Philip is the Chairman of the Investment Committee of the ABP and a member of the Supervisory Board of Robeco. Throughout his career Philip has been extensively involved in the European pension industry in Europe. He was a member of the Pension Managers Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors of the New York Stock Exchange. Philip was a member of the Investment Committee of the National Association of Pension Funds in the UK. He was a member of the Advisory Committee to the ABN AMRO Investment Funds and is now a member of the Investment Committee of the ABN AMRO Pension Fund. In the past Philip Lambert has taken on several external appointments. He was chairman of the Dutch National Association of Company Pension Funds (OPF) and chairman of the Dutch Real Estate Board (ROZ). During the period 1991 to 1994 he was chairman of the European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP).

Philip started his career with Unilever in 1975. In 1983 he was appointed Managing Director of the Dutch Unilever Pension Fund. In 1993 he was appointed Pension Officer and Head of Corporate Pensions Division of Unilever with responsibility for pension schemes and pension fund investments worldwide. Philip took a civil law degree at Leiden University in 1970.

Philip is Chairman of the audit and valuation committee of Tau Capital plc.

Richard is a founding partner of Spencer House Capital Management, LLP. Prior to this, he was a main board director of Schroders plc where he was head of investments and a member of the General Management Committee. From 1994 to 2002, Richard held a number of positions at Fidelity. He was president and CEO of Fidelity Management Trust Co the institutional investment arm of Fidelity in the US and also the Trust Bank for the Fidelity Mutual funds. Richard was previously responsible for the investment and development of Fidelity’s institutional business outside the US, and was a member of the operating committee of Fidelity International. Between 1984 and 1994, he was a director and portfolio manager at Newton Investment Management. Prior to this, he was a corporate finance executive specialising in M&A at Samuel Montagu & Co. Richard graduated from Cambridge University with a Masters degree in Modern History.

Richard is Chairman of the remuneration committee of Tau Capital plc.

Almas is the Chairman of Compass Asset Management and a partner of VISOR. He has been involved in the economic affairs of Central Asia for the last 20 years. Almas has held various government positions in the Kyrgyz Republic including his roles at the Ministry of Finance (Head of the Industrial Department), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ambassador to the United States), and the State Property Fund (Deputy Chairman) where he was responsible for various aspects of governmental strategy from internal policy issues to cooperation with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Since leaving government and entering the private sector in 1996, Almas has worked primarily in the financial sector and has played a pivotal role in the development of this part of the economy. While his main focus has been on private equity transactions, Almas was also actively involved in the public securities market during his tenure as an Managing Director of the broker-dealer. His experience also includes being Deputy Chairman and CFO of Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan, the country’s largest retail bank and Chairman of Temir Bank. Almas is a graduate of Moscow State University (Lomonosov) economic faculty with B.A in 1983 and Ph.D in 1986.

Almas is a member of the remuneration committee.

Robert is the Chairman of Rambler Media Ltd., the largest Internet portal in Russia, capitalised at approximately US$0.04 billion on AIM. Robert has been involved in investment banking and private equity activities in the former Soviet Union since 1991. From 1995 to 1998, he was the Managing Director and Head of Corporate Finance for Creditanstalt International Advisors, a New York-based subsidiary of Creditanstalt Investment Bank. Robert established investment banking operations for CAIB in Russia through the acquisition of Grant Financial Group, a leading Russian securities broker. Prior to joining CAIB, Robert worked from 1978 to 1994 at Lehman Brothers in New York City. He was Co-Head of the bank’s Public Finance Division between 1990 and 1994. He led development of Lehman Brothers’ business in Russia during the period 1992 to 1994. Between 1973 and 1978, Robert was CFO of Virginia Housing Development Authority. Robert graduated with B.S. in Economics from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1969 and M.P.A from University of Michigan in 1971.

Robert is a member of the audit and valuation committee.

Philip Scales is Managing Director of IOMA Fund and Investment Management Limited. Prior to this, Philip was the Managing Director of Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Isle of Man) Limited. Philip has over 30 years’ experience of working offshore, primarily in corporate and mutual fund administration. A director of a number of listed companies, Philip is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.

Philip is a member of the audit and valuation committee and remuneration committee.