Meeting attendance
The Board holds regular scheduled meetings throughout the year. Unscheduled supplementary meetings also take place as and when necessary. These meetings are structured to allow open discussion. All directors participate in discussing the strategy, trading and financial performance and risk management of the Company. Comprehensive briefing papers are circulated to all directors approximately one week before each meeting. Those directors who were unable to attend a particular meeting during the year reviewed the relevant briefing papers and were given the opportunity to discuss any issues with the Chairman or the Group Chief Executive.
Board and committee meeting attendance
The following table shows the number of years directors have been on the Board as at 1 February 2010 and their attendance at the scheduled Board and committee meetings which they were eligible to attend during the 2009/10 financial year:
| Years on Board | Scheduled Board meetings | Audit Committee | Remuneration Committee | Nomination Committee | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attended | Eligible to attend | Attended | Eligible to attend | Attended | Eligible to attend | Attended | Eligible to attend | ||
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| Peter Jackson 1 | n/a | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Daniel Bernard 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Ian Cheshire | 9 | 9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kevin O'Byrne | 1 | 9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Phil Bentley | n/a | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | – | – | 4 | 4 |
| Anders Dahlvig 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Michael Hepher | 12 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Janis Kong | 3 | 8 | 9 | – | – | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Hartmut Krämer 4 | n/a | 3 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| John Nelson | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
