Sir Nigel Sheinwald has served as a non-executive director of our company since 2015. Sir Nigel was a senior British diplomat who served as British Ambassador to the United States from 2007 to 2012, before retiring from Her Majesty s Diplomatic Service. Previously, he served as Foreign Policy and Defence Adviser to the Prime Minister from 2003 to 2007 and as British Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the European Union in Brussels from 2000 to 2003. Sir Nigel joined the Diplomatic Service in 1976 and served in Brussels, Washington, Moscow, and in a wide range of policy roles in London. From 2014 to 2015, Sir Nigel served as the Prime Minister s Special Envoy on intelligence and law enforcement data sharing. He is a visiting professor at King s College, London and serves on the Advisory Boards of BritishAmerican Business and the Centre for European Reform. Sir Nigel is an Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple, one of London s legal inns of court. He received his M.A. degree from Balliol College, University of Oxford, where he is now an Honorary Fellow.