Board of Directors

John Coombe. Chairman.
John Coombe is the former Chief Financial Officer of GlaxoSmithKline plc. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of HSBC Holdings plc and of Home Retail Group plc. He is also a Trustee of The Royal Academy of Arts Trust. He is Chairman of the Nominations Committee of HRG and also a member of the Remuneration Committee.

David Radcliffe. Chief Executive.
David Radcliffe joined the Group in 1978, was appointed to the Board in 1989 and became Chief Executive in 1997. Since that time he has re-positioned the Group as a rounded corporate services organisation. David is a Fellow of the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management and a Companion of the Institute of Management.

Julian Steadman. Group Finance Director.
Julian Steadman joined the Group in December 2007. Julian’s early career was with Procter & Gamble in the UK and Belgium and The Clorox Company in the USA, ultimately holding the position of Finance Director for its Food Service Products Division. Since returning to the UK in 1994, he has held the role of Group Finance Director with Eyecare Products plc, Biocompatibles International plc and Christian Salvesen plc.

Kevin Ruffles. Chief Operating Officer.
Kevin Ruffles has been appointed Chief Operating Officer for Hogg Robinson Group Plc, with effect from 1 October 2010. Kevin joined HRG in 1972 and has since held a number of increasingly senior operational roles, culminating in his appointment to the Board in 1997. He was appointed President Europe and Asia Pacific for the Group in 2007.

Paul Williams. Non-Executive Director.
Paul Williams has more than 30 years’ senior executive experience, with specific responsibility for HR issues at NCR, Heinz, Glaxo, Rolls-Royce and Smith & Nephew. He is currently a Member of the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) and is a member of the Governing Council of Aston University, where he also sits on the Audit and Remuneration Committees of the University. He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of HRG and is also a member of both the Audit and Nominations Committees

Tony Isaac. Non-Executive Director.
Tony Isaac was Chief Executive Officer of BOC Group PLC until 2006 and was a Non-Executive Director of Hogg Robinson plc until May 2000. He is a Non-Executive Director of International Power plc, where he Chairs the Audit Committee and is also a member of the Appointments Committee. He is also a director of Schlumberger Limited where he is its Lead Independent Director, chairs its Nominating and Governance Committee, and is also a member of its Compensation Committee. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee of HRG, and is a member of both the Remuneration and Nominations Committees. From 8 September 2010, until 1 April 2011, Mr Isaac also acted as Chairman of HRG’s Remuneration Committee. He also acts as the Senior Independent Director of HRG.