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Board members

Target's Board of Directors provides strategic direction across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific. Target's Directors hold an impressive track record in the financial services industry:

Group Managing Director - James Rudolf

James took on the role of Group Managing Director in 2010. He is responsible for service delivery across the Group.

Prior to his appointment, James held the posts of CEO Target Software and Sales and Marketing Director for Target Group. James previously worked in management and business solution sales in the UK and emerging markets. This gave him the ideal platform from which to develop Target's sales and marketing strategy and to prepare for further growth across the Group. James is an FSA approved person.

Chief Executive Officer - James Snow

James is responsible for Group business development. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in 2010, James held the roles of CEO Target Services, Chief Operating Officer and Strategy Director.

With a background in financial IT, James has in-depth knowledge of the wider financial services marketplace and how providers can underpin service with technology to achieve competitive advantage. James's experience spans over 20 years. Prior to joining Target he ran the sales and marketing division of technology leasing company Rental Research, and was National Sales Manager for Advanced Technologies International. Earlier in his career he held a systems and software finance consultancy role for ECS International, a subsidiary of Société Générale. James is an FSA approved person.

Chief Financial Officer - David Heath

David's position as Chief Financial Officer covers several key areas within Target Group, including corporate finance, financial servicing, contracts and risk and compliance.

David is an FSA approved person. He has over 30 years' accounting experience, over 20 years of which have been within the finance sector. He spent time with Ford Financial Services Group before becoming a freelance financial consultant prior to joining Target Group. David's experience includes a broad range of back office management, financial product experience and value realisation from closed loan books.

Chief Operating Officer - Glen Herbert

Having joined Target Group in 2008 as Chief Operating Officer, Glen oversees the operation of Target Servicing, maintaining relationships with key clients whilst ensuring they receive a high standard of service.

Glen has 36 years of experience in financial services, with a background in Enterprise Risk Management and Operations. His career has included working in Alliance and Leicester as Head of Mortgage Policy and Risk (Corporate and Branch Banking), COO and Risk Director in GMAC-RFC and COO Firstplus (Barclays).

Glen is an FSA approved person and a member of many professional bodies including the Institute of Directors and FCIB. He has a degree in Banking and Finance.

Commercial Director - Nigel Botting

Nigel Botting is Commercial Director and is responsible for all commercial structures and contracts across the Group.

He joined Target in 2009 as Head of Commercial, and was promoted to Group Commercial Director in 2010. He was appointed to the Board of Target Group in March 2012.

Prior to joining Target he held the role of Group Financial Director and Director at several organisations. Nigel's experience includes a broad range of commercial, financial and back office management experience in the UK and overseas. He has over 25 years' experience in commercial contracts and finance. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

Non-Executive Director - Grant Hawkins

Grant Hawkins is a Non-Executive Director of Target Group. Between 2008 and February 2012 he held the role of Executive Chairman having joined the company as Financial Director in 1980, later becoming Chief Executive and Chairman.

Grant's extensive career in financial services began in 1971 when he qualified as a chartered accountant and subsequently joined the Sterling Credit Group, a publicly-quoted banking, finance and insurance broking group, as Group Financial Controller. Later, as Group Finance Director, his responsibilities extended across finance, including international acquisitions, treasury, funding and corporate finance. For 10 years he was also Non-Executive Director with Hyder plc. Grant is a graduate in Economics from the University of Wales. Grant is an FSA approved person.