Iain was appointed to the board on 1st March 2010. Previously he was Chief Executive of Tate and Lyle plc from 2003 to 2009, having previously worked for Unilever, where he held a number of senior positions including Executive Chairman of Birds Eye Walls and Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Balfour Beatty plc, Greggs plc and is a member of the Advisory Board to PricewaterhouseCoopers LL

Peter was appointed Chief Executive in January 2010 on the retirement of Roger Dye. He previously spent 10 years in senior management positions in Europe and Canada in the office products distribution industry with Corporate Express N.V., becoming Chief Executive in 2007. In 2008 Peter was appointed head of all Staples' activities outside the United States and Canada.

Kevin was appointed Finance Director in May 2005. He previously held senior finance positions within Amersham plc. Prior to 1997, Kevin was with PricewaterhouseCoopers, latterly as a partner in its Prague office, having also worked in the USA and France.

David was appointed to the board on 1 March 2010. He is also a non-executive director of William Hill plc and Cable & Wireless Worldwide plc. Previously he was Chief Executive of Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC from 2006 to 2010 having previously held the positions of Chief Operating Officer and Group Finance Director for the company. He has also held senior financial positions within international companies such as A.C. Nielsen and Federal Express.

Per was appointed a non-executive director of the company in January 2005 and Chairman of the remuneration committee in May 2005. He is currently President & CEO of Swissport International Ltd, previously ran his own consultancy firm in Switzerland, and prior to that was Wholesale Director of Alliance UniChem plc.

Andrew was appointed to the board on 1st March 2010, becoming Chairman of the audit committee at the same time. He is also a non-executive director of Lavendon Group plc and Air Partner plc. From 2001 to 2010 Andrew was Group Finance Director of BBA Aviation plc and was previously Group Finance Director of Racal Electronics PLC. He is a chartered management accountant.

David joined the group in 1995 and was appointed Company Secretary in May 2005. He has previously held senior finance positions with Thorn EMI plc and KPMG, and has worked extensively outside of the UK including Denmark, Germany, Ireland and the USA.