Mr. Keith Hamill - Non-Executive Director
Mr. Keith Hamill has served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company since June 2014, before which he served as a Non-Executive Director from May 2011 until June 2014. He has served as a non-executive director of the consolidated group from October 2009 until May 2011. Mr. Hamill has served as a non-executive director and as a non-executive chairman of RBG Holdings plc, an English company listed on the London Stock Exchange that provides legal and professional services and litigation financing, since January 2020. Mr. Hamill is also currently the chairman of Horsforth Holdings Ltd., a privately held investment holding company for a number of leisure businesses (since 2009). Mr. Hamill's prior experience includes being chairman of British food manufacturer Premier Foods plc (2017 to 2019), inter-dealer broker Tullett Prebon plc (2006 to 2013), stockbroker Collins Stewart plc (2000 to 2006) and software developer Alterian plc (2000 to 2011), and an independent non-executive director of the distribution group Electrocopments plc (1999 to 2008), Max Property Group plc (2010 to 2014) and the airline easyJet plc (2009 to 2017), all of which are or were listed on the London Stock Exchange. He was also an independent non-executive director of NASDAQ-listed publisher and printer Cadmus Communications Inc. (2002 to 2007). Mr. Hamill has also chaired the board of a number of UK privately owned companies which included Endell Group Holdings Limited (parent company of Travelodge Hotels Limited) (2003 to 2012), insurance broker HGL Holdings Limited (2005 to 2011) and construction business Avant Homes Limited (2013 to 2014). He was chief financial officer of hotel group Forte plc (1993 to 1996), retailer WH Smith plc (1996 to 2000) and United Distillers International Limited (1990 to 1993), and director of financial control at Guinness plc (1988 to 1991). Mr. Hamill was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (1986 to 1988). He was also chairman of the board of the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. Mr. Hamill holds an Honorary Doctorate in Law from the University of Nottingham and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales.