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  COMPANY PEOPLE
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Keith Hamill (age 51) Joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 11 December 2000 and became Chairman on 31 May 2001. He is Chairman of Luminar Plc, Collins Stewart Plc and Travelodge as well as a Non-Executive Director of Electrocomponents Plc and Treasurer of Nottingham University. He was previously Finance Director at WH Smith Plc, Forte Plc and United Distillers, Director of Financial Control for Guinness Plc and a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Chief Executive
Philip Mountford (age 39) Joined the Board in April 2002 as Trading Director and was appointed Chief Executive in February 2004. He was previously Managing Director of the Versace Group, UK and Scandinavia. Prior to this he held directorships at Nautica and the Daks Simpson Group.
Retail Operation Director
Julie Cook (age 40) Joined the Board on 2 September 2002. She was previously brand director at Viyella ladieswear and before that Retail Operations Director of Jaeger and Viyella.

Non-executive directors

Rowland Gee (age 57) Non-Executive Deputy Chairman. Became Deputy Chairman on 1 February 2002 having been Managing Director since 1989. He was previously a Director of Cecil Gee Plc which he joined in 1968 holding various positions in the buying and merchandising department. He is a Non-Executive Director of De Keyser Fashion Limited and a Director of LF Homme UK LImited.

Mark Bernstein (age 43) Non-Executive Director. Joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 19 December 2001. He sits on the board of a number of private technology companies, and is currently Chief Executive of ICQ Inc.

Michael Gee (age 63) Non-Executive Director. Became a Non-Executive Director in 1991, having been Managing Director of Cecil Gee Plc until 1988.

Peter Moss (age 57) Non-Executive Director. Became a Non-Executive Director on 31 March 2001 having previously been Property Director and Company Secretary.

Bernard Myers (age 59) Independent Non-Executive Director. Joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 13 August 2001. He is Chairman of Rothschild Trust Corporation Limited, Rothschild Trust Guernsey Limited and Rothschild Trust Bermuda Limited. He is a director of Compco Plc and was formerly a managing director of NM Rothschild & Sons Limited.


Company Secretary
Julia Stephens (age 36) joined the Company in July 2001 as company secretary from Coats plc where she was assistant company secretary. Previous retail experience includes company secretary of Jaeger Holdings Limited and assistant company secretary of Liberty plc.



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