Directors' Biographies

Philip Swinstead - Chairman (3)

Roger Freeman - Non-executive Deputy Chairman (1 2 3)

Roger Freeman, 67, was appointed Non-executive Chairman in July 2007 and served in that role until June 2010 when he became Non-executive Deputy Chairman. He is Chairman of the remuneration committee. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1969 he joined Lehman Brothers, the US Investment Bank, and was a Partner in the London Office until 1983 when he entered the House of Commons. He served as a Minister between 1986 and 1997 including Cabinet Minister for Public Service. He became a Life Peer in 1997 and became a Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers for whom he now chairs their UK Advisory Panel. He is Chairman or Non-executive Director of a number of listed and private companies including Thales SA, Chemring Group plc and Savile Group plc.

Paul Davies - Chief Executive

Ian Ketchin - Finance Director

Ian Ketchin, 46, was appointed Finance Director in May 2007. Before joining Parity he was Finance Director at MSB International plc, a publicly listed recruitment business, and he played a key role in its successful sale to Networks International plc at the end of 2006. He was previously with Ernst & Young and has over 16 years of significant financial and industry experience. Ian has responsibility for Finance, Property and Facilities and our Legal and Contracts team.

Nigel Tose - Non-executive Director (1 2 3)

Nigel Tose, 66, was appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director in 2006. He has over 30 years' experience in investment banking, serving until 2005 as Co-Head of Corporate Finance at Investec Bank (UK) Limited. Prior to joining Investec in 1994, he held a number of senior roles, both domestic and international, at financial organisations including Lloyds Merchant Bank and Lloyds Bank International. He is Chairman of Parity's audit committee.