Abbey’s Board of Directors

Charles H. Gallagher (52) M.A., MSc.

A Director of Abbey plc since 1986, Mr. Charles Gallagher was appointed Executive Chairman in May 1993. He is a past president of the H.B.F. (UK House Builders Federation). Mr. Gallagher is also a director of a number of other companies including Gallagher Holdings Limited, Matthew Homes Limited and Charles Wilson Engineers Limited.

Brian R. Hawkins (67) (British) BSc (Eng)

Mr. Hawkins joined the Abbey Group in 1990. He was previously Managing Director of Abbey Developments Limited from May 1993 to December 2006 and Managing Director of Abbey Group Limited from January 2007 to September 2009. Since October 2009 he fulfils a part-time executive role for Abbey plc. He was co-opted to the Abbey plc Board in June 1997. He holds no other directorships other than those within Abbey plc and its subsidiaries.

Robert N. Kennedy (59) (British) BSc (Econ)

Mr. Kennedy joined the Abbey Group in 1996 and is Managing Director of M&J Engineers Limited. He was co-opted to the Abbey plc Board in December 1997. He holds no other directorships other than those within Abbey plc and its subsidiaries.

Lorenzo G. Fraquelli (53) (British) BSc (Civil Eng)

Mr. Fraquelli joined the Abbey Group in January 2007 and is Managing Director of Abbey Developments Limited. He was co-opted to the Abbey plc Board in November 2009. He holds no other directorships other than those within Abbey plc and its subsidiaries.

David A. Gallagher • ∆ (51) B.A., MSc. (Non-Executive)

Mr. Gallagher was appointed to the Abbey plc Board in May 1993. Mr. Gallagher is a director of a number of other companies including Gallagher Holdings Limited, Matthew Homes Limited and Charles Wilson Engineers.

J. Roger Humber • ∆ (68) (British) BSc (Econ), Hon D. Tech (Non-Executive)

Mr. Humber was appointed to the Abbey plc Board in December 1999. He was previously Chief Executive of the H.B.F. (UK House Builders Federation) from 1979 to 1999. Mr. Humber is a director of a number of other companies including P.E. Jones (Contractors) Limited and its subsidiaries, and was Chair of Circle Anglia Housing Group, a registered social landlord, until December 2009.

Michael A. McNulty • ∆ (66) FCA, F Inst D, AITI (Non-Executive)

Mr. McNulty was appointed a non-executive director of the Group in December 2011. He is a former Senior Audit Partner of Ernst & Young in Ireland, together with being the previous head of their Corporate Finance Division. He is currently a non-executive director of StayinFront Limited, University College Dublin Foundation Limited and Irish Payments Services Organisation Limited. Among the other companies he previously served as a non-executive director are An Post Limited, Temple Bar Properties Limited and he is a former Chairman of The Pensions Board of Ireland.

(•) Member of Audit Committee
(∆) Member of Remuneration Committee