Board of directors
Simon Robertson
Non-executive Chairman
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 and a Trustee of The Eden Project and the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund. He is the former President of Goldman Sachs Europe Limited. Age 67.
Sir John Rose
Chief Executive
A member of the nominations committee.
Appointed to the Board in 1992, having joined Rolls-Royce in 1984, and has been Chief Executive since 1996. He is a Trustee of The Eden Project. Age 56.
Helen Alexander CBE
Non-executive director
Chairman of the remuneration committee and a member of the ethics and nominations committees
Appointed to the Board in September 2007, she is a Senior Adviser of Bain Capital and a non-executive director of Centrica plc. She is Chair of the Advisory Board, Said Business School, Oxford University, a Trustee of the Tate Gallery and a governor of St Paul’s Girl's School. Former CEO of the Economist Group from1997 to 2008, she was awarded a CBE for services to publishing in 2004. She was Chairman of PPA, the magazine industry trade association, from 2006 to 2008. Age 52.
Peter J Byrom BSc, FCA
Non-executive director
A member of the remuneration, ethics and nominations committees
Appointed to the Board in 1997, he is Chairman of Domino Printing Sciences plc and a non-executive director of AMEC plc. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He was a director of N M Rothschild & Sons Limited from 1977 to 1996. Age 64.
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 Business School. Age 46.
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. Age 51.
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 PrivateBank 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 63.
Dr John McAdam
Non-executive director
A member of the remuneration and nominations committees
Appointed to the Board in February 2008, he is Chairman of United Utilities PLC and Rentokil Initial plc, the Senior Independent Director of J Sainsbury plc and a non-executive director of Sara Lee Corporation. He was the Chief Executive of ICI plc until ICI’s acquisition by Akzo Nobel. Age 60.
John Neill CBE
Non-executive director
A member of the audit and nominations committee
Appointed to the Board in November 2008, he is the Chief Executive of the Unipart Group of Companies. He is a member of the Council and Board of Business in the Community and is a non-executive director of Charter plc. He is Vice President of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, BEN, the automotive industry charity and The Institute of the Motor Industry. Age 61.
John Rishton
Non-executive director
Chairman of the audit committee and a member of the ethics and nominations committees
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 50.
Andrew B Shilston MA, ACA, MCT
Finance Director
Appointed to the Board in 2003 having joined Rolls-Royce in 2002, he was a non-executive director of Cairn Energy PLC until May 2008 and he was Finance Director of Enterprise Oil plc from1993 until 2002. Age 53.
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 53.
Ian C Strachan
Non-executive director
Chairman of the ethics committee and a member of the audit and nominations committees
Appointed to the Board in 2003, he is a non-executive director of Johnson Matthey plc, Xstrata plc, Transocean Inc and Caithness Petroleum Limited. He is the former Chief Executive of BTR plc, former Deputy Chief Executive (1991 to 1995) and Chief Financial Officer (1987 to 1991) of Rio Tinto plc, former non-executive Chairman of Instinet Group Inc and former non-executive director of Commercial Union and Reuters Group plc. Age 65.
Mike J Terrett
Chief Operating Officer
Appointed to the Board in 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 52.
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 48.