Mr Christopher Clarke

Christopher Clarke was appointed Deputy Chairman in 2004, having been a member since 2001. Mr Clarke is a non-
executive director of The Weir Group PLC and of Omega Insurance Holdings Limited. Until 1998, he was a director of HSBC Investment Banking and from 1982-1996, a director of Samuel Montagu. His investment banking responsibilities in the UK and internationally encompassed restructurings and privatizations; mergers, acquisitions and disposals; joint ventures; financing;
and regulatory matters. Recent or continuing cases include the Pan Fish ASA/Marine Harvest NV and the Wienerberger Finance BV/Baggeridge Brick plc merger inquiries; the Heathrow and Gatwick airports charges quinquennial review; and the Store Card Credit Services, Northern Ireland Banks Personal Current Accounts and BAA Airports market investigations.