Sir Donald G. Cruickshank

Overview

Sir Donald G. Cruickshank has served as a director of the Company since June 2005. He was Chairman of Clinovia Group Ltd. from 2004 to 2006 and Formscape Group Ltd. from 2003 to 2006 and has been a member of the Financial Reporting Council, the body responsible in the U.K. for oversight of the Accountancy and Actuarial professions and for corporate governance standards, since 2002. Sir Donald has extensive experience in a number of areas, including European regulation and telecommunications. His career has included assignments at McKinsey & Co. Inc., Times Newspapers, Virgin Group plc., Wandsworth Health Authority and the National Health Service in Scotland. Sir Donald served as Chairman of the London Stock Exchange plc. from 2000 to 2003 and as Director General of the U.K.'s Office of Telecommunications from 1993 to 1998. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Chairman of Action 2000, the U.K.'s Millennium Bug campaign. In 1998, Chancellor Gordon Brown appointed him as Chairman of the Government"s Review of the U.K. banking sector, and from 1999 to 2004, he served as Chairman of SMG plc., one of Scotland's leading broadcasters. Sir Donald is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and holds M.A. and L.L.D. degrees from the University of Aberdeen and an M.B.A. degree from Manchester Business School.