In the day-to-day running of the Company, the Chief Executive is supported by the Chief Financial Officer and the Leadership team, the members of which as at May 15, 2008 are:
Robert Boyle
Commercial Director. Joined the airline in 1993 in Corporate Finance, becoming Commercial Director in October 2006. Prior to this he was Director of Planning.
Paul Coby
Chief Information Officer. Joined the airline in 1996 as Information Management Systems Supply Board Manager, becoming Chief Information Officer in 2000.
Garry Copeland
Director of Engineering. Joined the airline in 1989. Having held various positions including Chief Powerplant Engineer and GM Engineering and Quality Services, he became Director of Engineering in September 2006.
Roger Maynard
Director of Investments and Alliances. Joined the airline in 1987 as Vice-President Commercial Affairs North America, becoming Director of Corporate Strategy in May 1991.
Tony McCarthy
Director People and Organisational Effectiveness. Joined the airline in December 2007 from Royal Mail.
Robert Webb QC
General Counsel. Joined the airline in 1998 and has responsibility for Legal, Government and Industry Affairs, Safety, Security and British Airways Health Services.
The six members of the Leadership team are designated as persons discharging managerial responsibility, along with the 11 directors.
The number of Board and Committee meetings attended by each director during the year is shown in the table below:
| Director | Board Meetings attended in the period or period of service | Audit Committees attended in the period or period of service | Nominations Committees attended in the period or period of service | Remuneration Committees attended in the period or period of service | Safety Review Committees attended in the period or period of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in period | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Martin Broughton | 8/8 | 1/1 | |||
| Willie Walsh | 8/8 | ||||
| Keith Williams | 8/8 | ||||
| Maarten van den Bergh | 7/8 | 1/1 | 4/5 | 4/4 | |
| Jim Lawrence* | 6/8 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 2/3 | |
| Baroness Kingsmill | 8/8 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 4/4 | |
| Chumpol NaLamlieng | 7/8 | 4/4 | 4/4 | ||
| Dr Martin Read | 8/8 | 1/1 | 5/5 | ||
| Alison Reed | 8/8 | 4/4 | 5/5 | ||
| Ken Smart | 8/8 | 4/4 | 4/4 | ||
| Baroness Symons | 8/8 | 3/4 | 3/4 |
*Due to Jim Lawrence’s appointment as Chief Financial Officer of Unilever in September 2007, he was unable to attend two Board Meetings, one Audit Committee and one Safety Review Committee. As a consequence of this appointment a review of the Committees took place and he stood down from both the Audit and Safety Review Committees on November 1, 2007 and joined the Remuneration Committee on January 1, 2008.