Our Board

Christopher Rodrigues CBE, Non-Executive Chairman, age 62

Christopher joined the Board of International Personal Finance plc in 2007 at the time of the demerger from Provident Financial plc, serving as Executive Chairman until October 2008 when the chairmanship became a non-executive role.

Qualifications: graduated in Economics and Economic History and has an MBA.

Other appointments: Chairman of VisitBritain, a non-executive director of Ladbrokes plc and Chairman of the Almeida Theatre Islington.

Previous appointments: Chief Executive of Thomas Cook, Chief Executive of Bradford and Bingley, board member of the Financial Services Authority, President and Chief Executive of Visa International and Joint Deputy Chairman of Provident Financial plc.

Nomination committee [Chairman]
Gerard Ryan Chief Executive Officer, age 47

Gerard joined the Board of International Personal Finance plc in January 2012 as Chief Executive Officer (Designate) and became Chief Executive Officer at the beginning of April 2012.

Qualifications: Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Previous appointments: qualified at Touche Ross, auditor at KPMG; Chief Financial Officer of Garanti Bank, Turkey and Chief Executive Officer of GE Money Bank, Prague; Chief Executive Officer for Citi’s consumer finance businesses in the Western Europe, Middle East and Africa region; director of Citi International plc, Egg plc and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney UK.

Executive Committee [Chairman], Disclosure Committee, Nomination Committee
David Broadbent Finance Director, age 43

David joined the Board of International Personal Finance plc as Finance Director in 2007.

Qualifications: Graduated in Classics, has an MBA and is a chartered accountant.

Previous appointments: Senior Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Financial Controller and later Finance Director of the International Division of Provident Financial plc.

Executive committee, Disclosure committee
Tony Hales CBE Senior independent non-executive director, age 63

Tony joined the Board of International Personal Finance plc as a non-executive director in 2007.

Qualifications: Graduated in Chemistry.

Other appointments: Chairman of British Waterways, a non-executive director of Capital & Regional plc and a board member of The Services Sound and Vision Corporation. He is also a director of Welsh National Opera Limited.

Previous appointments: Chief Executive of Allied Domecq plc, Chairman of Workspace Group plc and NAAFI Limited, and a non-executive director of Provident Financial plc, Welsh Water plc, Aston Villa plc, HSBC Bank plc and Reliance Security Group plc.

Remuneration committee [Chairman], Nomination committee, Audit and Risk committee
Edyta Kurek Independent non-executive director, age 45

Edyta joined the Board of International Personal Finance plc as a non-executive director in February 2010.

Qualifications: Graduated in Nuclear Engineering.

Other appointments: Vice President East Central Europe and Middle East, and General Manager of Herbalife Polska Sp. z o.o.

Previous appointments: Positions in Oriflame Poland Sp. z o.o. and UPC Poland Sp. z o.o.

Nomination committee
John Lorimer Independent non-executive director, age 59

John joined the Board of International Personal Finance plc as a non-executive director in May 2010.

Qualifications: Graduated in Commerce.

Other appointments: Chairman of CAF Bank Ltd and a trustee of the Charities Aid Foundation; a director of Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust PLC and The British United Provident Association Limited. He is also a director of Welsh National Opera Limited and a director of The Benefit Express Limited.

Previous appointments: senior positions with Standard Chartered Bank (including Group Head of Compliance and Regulatory Risk) and Citigroup.

Nomination committee, Remuneration committee, Audit and Risk committee
Nicholas Page Independent non-executive director, age 59

Nicholas joined the Board of International Personal Finance plc as a non-executive director in 2007.

Qualifications: Graduated in Philosophy, Politics and Economics and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Other appointments: Non-executive director of Collins Stewart Hawkpoint plc. He is senior advisor to Star Capital Partners and Chairman of C.A.R.E. Europe sarl.

Previous appointments: Chief Operating Officer of Travelex plc, Managing Director of Hambro Insurance Services plc, executive director of Hambros Bank and Joint Deputy Chairman of Hambro Group Investments, and non-executive director of MoneyGram International Limited.

Audit and Risk committee [Chairman], Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee

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