Governance: Board of directors

Board of directors

Simon Robertson

Non-executive Chairman since 2005, Chairman of the nominations committee

Appointed to the Board in 2004. He is the founder member of Simon Robertson Associates LLP and a non-executive director of HSBC Holdings plc, Berry Bros & Rudd Ltd, and The Economist Newspaper Limited. He is a director of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden Limited, a Trustee of The Eden Project and the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund. He is the former President of Goldman Sachs Europe Limited. Age 66.

Sir John Rose

Chief Executive since 1996, a member of the nominations committee

Appointed to the Board in 1992 having joined Rolls-Royce in 1984. He is a Trustee of The Eden Project. Age 55.

Helen Alexander CBE

Non-executive director, a member of the remuneration and nominations committees

Appointed to the Board in September 2007. Helen Alexander was appointed Chief Executive of The Economist Group in January 1997, having joined the company in 1984. She was Managing Director of The Economist Intelligence Unit from 1993 until the end of 1996. She is a non-executive director of Centrica plc, a Trustee of the Tate Gallery and a governor of St Paul's Girls' School. She was awarded a CBE for services to publishing in 2004. She has an MBA from INSEAD. She is currently Chairman of PPA, the magazine industry trade association. Age 50.

Peter J Byrom BSc, FCAM

Non-executive director, a member of the remuneration and nominations committees

Appointed to the Board in 1997. He is Chairman of Domino Printing Sciences plc and Molins PLC, and a non-executive director of AMEC plc. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He was a director of NM Rothschild & Sons Limited from 1977 to 1996. Age 63.

Iain C Conn

Non-executive director, Senior Independent Director, a member of the audit and nominations committees

Appointed to the Board in 2005. He is an executive director of BP p.l.c. having held a range of executive positions within the BP Group worldwide. He is Chairman of the Advisory Board of The Imperial College London Tanaka Business School. Age 45.

Professor Peter Gregson

Non-executive director, a member of the remuneration and nominations committees

Appointed to the Board in March 2007. He is President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast and serves on the Northern Ireland Economic Development Forum, the Council of CBI Northern Ireland and the Steering Group of the US - Ireland Research and Development Partnership. He is a Fellow and Council Member of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a member of the Royal Irish Academy, and Deputy Lieutenant of Belfast. He was formerly Professor of Aerospace Materials and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Southampton and has served on the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC). Age 50.

James M Guyette BSc

President and Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce North America Inc.

Appointed to the Board in 1998 having joined Rolls-Royce in 1997. He is a director of the Private Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, Illinois and of priceline.com Inc. Until 1995 he was Executive Vice President, Marketing and Planning of United Airlines. Age 62.

John Rishton

Non-executive director, Chairman of the audit committee, a member of the nominations committee

Appointed to the Board in March 2007. He is Chief Executive Officer of Royal Ahold. He began his career in 1979 at Ford Motor Company and held a variety of positions both in the UK and in Europe. In 1994 he joined British Airways plc where he was Chief Financial Officer from 2001 to 2005. He is a former non-executive director of Allied Domecq. Age 49.

Andrew B Shilston MA, ACA, MCT

Finance Director

Appointed to the Board in 2003 having joined Rolls-Royce in 2002. He is a non-executive director of Cairn Energy PLC and was Finance Director of Enterprise Oil plc from 1993 until 2002. Age 52.

Colin P Smith BSc Hons, FREng, FRAeS, FIMechE

Director - Engineering and Technology

Appointed to the Board in 2005 having joined Rolls-Royce in 1974. He has held a variety of key positions within Engineering, including Director - Research and Technology and Director of Engineering and Technology - Civil Aerospace. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Age 52.

Ian C Strachan

Non-executive director, a member of the audit and nominations committees

Appointed to the Board in 2003. He is a non-executive director of Reuters Group plc, Johnson Matthey plc, Xstrata plc and Transocean Inc. He was Chief Executive of BTR plc, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer of Rio Tinto plc and non-executive Chairman of Instinet Group Inc. Age 64.

Carl G Symon BSc, MSc

Non-executive director, Chairman of the remuneration committee, a member of the nominations committee

Appointed to the Board in 1999. He is Chairman of HMV Group plc and Clearswift Systems Ltd. He is also a non-executive director of BT Group plc and Chairman of the BT Group Equality of Access Board, Senior Independent Director of Rexam plc and an Advisory Board member of Cross Atlantic Capital Partners. He was previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IBM UK and held numerous executive positions with IBM Corp. in Canada, USA, Latin America, Asia and Europe during a 32 year international career. Age 61.

Mike J Terrett

Chief Operating Officer

Appointed to the Board in September 2007, having joined Rolls-Royce in 1978. He has held a variety of senior positions in the development of new aero-engine programmes, including Managing Director of Airlines and President and Chief Executive Officer of International Aero Engines (IAE) based in the United States. Prior to his appointment as Chief Operating Officer, he was President - Civil Aerospace. He is a member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Age 51.

Tim Rayner

General Counsel and Company Secretary

He joined Rolls-Royce in 2007 having previously been General Counsel and Company Secretary at United Utilities PLC. Age 47.

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The Group Executive

The Group Executive is responsible for the management of the Group within the strategy determined by the Board. It is chaired by Sir John Rose, Chief Executive, and its other members are:

Axel Arendt

President - Defence Aerospace

Charles Blundell

Director of Public Affairs

Tom Brown

Director - Human Resources

Miles Cowdry

President - Services

Tom Curley

President - Energy

James Guyette

President and Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce North America Inc.

Dr Michael Haidinger

Chairman of Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG

Mark King

President - Civil Aerospace

Dr Mike Lloyd

President - Gas Turbine Operations

Dr Mike Orris

Chief Procurement Officer

John Paterson

President - Marine

Tim Rayner

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Andrew Shilston

Finance Director

Colin Smith

President - Engineering and Technology

Mike Terrett

Chief Operating Officer

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International Advisory Board

The International Advisory Board (IAB), formed in 2006, advises the Group on emerging political, business and economic trends. Membership of the IAB is as follows:

Lord Powell of Bayswater

Chairman of IAB, former Foreign Affairs and Defence Adviser to Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major

Bernard Duc

Senior Partner, Hollingsworth Management International Ltd (Hong Kong) former Deputy Chairman of the Rolls-Royce European Advisory Board General Counsel, A.Touboul Law firm- Paris

Sir Rod Eddington

Non-executive Chairman, Australia & New Zealand JP Morgan Chase Bank NA and former Chief Executive, British Airways Plc

Boris Federov

Member of Gazprom Board, former Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation

Dr Fan Gang

Professor at China's Academy of Social Sciences and Head of National Economic Research Institute

Carla Hills

Chair and CEO, Hills & Company, International Consultants, former US Trade Representative, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, former Assistant Attorney General

General Sir Mike Jackson

Former Chief of the General Staff, UK Ministry of Defence

Mustafa Koç

Chairman of Koç Holding AS

Taizo Nishimuro

Chairman of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc and former Chairman of Toshiba Corporation

Lubna Olayan

CEO of the Olayan Financing Company

Eduardo Serra

Former Spanish Defence Minister

Ratan Tata

Chairman of Tata Sons Ltd

Matthias Wissmann

Former Minister for Transport and Research in Germany, President of the Association of the German Automotive Industry (VDA), Vice-Chairman of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and Partner at Wilmer Hale

Lee Hsien Yang

Chairman, Fraser & Neave Limited

Ernesto Zedillo

Former President of Mexico, Director, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization

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South East Asia Advisory Board

Rolls-Royce formed the South East Asia Advisory Board (SEAAB) in 1987 to advise the main Board on political, economic and business trends in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. It is chaired by Sir John Rose, Chief Executive, and its other members are:

Chatrachai Bunya-Ananta

Member of the National Legislative Council of Thailand
Former Senator of Thailand
Former President of Thai Airways International plc

Bernard Duc Senior

Partner, Hollingsworth Management International Ltd (Hong Kong) Deputy Chairman of the Rolls-Royce SEAAB former Deputy Chairman of the Rolls-Royce European Advisory Board General Counsel, A.Touboul Law firm - Paris

Dato' Jaffar Indot

Independent Non-Executive Director, Shell Refining Company (FO) Berhad
Chairman, Malaysian Dutch Business Council
President, Federation of Family Planning Associations Malaysia

H E Ambassador Jose V Romero, Jr

Chairman/President, Philippine Council for Foreign Relations
Former Philippines Ambassador to Italy

Edward W Rubin

Chairman of a Hong Kong-based private investment company, Non-Executive Director of Singapore-listed Noble Group Ltd

Soedibyo Brigadier-General (retired)

Senior Fellow, Institute for Strategic Studies of Indonesia
Former Vice-Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief Indonesian Air Force for Policy & Planning

Prof (Mrs) Tan Sook Yee

Member of the Panel of the Strata Titles Board Ex-Professor of Law, National University of Singapore

Ashadi Tjahjadi Air Chief Marshall (retired)

Former Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force
Former Indonesia Ambassador to Germany

Dr Bernardo M Villegas

University Professor, University of Asia and the Pacific, Manila, Philippines, Visiting Professor in Economics, IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain

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