Board Composition
The skills, experience and expertise relevant to the positions of each director who is in office at the date of the annual report are detailed in the directors’ report. The independent director of the company is Mr Lewis Cross. When determining whether a non-executive director is independent, the following major guidelines are used:

• not a substantial shareholder of the company or associated with a substantial shareholder;
• has not been employed in an executive capacity in the last three years;
• is not a material supplier or customer of the company;
• is free from any interest and any business or other relationship which could or could reasonably be perceived to materially interfere with the director’s ability to act in the best interests of the company.

Each director has the right of access to all relevant company information and to the company’s executives and, subject to prior consultation with the chairman, may seek independent professional advice at the company’s expense.

The Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary have made the following certifications to the board:

• That the company’s financial reports are complete and present a true and fair view, in all material respects of the financial condition and operational results of the company and group.
• That the above statement is founded on a system of internal control and risk management.

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