Directors ? Ashley House plc

Sir William Wells (1)(2)(3)
Non-executive Chairman

Aged 67 - Sir William brings a wealth of experience to the board having held numerous positions in both the public and private sectors in a career that has spanned more than 40 years. From 1964 Sir William worked as a Property Consultant becoming Partner at Chesterton and Sons in 1966, Managing Partner in 1984 and Chairman of the business following incorporation in 1991 until his retirement in 1997. His board level experience commenced in 1972 and since that time he has held positions in many well known organisations. Sir William began a parallel career in the public sector in 1968 as a Governor of the Royal Free Hospital in Grays Inn Road and has continued unbroken in the NHS to date, together with other posts in health, education and science including: Chairman of the NHS Appointments Commission (2001-2007); Chairman of the Commercial Advisory Board to the Department of Health (2003-current); Member of the King's Fund Executive and Management Committees.

Stephen Minion
Executive Deputy Chairman

Aged 61 - a chartered engineer with a long career in the design and development of commercial property. Following the award of his BSc degree he initially joined the London Borough of Harrow, leaving three years later on gaining Chartered Engineer status to join GeorgeWimpey & Co., where he learnt his main 'stock in trade' as a property developer, leaving in 1978 to start his own company. In 1991 he founded Ashley House with colleagues who have since retired. His specialist area of responsibility centres around the overall delivery of the company's core product and the initial development of new services.

Jonathan Holmes (2)(3)
Chief Executive

Aged 40 - prior to joining Ashley House in 1998 he followed a career in sales and marketing with an emphasis on setting up new ventures. In the 1990s he worked in the City for Thomson Financial Services and latterly the capital markets and Eurobond regulator ISMA. At Ashley House he is responsible to all stakeholders, shareholders, employees, clients and trading partners, for ensuring the continued commercial success of the business.

Bruce Walker (3)
Finance Director

Aged 42 - has a background in property and corporate finance with Johnson Fry and then Brown Shipley, followed by three years as corporate and finance director of FairBriar PLC, an Official List quoted company engaged in residential property development and serviced apartment ownership and management. He joined the board in June 2004 and has assisted in the establishment of AHMP and the growth of its portfolio. He is also a Non-executive Director of Old Vic Productions plc, an unlisted theatre production company.

Nigel Croxford
Construction Director

Aged 50 - he is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and holds a Masters Degree in Construction Law & Arbitration. He has a detailed working knowledge of the design and construction industry having learnt his trade with GeorgeWimpey & Co. (latterly Wimpey Construction UK) subsequently going on to hold senior management posts on prestigious projects such as Hong Kong International Airport and the Petronas Twin Towers Development in Kuala Lumpur. He joined Ashley House in 1998 and has direct responsibility for all construction.

Richard Warner
Commercial Director

Aged 55 - before joining Ashley House in 2001 he had spent almost 30 years in the property industry involved in the development of both residential and commercial property. As an experienced property professional he has gradually expanded his role within the company, starting as Regional Manager in the Eastern Regional office and going on to his current position responsible for all of the company's commercial managers.

Gail Mosley (1)
Director

Aged 61 - comes from a background of healthcare provision having been employed for many years with companies involved in the marketing and general management of nursing homes, including BUPA, prior to joining Ashley House in 1998. Her previous career brought her into close contact with GPs, health authorities and social services where she gained a valuable insight into the way they operate. She is responsible for the company's client relationships and for helping to direct and train the commercial managers.

Andrew Gibson MBE (1)(2)
Non-executive Director

Aged 58 - his first career was as a high-ranking army officer specialising in logistics. From there he went on to become one of the top performing chief executives within the NHS gaining the coveted three-star rating in every year it was published, initially as Chief Executive of City Hospitals Sunderland and latterly as Chief Executive of Newcastle PCT before stepping down at the end of 2005. He now holds a number of posts acting as a consultant to both the public and private sectors with approximately half of his time spent with Ashley House, which he joined in January 2006, where he is helping to lead the company's expansion into Clinical Services.

Jake Arnold-Forster
Non-executive Director

Aged 44 - Jake is the CEO of Dr Foster Intelligence ('Dr Foster'), a fast growing and highly successful 50:50 Joint Venture involving the Health and Social Care Information Centre (a special health authority of the NHS) and Dr Foster, a commercial provider of healthcare information. The JV aims to improve the quality and efficiency of health and social care through better use of information.

John Coghlan (3)
Non-executive Director

Aged 49 - John is Chairman of Inchcape Shipping Services and a Non-Executive Director of DX Group, both private equity-owned businesses. He is a Director of Yell plc, where he is the Chairman of the Audit Committee. John is former Deputy Chief Executive and Group Finance Director of Exel plc, where he spent eleven years up to the time of its takeover by Deutsche Post in 2006. Prior to joining the Board of Exel/Ocean Group plc in 1995, he spent seven years with Tomkins plc in various financial roles, having joined them after eight years with Arthur Andersen, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant.

(1) Appointments committee
(2) Remuneration Committee
(3) Audit Committee

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