Board of Directors
Sir Brian Stewart *
Group Chairman
Sir Brian Stewart (b1945) was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Group in March 2010 and Chairman on 5 August, 2010. He is a former Chairman of Standard Life plc and a former chairman and chief executive of Scottish & Newcastle plc. He is currently Chairman of Miller Group, the housing, property and construction group.
Stephen Glancey
Group Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Glancey (b1960) became Group Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2012. He was previously Chief Operating Officer of the Group, a position to which he was appointed on 10 November 2008. He also served as the Group's Finance Director since May 2009. He qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young and has worked with Whitbread and Scottish & Newcastle plc (S&N), with experience in finance, sales and operations. In 2004, Stephen was appointed to the Board of S&N as Group Operations Director with responsibility for manufacturing, distribution, R&D and procurement. He is a trustee of Kids Out.
Kenny Neison
Group Chief Financial Officer
Kenny Neison became Group Chief Financial Officer on 1 January 2012. He was previously Strategy Director of the Group, a position to which he was appointed on 10 November 2008. He is a chartered accountant, qualifying with Ernst & Young. He joined Scottish & Newcastle plc in 1996 where he held a number of senior financial positions including UK Finance Director, UK Strategy Director, and Finance Director for Western Europe in 2007.
John Dunsmore
Executive Director
John Dunsmore (b1959) is the Group's former Chief Executive Officer. He held the position of Chief Executive Officer from 10 November 2008 to 31 December 2011. He remains a Director of C&C until 29 February, 2012. He is the former Group Chief Executive of Scottish & Newcastle (S&N). From 1996 he held a variety of senior management roles at S&N both in the UK and in Western Europe. John was appointed to the Board of S&N in October 2002 and became Group Chief Executive of S&N in 2007. John is a non-Executive Director of Fuller, Smith & Turner plc.
John Burgess *
John Burgess (b1950) became a non-executive Director of the Group in January 1999, following the leveraged buy-out of the Group by funds advised by BC Partners, and was re-appointed a non-executive director on flotation in April 2004. He joined BC Partners in 1986 as one of the founding partners and was a partner there until his retirement in 2005. Previously, he worked at Candover Investments, F&C Ventures and the Boston Consulting Group.
Liam FitzGerald *
Liam FitzGerald (b1965) was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Group in April 2004. He has been a director of United Drug plc since 1996 and has served as its chief executive since 2000. Prior to this, he held senior marketing positions with Dimension Marketing Limited and Jefferson Smurfit Group plc. He is a Director of Warner Chilcott plc.
John Hogan *
John Hogan (b1940) was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Group in April 2004. He was formerly managing partner of Ernst & Young in Ireland between 1994 and 2000 and was a member of its global board. He is currently a non-executive director of Abbey plc, Prudential International Assurance plc, and other private companies.
Richard Holroyd **
Richard Holroyd (b1946) was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Group in April 2004. He is currently a non-executive director of Otto Weibel AG and was a Member of the UK Competition Commission from 2001 to 2010. He was previously the managing director of Colmans of Norwich and head of the global marketing futures department of Shell International.
Philip Lynch *
Philip Lynch (b1946) was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Group in April 2004.
He is Chief Executive of One51 plc and is a non-executive Director of FBD Holdings plc and OpenHydro Group Ltd. He is Chairman of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board.
Breege O’Donoghue *
Breege O’Donoghue (b1944) was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Group in April 2004. She is an executive director of Penneys/Primark. She is Chair of the Labour Relations Commission; a member of the Outside Appointments Board of the Code of Standards and Behaviour for the Civil Service; a member of the foundation of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth; and was previously a director of An Post and Aer Rianta.
Paul Walker
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
Paul Walker was appointed in June 2010 as General Counsel of the Group with responsibility for the Group's corporate governance, legal and regulatory affairs. In June 2011 Paul Walker was appointed to a new combined role of Group General Counsel and Company Secretary. He is a solicitor and was most recently a partner at Lawrence Graham LLP where he handled many of the firm's largest and most complex transactions across all industries.
* Non-Executive Director
** Senior Independent Director