The Board

Information on executive directors

T H F Kirby (age 58), chairman. Tom Kirby joined Games Workshop in April 1986 as general manager and led the management buy-out in December 1991, becoming chief executive at that time. Between 1998 and 2000 he took on the role of non-executive chairman, returning to the role of chief executive in September 2000. He now performs the role of chairman following the appointment of Mark Wells as chief executive in December 2007. Prior to joining Games Workshop, Tom worked for six years for a distributor of fantasy games in the UK and was previously an Inspector of Taxes.

M N Wells (age 46), chief executive. Mark Wells joined Games Workshop in May 2000 as director of strategy and planning. He qualified as a solicitor with Messrs Herbert Smith. He then had various management roles with Next PLC and Boots Group PLC, including director of customer service for Boots the Chemists and director of merchandise and marketing for Boots Stores, Netherlands.

M Sherwin (age 49), finance director. Prior to joining Games Workshop in June 1999, Michael Sherwin was group financial controller of Courtaulds Textiles plc where he had worked for six years. He was previously with Price Waterhouse for 12 years where he qualified as a chartered accountant in 1984. He is also Visiting Fellow in Durham Business School and a member of the Advisory Board of Durham Business School.

Information on independent directors

C J Myatt (age 64). Chris Myatt is the senior independent director, joining the board on 18 April 1996. He is honorary treasurer of Keele University, a member of its council and is additionally vice chairman of the Douglas Macmillan Hospice Limited. He was formerly a divisional managing director within Tarmac PLC.

A J H Stewart (age 48). Alan Stewart joined the board as an independent director on 12 September 1996. Alan is group finance director of WHSmith PLC. He was previously an executive director of Thomas Cook AG and chief executive of Thomas Cook UK Limited. Prior to that he was an investment banker for ten years with HSBC Investment Bank and is a qualified chartered accountant.

N J Donaldson (age 54). Nick Donaldson was appointed to the board on 18 April 2002. A barrister by profession, Nick is a partner and co-founder of The Capital Markets Group Limited. Nick was, until 2003, head of corporate finance at Arbuthnot Securities Limited and previously held senior investment banking positions at Robert W Baird Limited and at Credit Lyonnais Securities. He is an independent director of The Clapham House Group PLC and chairman of F4G Software plc.

Board Committees Terms of Reference