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## Board of Directors 

## Executive Directors 

M. Lee Chief Executive 

Appointed to the Board: November 2003 

Age:  59 

Committee membership: Acquisitions Committee Finance Committee 

External appointments: Non-executive director of IBEC Limited, a business and employers organisation. 

A. Manifold Chief Operating Officer 

Appointed to the Board: January 2009 

Age:  50 

Committee membership: Acquisitions Committee 

M. Carton Finance Director 

Appointed to the Board: May 2010 

Age:  54 

Committee membership: Acquisitions Committee Finance Committee 

External appointments: Director of The British Irish Chamber of Commerce, a business and employers organisation. 

M. Towe Chief Executive Officer Oldcastle, Inc. 

Appointed to the Board: July 2008 

Age:  63 

Committee membership: Not applicable 

Biographies of the Executive Directors are shown on page 11 

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Committee membership:  Audit Committee ( Financial expert ) 

Skills and experience:  Ernst was Chief Executive of Sika AG, a manufacturer of speciality chemicals for construction and general industry, until 31 December 2011. Prior to joining Sika, he worked for the Schindler Group and was Chief Finance Officer between 1997 and 2001. Over the course of his career he has gained extensive experience in India, China and the Far East generally. Qualifications: LIC.OEC.HSG 

External appointments: Member of the board of Bucher Industries AG, a mechanical and vehicle engineering company based in Switzerland and a member of the advisory board of China Renaissance Capital Investment Inc., a private equity investment company in Hong Kong, China. 

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Committee membership:  Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee; Remuneration Committee 

Skills and experience:  Bill is founder and General Partner of Alta Communications and Marion Equity Partners LLC, Massachusetts-based venture capital firms. He is past Chairman of Cephalon Inc, and past President and Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association. Qualifications: BA, MBA. 

External appointments: Director of the Irish venture capital company Delta Partners Limited and also serves on the boards of several communications, cable and information technology companies. 

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Committee membership:  Acquisitions Committee; Finance Committee 

Skills and experience:  Utz-Hellmuth was, until May 2011, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Süd-Chemie Aktiengesellschaft. He was also Chief Executive of Degussa AG, Germany’s third largest chemical company, until May 2006. 

External appointments: Partner in the private equity group One Equity Partners Europe GmbH; Chairman of the Supervisory board of German rail company Deutsche Bahn AG; director of Jungbunzlauer Holding AG. 

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Committee membership:  Acquisitions Committee; Finance Committee; Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee; Remuneration Committee 

Skills and experience:  Nicky was Vice President of Manufacturing and Business Operations for Dell Inc.’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations from 2000 to 2008. Prior to joining Dell, he was Executive Vice President at Eastman Kodak and previously held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer at Verbatim Corporation, based in the United States. Qualifications: C.Eng, FIEI, MBA. 

External appointments: Chief Executive of Prodigium, a consulting company which provides business advisory services; non-executive director of Musgrave Group plc, a privately owned international food retailer, and of Eircom Limited, a telecommunications services provider in Ireland. 

