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Ian K Miller, MBE
Chairman

Mr Miller, a Chartered Accountant, is currently Executive Vice President of Keane Inc, a US provider of applications, infrastructure and business process outsourcing services. Mr Miller is responsible for Keane's business in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining Keane, he led Hewlett Packard's Applications Services business in Europe, Middle East and Africa. He previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Parity Group plc, an IT services company, and before that was President of the Energy Global Industry Group of EDS. Prior to joining EDS in 1994 he spent 16 years at PA Consulting Group, the last six as Partner responsible for the Global Energy practice. He qualified as a chartered accountant with a member firm of KPMG. He also holds the post of Commandant of the City of London Police Special Constabulary, and he is a non-executive director of Sheltered Housing Management (Scotland) Ltd. Mr Miller was appointed a Non-Executive Director of KBC in October 2004 and became Chairman in September 2008. He is Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.

 
 
 

W George Bright
Chief Executive

Mr Bright is a Chemical Engineer and graduated from the University of Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. Prior to joining KBC, Mr Bright worked for IBM and Esso Petroleum plc. During his 20-year career with Esso he gained broad experience of the refining industry, working in both technical and management roles. Mr Bright joined KBC in 1997, and was appointed Chief Operating Officer in September 2003. He joined the Board of KBC in March 2004, and he was appointed Chief Executive in May 2006.

 

 

 

 

Nicholas P Stone
Operations & Finance Director

Mr Stone has a degree in Mathematics and Economics from Bristol University, and he is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He qualified with Coopers and Lybrand where he gained experience in audit, tax and corporate finance before undertaking various financial roles with Mobil in the UK. Subsequent to that Mr Stone was Company Secretary and UK Finance Director of the Lambert Fenchurch Group. Mr Stone joined KBC in 2001 as Finance Director, and he was appointed Operations and Finance Director in May 2006.

 

 

Ian A Godden
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Godden is Chairman of ADS, the trade organisation which represents the UK AeroSpace, Defence and Security industries, and Chairman of Farnborough International. He is a non-executive Director of E2V Technologies plc and of Bristows Group Inc (USA), as well as being Chairman of Glenmore Energy Inc (USA). After gaining managerial and technical experience in the worldwide oil industry during the 1970s, Mr Godden focused on strategy consulting in the United States and Europe. During the 1990s he was UK Managing Partner and a European board member of Booz Allen and Hamilton. From 2000 to 2004 Mr Godden was UK Managing Partner of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. He has a BSc Engineering degree from Edinburgh University and an MBA from Stanford University, California. He is a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Mr Godden was appointed a Non-Executive Director of KBC in July 2008, and he is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees. He is also the senior independent director.

Michael P Kirk
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Kirk was Managing Director of Weber Shandwick Financial, a financial communications consultancy, until July 2005. He joined Weber Shandwick from Cazenove, the UK investment bank, where he worked in Corporate Finance for over 13 years, four of those as a partner in the firm. Whilst at Cazenove Mr Kirk advised companies on a wide range of corporate issues including the demerger of Centrica from British Gas, the Lattice demerger from BG and the UK listings of John Wood Group and KBC. His early experience is in the energy and insurance sectors, having started his career at British Nuclear Fuels. A chartered engineer, Mr Kirk has an MBA in Finance and degrees in Chemical Engineering and Nuclear Fuels Technology. Mr Kirk was appointed a Non-Executive Director of KBC in October 2004, and is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. He is also a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.