Officers and Advisers

Directors

Peter Rigby

Chairman (52)

After qualifying as an accountant, Peter Rigby joined Metal Box. In 1981 he moved into the media industry joining Book Club Associates, a joint venture between WH Smith and Doubleday. In 1983 he joined Stonehart Publications which was acquired by International Business Communications (later renamed IBC) in 1986. After two years as Finance Director of IBC, Mr Rigby was appointed Deputy Chief Executive and later its Chief Executive, leading IBC's expansion into North America, Asia and Australia. He became Chairman of Informa Group plc at the Company's inception upon the merger of IBC and LLP in 1998. Mr Rigby was appointed Chief Executive upon the merger of Informa and Taylor & Francis in May 2004. Mr Rigby was reappointed as Chairman of the Company at the 2007 AGM. He is also Non-Executive Chairman of Electric Word plc.

David Gilbertson - Resigned 17 March 2008

Chief Executive (51)

David Gilbertson has some 28 years' experience in the information industry having held editorial and management positions with Metal Bulletin, Reuters and Reed Elsevier. He joined LLP in 1987 as Editor of Lloyd's List, joining the LLP board in 1992. Mr Gilbertson was a member of the management buy-out team which bought LLP from Lloyd's of London in 1995, becoming its Chief Executive in 1997. He took LLP to flotation on the London Stock Exchange in early 1998 and became Chief Executive of Informa Group plc upon its formation from the merger of LLP and IBC in December 1998. Mr Gilbertson was appointed Managing Director upon the merger of Informa and Taylor & Francis in May 2004 and was reappointed as Chief Executive of the Company at the 2007 AGM. He is also Non-Executive Chairman of John Brown Holdings Limited.

Anthony Foye - Resigned 31 December 2007

Finance Director (45)

Anthony Foye joined the Taylor & Francis Group in 1987 as Group Chief Accountant and Company Secretary after qualifying as a Chartered Accountant. In 1994 he was appointed Finance Director of Taylor & Francis Group plc and was instrumental in the company’s flotation on the London Stock Exchange in May 1998. Mr Foye was appointed Finance Director upon the merger of Informa and Taylor & Francis in May 2004. He is also a Non-Executive Director of YouGov plc.

Adam Walker - Joined 28 March 2008

Finance Director (40)

Adam Walker joined Touche Ross in 1989. Following his qualification as a Chartered Accountant he specialised in corporate finance work. In 1994 he joined Natwest Markets as an Associate Director. In 1998 his team joined Arthur Andersen where he became a Director of Corporate Finance. In 2001 he joined National Express Group plc as Head of Corporate Development, and was appointed to the board as Finance Director in 2003. He took up his appointment as Finance Director of the Company on 28 March 2008.

Derek Mapp

Senior Non-Executive Director¹ ² ³ (57)

Derek Mapp joined the board of Taylor & Francis Group plc as a Non-Executive Director in 1998. He is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Staffline Recruitment Group plc and Salmon Developments plc and Executive Chairman of Imagesound plc. He also has a number of other private business interests. Mr Mapp was appointed as a Non-Executive Director upon the merger of Informa and Taylor & Francis in May 2004 and was designated the Senior Independent Director on 10 March 2005. He is also Chairman of the Nominations Committee, Audit Committee and Risk Committee.

Sean Watson

Non-Executive Director¹ ² ³ (59)

A solicitor and Senior Corporate Finance Partner at CMS Cameron McKenna, Sean Watson has extensive experience in all areas of corporate law. In 2000 he was appointed as a Non-Executive Director. He is also a Non-Executive Director of TT Electronics plc.

Dr Pamela Kirby

Non-Executive Director² ³ (54)

Pamela Kirby is currently Chairman of Scynexis Inc., a privately held chemistry-focused drug discovery and development company based in the US. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Smith & Nephew plc and Curalogic A/S and Novo Nordisk A/S. She was previously the Non-Executive Chairman of Oxford Immunotec Limited and was the CEO of US-based Quintiles Transnational Corporation. Prior to joining Quintiles, Dr Kirby held various senior positions in the pharmaceutical industry at Astra AB (now AstraZeneca plc), British Biotech plc (now Vernalis plc) and F. Hoffman- La Roche Limited. She has a PhD in Clinical Pharmacology from the University of London. Dr Kirby was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in September 2004 and chairs the Remuneration Committee.

John Davis

Non-Executive Director¹ ³ (45)

John Davis has been Chief Financial Officer of Yell Group plc since 2000. He previously held senior positions within Pearson Plc, where he was latterly Group Finance Director of the FT Group, and Emap plc, which he joined in 1989, where he was Director of Corporate Finance and Treasury between 1995 and 1997. Mr Davis is a Chartered Accountant, having qualified at Price Waterhouse and has a Masters in Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 October 2005.

Dr Brendan O'Neill - Joined 1 January 2008

Non-Executive Director¹ ² ³ (59)

Brendan O'Neill is a Non-Executive Director of Aegis Group plc, Tyco International Inc, Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc and of Endurance Speciality Holdings Limited. From 1999 to 2003 he was Chief Executive of ICI plc. Prior to joining ICI in 1998 he was an Executive Director of Guinness plc with responsibility for the Guinness Group's worldwide business brewing interests. He was also Non-Executive Director of Emap plc from 1995 to 2002. He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 January 2008.

Company Secretary

John Burton

Company Secretary (43)

John Burton is a solicitor and was formerly a partner at CMS Cameron McKenna. In that role, he advised the Group in relation to the LLP and IBC merger in 1998, the acquisition of PJB Publications in 2003, the Taylor & Francis merger in 2004 and the IIR acquisition and rights issue in 2005. He was appointed as Group General Counsel and Company Secretary in June 2006. He is a Non-Executive Director of Greenbottle Limited.

¹ Member of Audit Committee
² Member of Remuneration Committee
³ Member of Nomination Committee

Changes to the Board since 31 December 2007

The following changes to the Board took place on 17 March 2008:

• David Gilbertson stepped down as Chief Executive;
• Peter Rigby ceased to be Chairman and assumed the role of Chief Executive;
• Derek Mapp ceased to be Senior Non-Executive Director and became Non-Executive Chairman; and
• Dr Pamela Kirby was appointed as Senior Non-Executive Director.

In addition, on 1 January and 28 March respectively, Brendan O’Neill and Adam Walker joined the Board. Accordingly neither Brendan O’Neill nor Adam Walker served as a Director during the year ended 31 December 2007.

Auditors

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Abbots House
Abbey Street
Reading
Berkshire RG1 3BD

Registrars

Equiniti
Aspect House
Spencer Road
Lancing
West Sussex BN99 3QQ

Financial Advisers

Greenhill & Co. International LLP
Lansdowne House
57 Berkeley Square
London W1J 6ER

Stockbrokers

Public Relations

Maitland
Orion House
5 Upper St Martin's Lane
London WC2H 9EA

Principal Solicitors