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Greg Lock
Chairman
Greg is the Chairman of Kofax plc and a Non-Executive Director of United Business Media and private technology company, Target Group. He has more than 38 years' experience in the software and computer services industry, including four years as Chairman of SurfControl plc and from 1998 to 2000, as General Manager of IBM's Global Industrial sector. Greg also served as a member of IBM's Worldwide Management Council and as a governor of the IBM Academy of Technology. Age 63.
Mike Norris
Chief Executive Officer
Mike Norris graduated with a degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from East Anglia University in 1983. He joined Computacenter in 1984 as a salesman in the city office. In 1986 he was Computacenter's top account manager. Following appointments as Regional Manager for London Operations in 1988 and General Manager of the Systems Division in 1992 with full sales and marketing responsibilities, he became Chief Executive in December 1994 with responsibility for all day-to-day activities and reporting channels across Computacenter. Mike also led the Company through flotation on the London Stock Exchange in 1998. Mike was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science from Hertfordshire University in 2010. Age 49.
Tony Conophy
Group Finance Director
Tony has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants since 1982. He qualified with Semperit (Ireland) Ltd and then worked for five years at Cape Industries plc. He joined Computacenter in 1987 as Financial Controller, rising in 1991 to General Manager of Finance. In 1996 he was appointed Finance and Commercial Director of Computacenter (UK) Limited with responsibility for all financial, purchasing and vendor relations activities. In March 1998 he was appointed Group Finance Director. Age 53.
Non-executive Directors
Peter Ogden
Peter founded Computacenter with Philip Hulme in 1981 and was Chairman of the Company until 1998, when he became a Non- Executive Director. He is Chairman of Dealogic (Holdings) plc and prior to founding Computacenter, he was a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and Co. Age 63.
Philip Hulme
Philip founded Computacenter with Peter Ogden in 1981 and worked for the Company on a full-time basis until stepping down as Executive Chairman in 2001. He is a Director of Dealogic (Holdings) plc and was previously a Vice President and Director of the Boston Consulting Group. Age 62.
John Ormerod
John is the Senior Independent Director and Audit Committee Chairman of Misys plc, a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Gemalto NV, a Non-Executive Director of ITV Plc and Deputy Chairman of Tribal Group plc. John has held senior positions with Arthur Andersen and with Deloitte, where he was a member of the UK Executive Committee and elected Board. Age 62.
Ian Lewis
Ian is Director of the University Computing Service at the University of Cambridge. During his career he has held a number of senior positions, including First Vice President and Global Chief Technology Officer of Merrill Lynch's Investment Banking and Sales division and Global CTO at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Investment Banking. Age 50.
Brian McBride
Brian was most recently Vice President and Managing Director of Amazon.co.uk. His early career and management development was at IBM, where he started and spent 12 years in sales, culminating in the appointment as Director of UNIX Marketing for IBM Europe. Brian has had broad non-executive experience, having served as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and SID of S3 PLC, NED at Celtic Football Club PLC and Chairman of Virgin Mobile. Age 55.