Sir John Banham DL, MA, HonLLD
Chairman, age 67; joined Johnson Matthey as Chairman Designate in January 2006; appointed Chairman on 1st April 2006. Currently Chairman of Spacelabs Healthcare Inc. and the Senior Independent Director of Invesco Inc. and Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc. He was previously a director at McKinsey & Company, the first Controller of the Audit Commission and is a former Director General of the Confederation of British Industry. Previously a director of National Power and National Westminster Bank, and Chairman of Tarmac plc, Kingfisher plc, Geest plc, Whitbread PLC and Cyclacel Plc.
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N A P Carson BSc
Chief Executive, age 51; joined Johnson Matthey in 1980; appointed Division Director, Catalytic Systems in 1997 after having held senior management positions in the Precious Metals Division as well as Catalytic Systems in both the UK and the US. Appointed to the board as Managing Director, Catalysts & Chemicals in August 1999 and additionally assumed board level responsibility for Precious Metals Division in August 2002. Appointed Chief Executive in July 2004. Currently Chairman, Business Taskforce on Sustainable Consumption and Production.

J N Sheldrick MA, MSc, FCMA, FCT
Group Finance Director, age 58; joined Johnson Matthey as Executive Director, Finance in September 1990 and assumed current job title in September 1995. Previously Group Treasurer of The BOC Group plc and a non-executive director of API Group Plc. Currently a non-executive director of GKN plc.

D W Morgan MA, ACA
Executive Director, Group Corporate Development, age 50; joined Johnson Matthey in 1988 as a Division Finance Director. Appointed an executive director in August 1999. Responsible for the group’s corporate development activities and legal and secretarial affairs. In addition, assumed board level responsibility for the company’s central research activities in August 2002. Currently a member of the International Advisory Board of Conduit Ventures Limited.

M J Roney
Age 53; appointed a non-executive director on 1st June 2007. Currently Chief Executive of Bunzl plc. Joined Bunzl plc as a non-executive director in 2003. Prior to joining Bunzl he was Chief Executive Officer of Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe BV and had an extensive career with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co holding a number of senior management positions with responsibilities in Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. A, M, N

I C Strachan
Age 65; appointed a non-executive director in January 2002. Currently a non-executive director of Transocean Inc., Xstrata plc, Rolls Royce Group plc and Caithness Petroleum Limited. Previously Chairman of Instinet Group Inc., Chief Executive of BTR plc and Deputy Chief Executive of Rio Tinto plc. A, M, N

D C Thompson
Age 47; appointed a non-executive director on 1st September 2007. Currently Chief Executive of Drax Group plc. Joined the board of Drax Group plc as Chief Executive in 2005. Prior to joining Drax she was head of the European business of the global power generation firm, InterGen. First starting her career in banking she has had senior management roles in the UK, Asia and Africa. A, M, N

A M Thomson MA, CA
Age 61; appointed a non-executive director in September 2002. Currently Chairman of Bodycote International Plc and a non-executive director of Alstom S.A. (France). Until his retirement in 2006 he was Finance Director of Smiths Group plc. Mr Thomson is also Junior Vice President and Chairman of the Technical Policy Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
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R J W Walvis
Age 61; appointed a non-executive director in September 2002. Currently a non-executive director of British Energy Group plc, Associated British Ports Holdings Ltd, Balfour Beatty plc and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Allianz Nederland Group NV. He was previously Chairman, Global Corporate Centre, Shell International Limited and prior to that held a series of senior management positions within the Royal Dutch Shell Group.
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P N Hawker BSc, PhD, FRSC
Executive Director, Process Technologies and Fine Chemicals & Catalysts, age 55; joined Johnson Matthey in 1985 as Research & Development Manager and was subsequently Managing Director, Autocatalysts Europe and Division Director, Environmental Catalysts and Technologies. Appointed Executive Director, Environmental Catalysts and Technologies in August 2003. He was appointed Executive Director, Process Catalysts and Technologies in July 2004 and assumed additional responsibility for Pharmaceutical Materials Division in April 2006.