The Rt Hon The Lord Barnett JP PC – Non-Executive Chairman

Lord Barnett is a Certified Accountant and was former Senior Partner in UHY Hacker Young, Manchester. He was a Member of Parliament for nearly 20 years before being elevated to a peerage in 1983. During his political career, he was a member of the Cabinet between 1977 and 1979, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, a Privy Counsellor, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee from 1979 to 1983, Chairman of the House of Lords Select Committee on E.U. Monetary Policy from 1995 to 1998 and a Member of the Select Committee on Bank of England Monetary Policy, which has now become the Select Committee on Economic Affairs, from 1998 to 2004. He was Vice-Chairman of the BBC from 1986 to 1993 and Chairman of the Educational Broadcasting Trust.

Bryan Neill

Bryan Neill joined Simister Engineering Services Limited in 1996, as a Sales and Marketing Director, after spending 12 years with Glaxo Wellcome. During that time he qualified as a Member of the Institute of Purchasing and Supply, and completed his service with Glaxo Wellcome as the UK Purchasing Manager. He was appointed Managing Director of Simister in 1999, and was responsible for the design, development and installation of the company’s recycling plant in the South of England. This was the first of its type in the UK, and is capable of processing all types of fluorescent tubes and street lighting, in anticipation of the EU Directive on Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment. Under his management, Simister enjoyed year on year growth, and he joins Mercury Recycling Group Plc as Operations Director, following the acquisition of Simister in December 2003.

Giles Clarke Non-Executive Director

Giles Clarke is Chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, Westleigh Investments Holdings Limited, Amerisur Resources plc, and of several private organisations. He founded Majestic Wine in 1981 and built it into a national chain of wine warehouses. He also co-founded Pet City in 1990, which he expanded nationwide before it was listed and subsequently sold in 1996 for £150 million and co-founded Safestore which was sold in 2003 for £40 million.

Nicholas Harrison Non-Executive Director

Nicholas Harrison qualified as an accountant with Arthur Andersen and subsequently held a number of senior positions with other professional services organisations. He was Finance Director of Pet City and has held finance director and chief executive positions in a number of private businesses. He is currently Chief Executive of Westleigh Investments Holdings Limited, a director of Amerisur Resources plc and of a number of private organisations.