Directors

Robin Buchanan (59)
Chairman
Robin is a Senior Adviser to Bain & Company, having been Managing Partner and then the Senior Partner of Bain & Company Inc in the UK between 1990 and 2007. Between 2007 and 2009 he served as Dean and then President of London Business School. He is a Non-Executive Director of Schroders plc since March 2010 and Non-Executive Director of LyondellBasell NV since May 2011. He is a member of the Trilateral Commission, of the Advisory Board of the UK India Business Council, and of the International Advisory Council of Recipco. He is also a member of the remuneration committee of Coller Capital Ltd. He served as Non-Executive Director of Liberty International plc from 1997 to 2008 and also with Shire plc from 2003 to 2008. He is a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Steve Ingham (48)
Chief Executive
Steve Ingham joined Michael Page in 1987 as a consultant with Michael Page Marketing and Sales. He was responsible for setting up the London marketing and sales businesses and was promoted to Operating Director in 1990. He was appointed Managing Director of Michael Page Marketing and Sales in 1994. Subsequently he took additional responsibility for Michael Page's Retail, Technology, Human Resources and Engineering businesses. He was promoted to the Board as Executive Director of UK Operations in January 2001, and subsequently to Managing Director of UK Operations in May 2005. He was appointed Chief Executive on 6 April 2006. Steve is also a member of the Great Ormond Street Hospital's Corporate Partnership Board.

Charles-Henri Dumon (52)
Managing Director - Continental Europe and The Americas
Charles-Henri Dumon joined Michael Page in 1985 and was appointed a Director in 1987. Since then he has had full responsibility for the Group's operations in France and has managed the Group's entry into Southern Europe and South America. He was appointed Managing Director for all Michael Page's European and South American businesses in January 2001. His responsibilities were increased to include North America in January 2006.

Ruby McGregor-Smith (48)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ruby McGregor-Smith qualified as a Chartered Accountant with BDO Stoy Hayward and was appointed to the Board of Michael Page International plc on 23 May 2007. She is Chief Executive of MITIE Group PLC, a position she has held since March 2007. Previously to being appointed Chief Executive, she held the positions of Group Finance Director and then Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining MITIE Group PLC, she held a range of senior roles within the support services sector, primarily at Serco Group plc. She is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Dr Tim Miller (53)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Tim Miller was appointed a Director of Standard Chartered Bank in December 2004. Tim is responsible for the Corporate Real Estate, Corporate Secretariat, Legal, Compliance & Assurance, Internal Audit and Global Research functions. Tim is also Chairman of Standard Chartered Korea and Chairman of the Bank's Environment Committee. Outside the Bank, Tim is Chairman of the Governing Body, School of Oriental & African Studies ("SOAS") and a Member of the School Advisory Board, and a Special Professor of Strategy, at Nottingham University Business School, where, in 2007, he completed a Doctorate in Business Administration. Tim was appointed to the Board of Michael Page International plc on 15 August 2005 and was Chairman of the Remuneration Committee until 21 January 2011. He is now a member of the Remuneration, Audit and Nomination Committees.

Stephen Puckett (50)
Group Finance Director
Stephen Puckett qualified as a Chartered Accountant with BDO Binder Hamlyn. He joined Wace Group plc in 1988 as Director of Corporate Finance, subsequently being promoted to Group Finance Director in 1991. He was Group Finance Director of Stat Plus Group plc in 2000, and appointed Group Finance Director of Michael Page International plc in January 2001. He was a Non-Executive Director of SHL Group Plc from 2004 to 2006.

Hubert Reid (70)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Senior Independent Director
Hubert Reid is Chairman of Enterprise Inns plc and of the Midas Income and Growth Trust PLC and Deputy Chairman of Majedie Investments PLC. He was previously Managing Director and then Chairman of the Boddington Group plc, and a Non-Executive Director and then Chairman of Ibstock Plc, Bryant Group plc and the Royal London Group. He was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Michael Page International plc on 25 February 2003. He is a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Reg Sindall (56)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Reg Sindall is Executive Vice President of Corporate Resources for the Burberry Group PLC which is head-quartered in London. Reg has held this position for three years, prior to this he was an Executive of GUS Plc, a FTSE 30 company which owned Burberry for fifty years. He was part of the team which led the IPO of Burberry in 2002. Before joining GUS in 2000, Reg held a variety of positions within the Bass Group, including Group HR Director, SVP of Customer Service, Reservations and HR. A psychologist by academic training, he is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is the Chairman of The Remuneration Committee and a member of The Audit and Nomination Committees.


Executive Board



In addition to the Executive Directors, the Executive Board comprises Alexis de Bretteville (Regional Managing Director - The Americas), Gary James (Regional Managing Director - Asia Pacific), Oliver Lemaitre (Regional Managing Director - Continental Europe), and Oliver Watson (Regional Managing Director - UK).

Alexis de Bretteville (48)
Regional Managing Director - The Americas
Alexis de Bretteville joined Michael Page in 1993 as a Consultant in Paris, France. In 1997 he was appointed Managing Director of Michael Page Spain, launching Spain, Portugal and later, Brazil. In 2002 he moved to Germany, taking on responsibility for Germany, Belgium and Sweden. In 2004 he moved to Belgium when his responsibilities also included Holland and the launch of Poland in 2005. In 2006 he became Regional Managing Director for the Americas, based in New York, having responsibility for Michael Page in USA, Canada, Brazil, Mexico and most recently Argentina.

Gary James (49)
Regional Managing Director – Asia Pacific
Gary James joined Michael Page Finance in London in 1984. He was appointed Director of Michael Page Sales & Marketing in 1994, Managing Director of Michael Page Marketing in 1997 and transferred to America in 2002 as Managing Director of North America. He moved to Australia and was appointed Managing Director of the Asia Pacific region in August 2006.

Olivier Lemaitre (38)
Regional Managing Director
Olivier Lemaitre joined Michael Page Finance in Paris in 1997, having worked previously as a Controller for Renault in Poland. In 1999, he moved to Sao Paulo to launch Michael Page Brazil, before returning to Europe in November 2002 to lead our Michael Page Frankfurt office. Appointed Managing Director of Michael Page Germany in 2004, he also took responsibility for Michael Page Switzerland in 2006 and the launch of Michael Page Austria in 2008. In 2007, he was appointed Regional Managing Director and is now in charge of Austria, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

Oliver Watson (41)
Regional Managing Director
Oliver joined Michael Page in 1995 as a consultant in London. He was appointed Director of Michael Page UK Sales in 1997 and then Managing Director in 2002. In 2006, he was appointed Regional Managing Director for Michael Page UK Sales, Marketing and Retail. In 2007, he launched Michael Page Middle East and has since developed our office network across the region. In 2009, he became Regional Managing Director for Michael Page UK Finance, Marketing and Sales, and Michael Page Middle East, Scotland and Ireland.