The Board consists of the following individuals:

Roger Matthews (Non-executive Chairman)

Roger was appointed Chairman of the Company on 11 October 2006. Since July 2005 Roger has been chairman of Land of Leather Holdings plc and is also currently an independent non-executive director of MITIE Group plc. He was formerly chairman of Sainsbury’s Bank 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.

Simon Embley (Group Chief Executive Officer)

Simon became the Chief Executive Officer of the Company at the time of the management buy-out of e.surv and YOUR MOVE from Norwich Union in 2004. Simon is responsible for the strategic direction of the Group. From 2001 until the management buy-out, Simon was managing director of the Group, where he oversaw its turnaround from a heavily loss-making business to the successful business it is today. His previous experience includes establishing Norwich Union’s pensions business in Poland for eighteen months and in 2000 he was a director of Norwich Union Wealth Management.

Paul Latham (Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of e.surv)

Paul was appointed as e.surv’s managing director in 2000. At the time of the management buy-out in 2004, Paul became the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Paul has overall responsibility for e.surv’s performance and for defining the business’s strategic direction and since 2000 has overseen the development of e.surv into one of the UK’s largest distributors of residential valuations. He holds an honours degree from the University of Reading and is a qualified Chartered Surveyor. Paul is recognised by customers as a leading exponent of technology solutions to provide real estate valuation advice to financial institutions.

Dean Fielding (Group Finance Director)

Dean has been with the Group since 1995 when he joined GA Property Services, the previous name under which YOUR MOVE operated, as a management accountant in residential sales. In March 2002 Dean became the finance director of YOUR MOVE and e.surv, two of the Company’s subsidiaries. Dean became the Group Finance Director of the Company at the time of the management buy-out in 2004. Dean is responsible for the financial strategy of the Group and ensuring that it maintains appropriate records and keeps strong internal controls and discipline. Prior to joining the Group, Dean qualified as a chartered accountant with Kidsons Impey in 1989 and subsequently worked in private practice as an auditor and business consultant.

Mark Morris (Senior Independent non-executive Director)

Mark was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company on 11 October 2006. Mark is a Chartered Accountant and is currently non-executive director and audit committee chairman at Christian Salvesen plc and non-executive director of Maxima Holdings plc. Mark joined Christian Salvesen in 2006. He previously worked at Sytner Group as finance director and managing director from 1995 to 2005 including the period during which the group was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was responsible for their extensive acquisition programme. Prior to this Mark spent 12 years with PricewaterhouseCooper in audit and corporate finance.

Mark Warburton (Independent non-executive Director)

Mark was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company on 11 October 2006, having been a non-executive director of Reeds Rains since September 2003 and Your Move since April 2006. Mark has 27 years' experience as a solicitor and wide practical experience in corporate finance and banking. Mark is currently general manager, legal counsel and company secretary to an AIM quoted company, Cyprotex Plc, a position which he has held since 2003. From November 1999 to January 2002 Mark was a partner at Addleshaw Booth & Co. From February 2002 to March 2003 he was legal director for Galileo Innovation plc.

Robert Sharpe (Independent non-executive Director)

Robert joined the Board as a Non Executive Director on the 1st September 2008. Robert retired from Portman Building Society in August 2007, following 8 years as CEO, after successfully undertaking the merger with Nationwide. Robert has a wealth of experience in Financial Services with particular emphasis on the mortgage and property sectors following his career with Portman, Bank of Ireland and Bank of America. He has previously served as a Non Executive Director of George Wimpey plc and as Chairman of John Charcol, the London mortgage brokers. He currently has a portfolio of Non Executive roles, including Chairman of a JV between HSBC and Barclays, Independent Non Executive Director of the Barclays pension scheme and Chairman of RIAS, a subsidiary of Fortis (UK) Ltd.

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