SIR PHILIP HAMPTON
Sir Philip Hampton started his professional career with the auditors Coopers & Lybrand in 1975, working in various audit and investigation positions in London and West Africa. In 1981 he joined Lazard Brothers, working on mergers and acquisitions, business restructurings and capital markets.

In 1986 he was seconded to Lazard Freres in New York and also worked extensively with Lazard Freres in Paris.

From 1990 he worked for British Steel as Group Finance Director and became Group Finance Director of British Gas in July 1996. In 2000 he joined BT as Group Finance Director. From 2002 until 2004 he worked as CFO for the Lloyds TSB Group.

BOARD MANDATES
Sir Philip was appointed Chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland in February 2009. He is a
Non-Executive Director of Anglo American. In October 2009 he retired as Chairman of J. Sainsbury.

In addition to his previous Executive Directorships at British Gas, BT and Lloyds TSB, he has also been Non-Executive Director at RMC Group and is the former Chairman of UK Financial Investments Ltd., set up by the UK Government.

Until the end of 2010 he was a Non-Executive Director at Belgacom, where he chaired the Audit Committee, and was a Vice-Chairman of the CBI from 2008-2009. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of Anglo American plc and Chair of its Remuneration Committee.