Sean O’Connor first joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in 1996 and served until 2004. He rejoined in the same capacity in April 2007 and became Chairman in June 2008. Sean O’Connor also sits on the Remuneration Committee and is Chairman of the Nomination Committee. Sean O’Connor was a marketing and advertising executive until 1989 when he founded and chaired the Stoves Group PLC and later MediaKey plc, Applied Energy Holdings Limited and Babel Media Limited. He is currently Chairman of Premium Appliance Brands Limited and Springboard Urban Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Sportingbet plc, Graphite Enterprise Trust PLC, Crow TV Limited and Escape Studios Limited.

Martin May was appointed as interim Chief Executive Officer in June 2002 and became Executive Chairman of Cape plc in June 2003, a role that he relinquished on becoming Chief Executive Officer in 2006. Since July 2006 Martin May has worked with the senior management team to drive forward performance in different areas within the Cape Group and ensure that each region maximises the opportunities provided and consolidates its international footprint within the market. Martin May is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants and was a founder member of the Institute for Turnaround Practioners.

Richard Bingham was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in June 2008, following a short period assisting with the initial integration of Cape’s three Australian acquisitions. A specialist interim reorganisation and turnaround practitioner, he has acted as a Director of corporates and advisor to banks and investors over the past nine years. Richard Bingham is a Chartered Accountant with 16 years experience with both PricewaterhouseCoopers and subsequently Deloitte in their London based business reorganisation services divisions. Richard Bingham is also a Member of the Institute for Turnaround Practioners.

David McManus was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in 2004 and served as Non-Executive Chairman between 2006 and 2008. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit and Nomination Committee. David McManus is currently Executive Vice President of Pioneer Natural Resources, a US listed oil and gas company, with responsibility for International Operations. Prior to Pioneer he was Executive Vice President with BG Group where he was responsible for developing technical and commercial capabilities within the company and directing assets in the Eastern Hemisphere. Previously David McManus was President of ARCO Europe until ARCO’s merger with BP in 2000.

David Robins joined the Cape Board as a Non-Executive Director in 2006. He is the Board’s senior Non-Executive Director and chairs the Audit Committee. He is also a member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee. David Robins is a partner with City law firm, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP, specialising in all aspects of corporate finance including acquisitions, mergers and funding issues. Before practising as a solicitor David Robins was a corporate finance executive with a leading investment bank. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Cybit Holdings plc, a telematics services provider, and was previously also a Director of Hornby plc, the toy and hobby business.