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Board of Directors

E Mervyn Davies CBE John Peace† Peter Sands* Gareth Bullock* Chairman Deputy Chairman and Group Chief Executive Appointed to the Board on Appointed to the Board on Senior Independent Director Appointed to the Board on 14 May 6 August 2007. He is Group 16 December 1997. He was Appointed to the Board on 2002. Appointed as Group Chief Executive Director with responsibility appointed as Chairman on 1 August 2007. He is Chairman Executive on 20 November 2006. for growth and governance in 20 November 2006. Immediately of Group Limited and Immediately prior to this he had Africa, the Middle East, Europe and prior to this he had been Group Group plc. He is also been Group Finance Director since the Americas and for Risk and Chief Executive since 28 November Chairman of the Board of his appointment to the Board and Special Asset Management. He 2001. Before his appointment as Governors of Nottingham Trent was responsible for Finance, Risk, joined in 1996 Group Chief Executive he was the University, Deputy Lieutenant for the Strategy and Technology and and was appointed as a director of executive director with responsibility County of Nottinghamshire, a Fellow Operations. Before his appointment Standard Chartered in 2003. for Hong Kong, China and North of the Royal Society of Arts and to the Standard Chartered PLC His previous senior appointments East Asia and for Group-wide Chairman of The Work Foundation. Board he was a director with include Group Head of Strategy, Technology and Operations. He is Previously he was Group Chief worldwide consultants McKinsey Group Chief Information Officer a non-executive director of Executive of GUS plc from 2000 & Co. He had been with McKinsey and CEO Africa. He is Chairman PLC and Tottenham Hotspur plc until 2006, having been a director of since 1988, where he worked of Mcashback Limited and is a and is Chairman of Fleming Family GUS since 1997. Age 58. extensively in the banking and non-executive director of Fleming & Partners Limited. He is also technology sectors in a wide range Family & Partners Limited and of Chairman of the Government’s of international markets. Age 46. Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc. Business Council for Britain and Age 54. the Chair of Council of Bangor University. Age 55.

Val Gooding CBE† Rudy Markham† Ruth Markland† Sunil Mittal† Appointed to the Board on Appointed to the Board on Appointed to the Board on Appointed to the Board 1 August 1 January 2005. She is Chief 19 February 2001. He is a 3 November 2003. She is Chairman 2007. He is Chairman and Group Executive Officer of BUPA and non-executive director of Legal of the Board of Trustees of the CEO of Bharti Enterprises and a non-executive director of and General Group Plc and of WRVS and a non-executive director President of the Confederation of J Sainsbury plc and of the Lawn United Parcel Service, Inc. and of The plc. Previously Indian Industry. He sits on various Tennis Association and of the BBC’s is a member of the Board of she was Managing Partner Asia for boards and councils including the Executive Board. She is also the Financial Reporting Council. the international law firm Freshfields Prime Minister of India’s Council a Trustee of the British Museum. Previously he was Chief Financial Bruckhaus Deringer. Age 55. on Trade and Industry, the India Previously she was Director, Asia Officer of . Age 61. Advisory Council of the Harvard Pacific with British Airways. Age 57. Business School and the Singapore-India Partnership Foundation. He is the recipient of Padma Bhushan, one of the highest civilian awards in India. Age 50.

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Mike DeNoma* Richard Meddings* Sir CK Chow† Jamie Dundas† Appointed to the Board on 12 May Appointed to the Board on Appointed to the Board on Appointed to the Board on 2000. He is Group Executive 16 November 2002. He was 24 February 1997. He is Chief 15 March 2004. He is Chairman Director with responsibility for appointed as Group Finance Executive Officer of MTR of Jupiter Investment Management the Group’s Consumer Banking Director on 20 November 2006 Corporation Limited of Hong Kong Holdings Limited and a business worldwide and leads and is responsible for Finance, and is non-executive Chairman of non-executive director of Drax the Group’s Strategy function. Corporate Treasury and Corporate Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Group plc. He is also Chairman He joined Standard Chartered Development. Immediately prior Kong) Limited. He is a member of of Macmillan Cancer Support. in 1999 with responsibility for to this he was Group Executive the Hong Kong Tourism Board, the Previously he was Chief Executive Consumer Banking in Asia. Director responsible for growth Council of the Chinese University of Officer of the UK property company He is also a director of Standard and governance across Africa, the Hong Kong and the Council of the MEPC and Finance Director of Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Middle East, , the United Hong Kong General Chamber of the Airport Authority Hong Kong. Limited, of MasterCard Asia Pacific Kingdom, Europe and the Americas Commerce. Previously he was Age 57. Pte Ltd and of the International and before that was responsible for Chief Executive Officer of GKN Centre for Missing and Exploited Risk, Special Assets Management plc and Brambles Industries plc. Children, and is a member of the and Legal & Compliance. Before He is based in Hong Kong. Age 57. board of Singapore Management his appointment to the Standard University. He is based in Chartered PLC Board he was Chief Singapore. Age 51. Operating Officer, Private Clients at Barclays PLC and prior to that Group Financial Controller at Barclays PLC. Age 49. Board Committees

Audit and Risk Committee Rudy Markham (Chairman) John Peace Jamie Dundas Ruth Markland Lord Turner Board Nomination Committee Mervyn Davies (Chairman) † † † Paul Skinner Oliver Stocken Lord Turner John Peace Appointed to the Board on Appointed to the Board on 1 June Appointed to the Board on Jamie Dundas 3 November 2003. He is Chairman 2004. He is Chairman of Home 1 August 2006. He is a non- Rudy Markham of plc and is a non- Retail Group plc, Deputy Chairman executive director of United Ruth Markland executive director of the Tetra of plc and Chairman of Oval Business Media plc, Siemens Laval Group and L’Air Liquide SA. Limited and Stanhope Group Holdings plc and Paternoster UK Board Remuneration He is also a member of the board Holdings Limited. He is also Limited. He is also Chairman of the Committee of INSEAD and of the Defence Chairman of the Trustees of the Overseas Development Institute, Ruth Markland (Chairman) Board of the UK Ministry of Natural History Museum. Previously the Climate Change Committee and Val Gooding Defence. Previously he was a he was Group Finance Director of of the Economic and Social Paul Skinner director of The ‘Shell’ Transport Barclays PLC. Age 66. Research Council, and is a member Oliver Stocken and Trading Company plc and of the Board of Trustees of Save the Lord Turner Group Managing Director of the Children Fund UK. Previously he Sustainability and Royal Dutch/Shell Group of was Director General of the CBI Responsibility Committee companies where he was CEO and Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch Mervyn Davies (Chairman) of its global Oil Products business. Europe Limited. Age 52. Peter Sands Age 63. Jamie Dundas Val Gooding Oliver Stocken

* Also a director of Standard Chartered Bank. † Independent non-executive director.

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