Sir Michael Rake

Sir Michael Rake has been Chairman of BT Group plc ("BT"), one of the largest communications companies in the world, serving customers in more than 170 countries, since September 2007. Prior to being named Chairman of BT, he was Chairman of KPMG International, one of the world's leading accounting organizations, with operations in 148 countries and more than 113,000 professionals working in member firms worldwide. After joining KPMG in 1972, he served the company in various capacities in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Middle East and London, and led a number of major global clients' services teams. He joined the company's UK Board in 1991, was elected UK Senior Partner in 1998 and named International Chairman in 2002. Sir Michael Rake is Chair of the Commission for Employment and Skills in the UK and a Vice President of the Royal National Institute for the Blind. He sits on the Board of the Financial Reporting Council and is a member of the DTI UK/US Taskforce on Regulation. He is a member of the Board of the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue, a member of the CBI International Advisory Board and the Advisory Board of the Judge Institute at the University of Cambridge. Educated at Wellington College, where he is a Governor, Sir Michael Rake is qualified as a UK chartered accountant. He was knighted in 2007 for his services to the accounting profession. Sir Michael Rake has served as a Director of the Company since December 2007 and is a member of the Audit Committee.