Hugo Swire

Non-executive Chairman
Age 49. Joined the Board in 2005 and appointed Chairman in 2008. Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. Member of Parliament for East Devon since 2001. A Non-executive Director of Symphony Environmental Technologies PLC. Previously served in the Armed Forces, was the first Head of Development at the National Gallery and a Director of business development for Sothebys, London.

Serge Crasnianski

Deputy Chairman and Joint Chief Executive Officer
Age 66. Appointed to the Board on 6 May 2009. A major shareholder. Previously served on the Board from 1990 to December 2007; until 1994 as a Non-executive Director, from 1994 as an Executive Director and as Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2007. Founded KIS in 1963.

Richard Seurat

Joint Chief Executive Officer
Age 54. Appointed to the Board on 26 November 2009. Previously Chairman and Chief Executive of A NOVO SA and Head of Strategy Consulting Practice at CapGemini. Holds a degree in chemical engineering and an MBA. Lectures and writes on innovation, organisation, strategy and technology.

Françoise Coutaz-Replan

Group Finance Director
Age 52. Appointed to the Board on 24 September 2009. Joined KIS in 1991. Appointed Finance Director of Photo Me France and KIS in November 2007.

Dan David

Non-executive Director and Honorary Life President
Age 80. Appointed to the Board on 1 July 2009. Previously served on the Board from 1968 to 2007, as Executive Chairman from 1992 and as Non-executive Chairman from 1998 until 2005. Director of GLG Global Convertible Fund Ltd, a member of the Board of Governors of Tel Aviv University. Founder of the internationally recognised Dan David Prize.

John Lewis OBE

Non-executive Director
Age 68. Appointed to the Board on 3 July 2008. Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. Appointed Senior Independent Non-executive Director on 1 July 2009. Previously a solicitor and currently a consultant to Eversheds. Previously served as a partner in Lewis Lewis and Co which became part of Eversheds after a series of mergers. Currently a Director of AIM traded companies, Prime People PLC and G R (Holdings) PLC as well as several private companies. Served as Chairman of Cliveden PLC and as Vice Chairman of John D Wood & Co PLC and Pubmaster Group Ltd.

Emmanuel Olympitis

Non-executive Director
Age 60. Appointed to the Board on 1 December 2009. Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Currently a director of quoted companies: PetroCapital Resources plc (Executive Chairman), Canoel International Energy Limited (Canada) and China Cablecom Holdings Limited (NASDAQ). Previous directorships include Matica plc, Secure Fortress plc, Bulgarian Land Development plc, Norman 95 plc and Pacific Media plc (Executive Chairman). Early career in merchant banking and financial services, including as Group Chief Executive of Aitken Hume International plc and Chairman and Managing Director of Johnson & Higgins Ltd.