2000 he has been chairman of the board of directors of the Worldwide Retail Exchange.

12 Roger Wood Managing director, the AA (60) C,E
Roger Wood joined British Gas plc in 1996 as managing director of British Gas Services. In 1999, following acquisition of the AA business, he became managing director, home & road services. On 1 January 2002, he was appointed managing director of the AA. Previously, he was director general of Matra Marconi Space NV, group vice president of Northern Telecom Ltd and a UK director at ICL.