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<strong>Punch</strong> <strong>Taverns</strong> <strong>plc</strong><br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Financial Statements <strong>2011</strong><br />

23<br />

Stephen Billingham Chairman<br />

Stephen Billingham, 53, joined <strong>Punch</strong> <strong>Taverns</strong> as Non-executive<br />

Chairman in September <strong>2011</strong>. He was Finance Director of British<br />

Energy Group <strong>plc</strong> from 2004 to 2009, playing an instrumental<br />

role in delivering the turnaround and strong performance of the<br />

business, its relisting in 2005, its move up to the FTSE 100 and<br />

its sale to EDF in 2009 for £12.5bn. Prior to this, Stephen was<br />

Group Finance Director of WS Atkins <strong>plc</strong> during its successful<br />

financial recovery, as well as Group Treasurer of BICC <strong>plc</strong><br />

(now Balfour Beatty <strong>plc</strong>) and Severn Trent <strong>plc</strong>. Stephen is<br />

currently a Government-appointed Non-executive Director<br />

and Chairman of the Audit Committee of URENCO. He is<br />

also Chairman of Fountains, the support services company.<br />

Ian Fraser Independent Non-executive Director<br />

Ian Fraser, 54, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive<br />

Director in September 2004. He started his professional career<br />

with Deloitte in Glasgow and Paris, qualifying as an accountant<br />

in 1981. From this he moved to hold various financial positions<br />

with Esmark, Schlumberger and ADT before joining Safeway<br />

Stores in the UK in 1989 as a member of the commercial team.<br />

Following several senior positions Ian was appointed as Buying<br />

Director of Safeway in 1994. In 2000 he joined Orange UK<br />

to lead the Retail and Distribution Division and was appointed<br />

Chief Operating Officer of the UK Group in 2003. In February<br />

2005 he was appointed by CVC as Chief Executive Officer<br />

of Kwik Fit, a position he held until the successful sale to<br />

the Itochu Corporation in June <strong>2011</strong>. Ian is a graduate of the<br />

University of Glasgow, a member of the Institute of Chartered<br />

Accountants in Scotland and a Fellow of the Royal Society for<br />

the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.<br />

He was also invited to become a Keeper of the Quaich in 1997.<br />

Financial statements Governance<br />

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