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Board of Directors

The Board of LSL Property Services plc comprises:

• Helen Buck, Non Executive Director

• Helen was appointed as a Non Executive Director of the Company on 1 December 2011. Helen Buck was appointed to the Operating Board of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd on 19 July 2010 as Convenience Director. Helen joined Sainsbury's in 2005 and, after spending four years running Brand Communications, moved to Trading as Business Unit Director, Grocery in 2009. Before joining Sainsbury's, Helen held a number of senior positions at M&S, Woolworths and Safeway and was a senior manager at McKinsey and Co.

  

• Steve Cooke, Group Finance Director

• Steve was appointed Group Finance Director in July 2010 and is responsible for all aspects of the financial management of the Group. Previously Steve was chief operating officer of Bestinvest, the 3i backed wealth management business and before that was chief financial officer of Mapeley, the FTSE 250 property company. He was also CFO of Energis as part of the new management team which delivered a successful turnaround before selling the business to Cable and Wireless. Steve trained with Coopers and Lybrand and on qualifying as a chartered accountant worked as a strategy consultant for OC&C followed by senior finance and operational roles in the Sainsbury's and Kingfisher Groups.

  

• Simon Embley, Group Chief Executive Officer

• Simon became the Group Chief Executive Officer of LSL at the time of the management buy-out of e.surv Chartered Surveyors and Your Move from Aviva (formerly Norwich Union Life) in 2004. Prior to the management buy-out, Simon was responsible for the strategic direction of these companies, and subsequent to the management buy-out Simon has overseen and been responsible for the turnaround of the initial Group from a heavily loss-making business to the successful business it is today. As the Group Chief Executive Officer, he has the primary responsibility for the performance, strategy and development of the Group and in this role he has been instrumental in taking the business forward in a down turn through both organic growth (including development of counter cyclical income) and selective strategic acquisitions.

  

• Paul Latham, Non Executive Director

• Prior to being appointed to the Board as a Non Executive Director in June 2010, Paul had been Deputy Chief Executive Officer of LSL since the management buy-out in 2004. As an Executive Director, Paul had overall responsibility for the performance and strategic direction of the Surveying Division. Under Paul's direction, the Surveying Division developed into one of the UK's largest distributors of residential valuations. Paul is a qualified chartered surveyor and is the current RICS chairman of the Residential Professional Group board and sits on a number of influential UK trade association boards.

  

• Roger Matthews, Non Executive Chairman

• Roger was appointed Chairman of the Company in October 2006 and is currently also non executive chairman of MITIE Group plc and a non executive director of Zetar plc (AIM Listed). He was formerly chairman of Sainsbury's Bank plc and Land of Leather Holdings plc, group finance director of J. Sainsbury plc, managing director and finance director of Compass Group plc and worked for Grand Metropolitan plc, Cadbury Schweppes plc and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Roger is a chartered accountant.

  

• Mark Morris, Senior Independent Non Executive Director

• Mark was appointed as a Non Executive Director of the Company in October 2006. Mark has many years experience of business management with particular focus on growing businesses and mergers and acquisitions. Mark is a chartered accountant and worked for twelve years at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mark is currently non executive director and audit committee chairman at HomeServe plc and is non executive director of a number of entrepreneurial private companies. Mark previously worked at Sytner Group as finance director and managing director from 1995 to 2005 including the period during which it was listed on the London Stock Exchange.

  

• David Newnes, Executive Director, Estate Agency

• David has been with the Group since 1980 and was part of the management buy-out team. David joined the Board in May 2010 with overall responsibility for the performance, strategy and development of the Estate Agency Division across the Group. Prior to this he was MD of Your Move from 2005, shortly after the management buy-out, where he managed its successful turnaround and development into the largest single brand estate agency business in the UK. David has extensive experience within the estate agency industry, holding memberships of both the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) and the National Estate Agency Association (NAEA). David is also a trustee of the Estate Agency Foundation and a director of The Property Ombudsman scheme. During 2010 David was shortlisted for the Negotiator Awards – in the category of 'Agency Leader of the Year'.

  

• Mark Pain, Non Executive Director

• Mark Pain, was appointed as an Independent Non Executive Director and chair of the Remuneration Committee in July 2009. He brings with him a wealth of experience as a FTSE 100 main board director covering a range of sectors including property, media, housebuilding, retail and wholesale banking, consumer and business finance, and life assurance. Mark served as chief financial officer of Barratt Developments plc from 2006 to 2009. He was previously at Abbey National Group plc, where he held a number of senior management roles from 1989 to 2005, including group finance director from 1998 to 2001 and customer sales director from 2002 to 2005. Mark is a non executive director of Johnston Press plc, where he chairs the audit committee and is a non executive director of Punch Taverns Plc and Northern Rock PLC. Mark is also a trustee of Somerset House and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

  

• Alison Traversoni, Executive Director, Surveying

• Alison has been with the Group for over 20 years and was part of the management buy-out team. She is a director of the boards of e.surv Chartered Surveyors, Barnwoods and Chancellors Associates and at e.surv Chartered Surveyors, one of the UK's largest distributors of residential valuations, Alison held various senior positions before her appointment as chief operating officer in September 2008. She joined the Board as an Executive Director in May 2010 with overall responsibility for the performance and development of the Group's Surveying Division. Alison has significant experience within the surveying industry.