Interserve Plc

Norman was appointed Chairman of Interserve in January 2006 having joined the Group as a non-executive director the previous September. A former partner of McKinsey & Company, Norman was head of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit from 1995 to 1997 and was appointed a life peer in 1997. He was appointed Chairman of Lloyds Banking Group in April 2014, having served as a non-executive director since June 2012. He was also Chairman of Lloyds’ insurance business, Scottish Widows, from September 2012 to June 2014. Norman has held a number of other senior positions in banking and insurance including Director of Group Development at NatWest and Senior Independent Director at Standard Life. Other past business roles include non-executive directorships at Halma, SEGRO and the Dixons Group. He has also served on the boards of OFCOM, the Centre for Policy Studies and the Office of Fair Trading. Norman also chairs the Nomination Committee.

Adrian has been Chief Executive of Interserve since 2003 during which time the Group has developed significantly, from around 15,000 to circa 80,000 people, with operations in over 20 countries providing services to governments and a range of commercial and industrial clients. Adrian’s background is in commercial management and business development. Prior to leading Interserve he spent time in the outsourcing and utilities sectors. Adrian is a member of the CBI President’s Committee and was for four years chairman of the CBI’s Public Services Strategy Board until late 2013. He is also a past President of the Business Services Association. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, a fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and a Fellow of the Institute of Directors. He is an adviser to the University of Liverpool from where he has a degree in Political Theory and Institutions.

Keith was appointed as non-executive director of Interserve in January 2011. He is non-executive Chairman of Eversholt Rail Group, Bristol Water and the Aspin Group, a director of European Rail Finance (GB) and a director/trustee of the London Transport Museum. Keith is also a former non-executive director of Network Rail, Network Rail Infrastructure and Network Rail Consulting. Keith has many years’ experience in the rail and bus service industries, including some 15 years with Go-Ahead Group, of which he was Chief Executive for five years and where he was responsible for the negotiation and operation of complex public-service contracts and the management and motivation of large workforces. His early career included nine years working with Greater Manchester Transport and three years working on transport policy in Hong Kong. Keith has chaired the Remuneration Committee since July 2014.

Russell joined Interserve as a Non-executive Director on 1 September 2014. He has been appointed as Chairman of Sepura PLC, effective from 7 September 2015. Russell has been a Non-executive Director of Sepura since July 2014. He is currently Senior Independent Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Aggreko plc, Senior Independent Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Spectris plc, Chairman of Hummingbird Resources plc and Senior Independent Non-executive Director of Interserve plc. He is also a senior adviser to Heidrick & Struggles. Until June 2014 Russell was Chairman of GeoProMining. Between 2007 and late 2009 he was a non-executive director of Anglo Platinum and Chairman of Bergteamet between 2011 and 2012. Russell held various general management roles at ICI, followed by eight years at Anglo American as Executive Vice President of Group Human Resources and Business Development, and from 2009 as Chief Strategy Officer.

Anne was appointed as non-executive director of Interserve on 1 January 2013. Anne is a former Chief Financial Officer of BP’s Aviation Fuels business. During her 27 years at BP Anne gained extensive experience of global business, developing markets, risk management, internal control, compliance and strategy development in BP’s aviation, petrochemicals, trading and retail sectors. Anne is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland having worked at KPMG in Ireland and Australia prior to joining BP in 1988. Anne has chaired the Audit Committee since May 2013.

Nick was appointed as non-executive director of Interserve on 1 August 2014. He brings a wealth of experience from a number of senior roles. In October 2014 Nick was appointed as a non-executive director of Elementis and became Senior Independent Director in December 2014. He was appointed as non-executive Chairman of South East Water from 1 April 2015. Nick served as the Senior Independent Director of United Utilities Group from 2007 to 2014 and is also a former non-executive director of Acal. He was Chief Executive of Cookson Group from 2004 until the end of 2012 and prior to that an Executive Vice President of Alstom SA and Chief Executive of Babcock International Group.

Steven is Managing Director of RMD Kwikform, the Group’s Equipment Services division. He is the Board’s lead director in Health and Safety. He was appointed to the Board of Interserve in January 2008. Steven began his career with Schlumberger in the Middle East in the oilfield sector, after which he completed his MBA and moved into manufacturing. He then served 12 years with Coats Viyella where he held a variety of general management positions and was based in Germany, Portugal, South America and the UK. He subsequently worked for four years with ScottishPower, executing a number of M&A transactions including the disposal of utility subsidiaries in Australia and the UK, and the flotation of Thus. Most recently he spent three years with ERICO heading divisions supplying the international construction market with couplers, fixing and fastening systems, before joining Interserve in 2004. Steven is a Chartered Director and a member of the Board of Examiners at the Institute of Directors. He holds an MA in Natural Sciences from Oxford University and an MBA from London Business School.

Bruce is Managing Director of Interserve’s Support Services division. He joined Interserve in 2003 and was appointed to the Board in January 2008. Bruce has been in the outsourcing industry for nearly 20 years and has held a wide variety of roles ranging from direct delivery through to sales, marketing and general management. Previous organisations include Amey, Mowlem, Schlumberger and TYE Manufacturing both in the UK and globally. Bruce holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Queen’s University, Canada. He is a member of the Business Services Association Council and the Chair of the charity, Safer London.

Dougie is Managing Director of Interserve’s Developments division and responsible for UK Construction. He was appointed to the Board of Interserve in January 2011. Dougie joined Interserve in September 2006 from 3i, where he was a partner in its infrastructure team. Previously he was a divisional managing director at Amey and Lend Lease, and also worked for HM Treasury developing the Private Finance Initiative. Dougie began his career with seven years in the Royal Engineers. He has an MBA from Cranfield School of Management and a BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering from Edinburgh University.