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Timothy Hugh Southcombe Trotter BA, FCIPR, FCIM

Non-Executive Chairman

Age 50. Joined the Board in December 2000, and became Chairman in May 2007. He was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Ludgate Group Limited and Deputy Chairman of Weber Worldwide, a division of Interpublic. He is the Chairman of h2glenfern Limited, non-executive Chairman of Smithfield Consultants Limited, and non-executive Chairman of Flying Brands Limited.

Duncan Lewis

Chief Executive

Age 57. Joined the Board in October 2008. Previously he had held the position of Managing Director of Equant, the global data communications business, and Chief Executive of Mercury Communications (now Cable & Wireless UK). Most recently he has been an adviser on telecommunications, media and technology investments at Carlyle, the global private equity group, and non-executive director of several technology companies. Mr Lewis is a non-executive director of Spirent plc.

James Ronald Trumper BSC, FCA

Group Finance Director and Company Secretary

Age 48. Joined the Board in January 2000 and was appointed Company Secretary in October 2000. He previously held the positions of Finance Director of the Mitsubishi Electric Corporation PC Division and Group Finance Director of Bluebird Toys plc.

Robin Beatham Howe BSC, FCIM

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Age 62. Joined the Board in June 2006. He is also Chairman of MetaSphere Ltd and Waterscan Ltd and a director of three other private companies. Previously he was CEO of UDEX Holdings Ltd and headed the Broadcast Systems Division of VITEC Group plc. He has built a career running successful technology businesses.

Oliver Bernard Ellingham BA, ACA

Independent Non-Executive Director

Age 52. Joined the Board in October 2007. He was previously Head of Corporate Finance for Europe for BNP Paribas for ten years having previously been a Director of Flemings, the investment bank that is now part of JPMorgan. He is a non-executive director of McCarthy & Stone plc and the Notting Hill Housing Trust.

Leonard Graham Mann BSC, MIEE, CENG

Non-Executive Director

Age 57. Joined the Board in November 2005 as an executive director and became non-executive from April 2007. He was previously the Group’s Chief Technology Officer, having joined the Group in 2005 as Managing Director of Link Research Limited when the business was acquired. He founded Link in 1992 with his brother and was instrumental in the development of the business. Before founding Link he was Managing Director of Cabletime Limited from1982 to1992, after holding a number of senior technology management positions in the electronics industry.