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Carl Symon was appointed to the Board on 14 January 2002 and was appointed chairman of the Equality of Access Board when it became operational on 1 November 2005. He retired from IBM in May 2001 after a 32-year career, during which he held senior executive positions in the USA, Canada, Latin America, Asia and Europe. These positions included chairman and chief executive officer of IBM UK. Carl is chairman of HMV Group and a number of private companies, and a non-executive director of Rolls-Royce, of Rexam and an advisory board member of Cross Atlantic Capital Partners. A US national, he is aged 61. Key to membership of principal Board committees:(b) Audit(c) Remuneration(d) Nominating(e) Community Support(f) Pension Scheme Performance Review Group(g) Equality of Access Board All the non-executive directors are considered independent of the management of the company. | 