Our Board

Christopher Rodrigues CBE, Non-Executive Chairman, age 63

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, Almeida Theatre Company Limited and The Windsor Leadership Trust, a non-executive director of Ladbrokes plc and an advisor to Monitise plc; he is on the Council, and a Trustee of the National Trust and is an executive committee member of the World Tourism and Travel Council.

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 48

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: 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 44

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 64

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

Qualifications: Graduated in Chemistry.

Other appointments: Chairman of Canal & River Trust, 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 46

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 Nordics East Europe, Middle East and France at 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 60

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

Qualifications: Graduated in Commerce.

Other appointments: Non-executive director of Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust plc, The British United Provident Association Limited (BUPA) and The Benefits Express Limited.

Previous appointments: Senior positions with Standard Chartered Bank (including Group Head of Compliance and Regulatory Risk) and Citigroup, Chairman of CAF Bank Ltd and a director of Welsh National Opera Limited.

John will leave the Board on 25 April 2013.

Nomination committee, Remuneration committee, Audit and Risk committee
Richard Moat Independent non-executive director, age 58

Richard joined the Board of International Personal Finance plc as a non-executive director in July 2012.

Qualifications: Graduated in Law and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Other appointments: Chief Financial Officer of Eircom Limited, an advisory board member of Tiaxa, Inc Chile, Trustee of the Peter Jones Foundation, and Chair of the ACCA Accountants for Business Global Forum.

Previous appointments: Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Finance Officer of Everything Everywhere Limited, Managing Director of T-Mobile UK Limited, Chief Executive Officer of Orange Romania SA, Orange Denmark A/S and Orange Thailand Limited.

Audit and Risk committee
Nicholas Page Independent non-executive director, age 60

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 RSM Tenon Group plc; Chair of C.A.R.E. Europe 1 S.a.r.l. and C.A.R.E. Europe 2 S.a.r.l.

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 a non-executive director of MoneyGram International Limited and Collins Stewart Hawkpoint plc.

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