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Non-executive director
Board director since September 2005
Board committees: Remuneration Committee
Philip Yea, aged 57, became a member of the Board in September 2005. He has held a number of roles in the private equity industry, most notably at 3i Group plc where he was Chief Executive from 2004 until January 2009, and prior to 3i at Investcorp, where his main focus was on the turnaround and performance of portfolio investments. He is a former Finance Director of Diageo plc, the global drinks group, where as Finance Director of Guinness PLC he was closely involved in the creation of Diageo through Guinness's merger with GrandMet in 1997. Philip holds a number of advisory roles, including to HRH The Duke of York in his role as the UK's Special Representative for International Trade & Investment, as well as to PricewaterhouseCoopers in the UK and Bridges Ventures. He is also Chairman of the trustees of the British Heart Foundation, an independent director and trustee on the Board of the Francis Crick Institute and Chairman of The Rose Partnership, Executive Search. He has previously held non-executive roles at HBOS and Manchester United.
