Board Committees
| Audit | Remuneration | Nomination | |
| Chairperson | David Lowden | Clive Butler | John Barton |
| Members | Penny Hughes Clive Butler |
David Lowden Penny Hughes |
Penny Hughes Clive Butler David Lowden |
| Terms of Reference | Download | Download | Download |
| More information | View | View | View |
Overview
In managing the affairs of the Cable&Wireless Worldwide Group, the Cable&Wireless Worldwide Board is committed to the principles of good corporate governance and is dedicated to achieving high standards of business integrity, ethics and professionalism across all Cable&Wireless Worldwide's activities.
The Cable&Wireless Worldwide Board currently comprises seven members: the Chairman, three Executive Directors and three Non-executive Directors. The Cable&Wireless Worldwide Board acknowledges that all the Non-executive Directors are deemed independent in character and judgement under the Combined Code. Collectively, the Non-executive Directors bring a wide range of skills and experience as they all currently occupy, or have occupied, senior positions in industry and public life and, as such, each will contribute significant weight to board decisions.
In line with the Combined Code's recommendations, Cable&Wireless Worldwide has appointed Penny Hughes, as Senior Independent Director (SID). As SID, she is charged with establishing a communication channel between the Chairman and the Non-executive Directors and ensuring that the views of each Non-executive Director are given due consideration. She will also provide a contact point for Cable&Wireless Worldwide Ordinary Shareholders who are concerned that contact through their usual channels, of the Chairman or the Executive Directors, have failed to resolve any issue which they might have, or for which such contact is inappropriate.
The Cable&Wireless Worldwide Board has also established audit, disclosure, remuneration and nomination committees. The Combined Code requires that all the members of the audit committee and remuneration committee and a majority of the members of the Nomination Committee should be independent Non-executive Directors.
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