John Barton
Chairman and Chairman of the Nomination Committee
John Barton was appointed as a Director on 25 January 2010 and became Deputy Chairman, Non-executive Director and Senior Independent Director on Demerger. On 28 June 2011, John Barton was appointed as Chairman. John served as a Non-executive Director of Cable and Wireless plc from his appointment on 9 March 2009 until the Demerger. John is chairman of Next plc and was formerly chairman of Brit Insurance Holdings NV Plc, Wellington Underwriting plc, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc and non-executive director of WH Smith PLC.
