Board of Directors

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Europe & Central Asia (age 46)

Appointed Chief Financial Officer in August 2002 and assumed interim responsibility for the management of the Europe & Central Asia region in November 2009.

Skills and experience:

Ashley joined British Gas plc in 1993 and has held a number of key management roles in BG Group, including Group Finance Director, seeing the Group through the de-merger of Lattice in 2000. He is currently responsible for the management of the Europe and Central Asia region, Group finance, tax, treasury, investor relations, mergers and acquisitions, internal audit and secretariat. A chartered accountant with a MBA from London Business School, he serves as chairman of The 100 Group, which represents finance directors of the UK’s largest listed companies.

External appointments:

No external director appointments.

Membership of Board Committees:

• Group Executive
• Chairman’s
• Finance