Richard Haythornthwaite is Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors and is a Partner of Star Capital Partners Limited, a position that he has held since 2006. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Haythornthwaite served as Chief Executive Officer and Director for Invensys plc and from 1997 to 2001 he served as Chief Executive, Europe and Asia and then as Group Chief Executive for Blue Circle Industries plc (acquired by Lafarge SA in 2001). His prior positions include serving as a Director of Premier Oil plc, President of BP Venezuela, and General Manager, Magnus Oilfield, BP Exploration. Mr. Haythornthwaite is also Chairman of the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council, a director of Land Securities Group PLC and Chairman of Southbank Centre Board.