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The following are Directors of Copthorn Holdings Limited, the ultimate holding company of Countryside Properties PLC: 

 

Andrew Carr-Locke - Executive Chairman

Appointed Executive Chairman in April 2010.  Andrew has a wealth of business experience from both inside and outside the development sector. 

Andrew has experience in senior finance positions at Courtaulds Textiles, Diageo, Bowater Scott and Kodak.  He held the position of Group Finance Director at George Wimpey Plc until 2007 and is a Non-Executive Director at Dairy Crest Plc and has previously held non-executive directorships at Royal Mail Holdings, Venture Production and AWG.  Andrew is a member of the Corporate Management and Risk Management Committees.  He is also a member of the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Committee.

 


Richard Cherry - Deputy Chairman

Appointed Deputy Chairman in 2005. He is the Group's New Business Director and is Head of Division of our Regeneration Divisions in the South and the North. He joined the Group as a graduate trainee from Reading University in 1982. Appointed to the Board in 1986. Chairman of the Corporate Management Committee and a member of the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Committee.

 

 


Graham Cherry - Chief Executive

Appointed Chief Executive in 1996.  He is Head of Division of the Group's New Homes and Communities Division and is Chairman of the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Committee and the Risk Management Committee.  He is also a member of the Corporate Management Committee. He joined the Group as a graduate trainee from Reading University in 1980 and was appointed to the Board in 1984.

 

 


Wendy Colgrave - Group Finance Director

A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and was appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director in 2002. She joined the Company in 1991 as a qualified accountant from Pannell Kerr Forster Chartered Accountants and has held a number of positions within finance before taking her current role. Member of the Corporate Management and Risk Management Committees.

 

 


Jeremy Miller - Non-Executive Director

Appointed a Non-Executive Director in August 2010.  A former Managing Director of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein where he advised a wide variety of clients, including developers, on corporate finance.   He currently works part-time in corporate finance as the Chief Operating Officer of Centerview Partners UK.   Jeremy is the Chairman of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.

Keith Cushen - Non-Executive Director

Appointed a Non-Executive Director in August 2010.  A former Chief Executive of George Wimpey UK.  In total, Keith spent 19 years at George Wimpey in a variety of roles culminating in being CEO for a number of years.  He is a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.



Information correct as at 04/04/2011