Nominations committee

Peter Johnson
Chairman of the Nominations committee

• Who is on the nominations committee?
• What is the role of the nominations committee?
• What did the nominations committee do during the year?

Who is on the nominations committee?

During 2008, the committee comprised the chairman, the chief executive and three independent non-executive directors:

Date first appointed
Peter Johnson (committee chairman since 1 March 2007)	01 Mar 07
Richard Greenhalgh	22 June 05
Bill Shannon	03 Apr 06
John Warren	01 Jan 06
Ian Burke	06 Mar 06

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What is the role of the nominations committee?

The nominations committee is responsible for identifying and nominating, for the approval of the board, all new board appointments. The board believes that it is helpful for the chairman and the chief executive to be formally involved in this process and thus both of them are members of the committee.

What did the nominations committee do during the year?

During 2008, the committee met formally on four occasions and endorsed the appointment of Paddy Gallagher as a replacement finance director for Peter Gill and the appointment of Owen O'Donnell in order to bring additional online gaming experience to the board. External search consultants were engaged to assist in the process of identifying suitable candidates, which led to these appointments. The committee also endorsed the reappointment of John Warren as a non-executive director with effect from 1 January 2009.

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