News Release
22 September 2008
BG Group announces Board retirement
BG Group has today announced that Sir John Coles, a non-executive director, will be standing down from the Board with effect from 30 September 2008.
BG Group Chairman, Sir Robert Wilson said: "I would like to express the Board's sincerest thanks to Sir John for his support and advice over the past 10 years. He has been on the Board during a period of great change in BG Group and has made an important contribution to the Company's success."
Sir John Coles, 70, joined the Board of BG plc in 1998 and was appointed Chairman of the Corporate Responsibility Committee in 2005. This role will be taken by Dr John Hood who was appointed as a non-executive director on 26 April 2007.
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Notes to Editors:
BG Group plc (LSE: BG.L) is a world leader in natural gas, with a strategy focused on connecting competitively-priced resources to specific, high-value markets. Active in 27 countries on five continents, BG Group has a broad portfolio of exploration and production, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), transmission and distribution and power generation business interests. It combines a deep understanding of gas markets with a proven track record in finding and commercialising reserves.
BG Group's Board of Directors comprises:
- Sir Robert Wilson KCMG, Chairman
- Frank Chapman, Chief Executive
- Ashley Almanza, Chief Financial Officer
- Peter Backhouse, Non-Executive Director
- Paul Collins, Non-Executive Director
- Jürgen Dormann, Non-Executive Director
- Baroness Hogg, Non-Executive Director
- Dr John Hood, Non-Executive Director
- Sir David Manning GCMG, Non-Executive Director
- Lord Sharman, Non-Executive Director
- Philippe Varin, Non-Executive Director
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