The Board
Information on executive directors
T H F Kirby (age 59), 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 47), 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.
K D Rountree (age 39) chief financial officer. Kevin Rountree joined Games Workshop in March 1998 as assistant group accountant. He then had various management roles within Games Workshop including head of sales of the Other Activities division. He qualified as a chartered management accountant in August 2001. Prior to joining Games Workshop Kevin was with J Barbour & Sons Limited and Price Waterhouse.
Information on independent directors
C J Myatt (age 65). 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.
N J Donaldson (age 55). 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
