Barclays Plc.

Frits is the Chief Executive of Barclays Global Retail and Commercial Banking (GRCB), responsible for Barclays retail and commercial businesses globally. He is an Executive Director on the Boards of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC. Set up in July 2006 to accelerate the growth of Barclays retail and commercial businesses internationally, GRCB operates across 29 countries and employs more than 120,000 people. The business includes UK Retail Banking, Barclays Commercial Bank, Barclaycard, GRCB Emerging Markets, GRCB Western Europe and Absa. Through a network of around 5,000 distribution points, GRCB serves approximately 48 million customers and clients around the globe, nine million new to Barclays in 2008. Frits joined Barclays in July 2006 having held senior positions in Citigroup over the previous 17 years. Most recently, he was CEO Global Consumer Group with a remit covering all retail operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He was also a member of the Citigroup Operating Committee and the Citigroup Management Committee. Between 2001 and 2004, he was CEO of Consumer Banking for Asia Pacific covering 11 consumer markets. Under his leadership, this region was the fastest growing part of Citigroup. Frits holds master degrees in engineering from Delft University of Technology and in Finance from the University of Chicago.

Position: President of Barclays PLC and Chief Executive of Investment Banking and Investment Management, comprising Barclays Capital, Barclays Global Investors and Barclays Wealth Robert E Diamond Jr is President of Barclays PLC and Chief Executive of Investment Banking and Investment Management, comprising Barclays Capital, Barclays Global Investors and Barclays Wealth. He is an Executive Director of the Boards of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC and has been a member of the Barclays Group Executive Committee since September 1997. Based in London, he joined the firm in summer 1996. Mr Diamond was formerly Vice Chairman and Head of Global Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange at CS First Boston. Based in New York, he was a member of the Executive Board and Operating Committee of CS First Boston and a member of the Board of Credit Suisse Financial Products. Mr Diamond joined CS First Boston in 1992. Based in Tokyo, he was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of CS First Boston Pacific, responsible for Investment Banking, Equity, Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange for the Pacific region. Previously, Mr Diamond was Managing Director and Head of European/Asian Fixed Income Trading for Morgan Stanley International, and was based in London for four years. He joined Morgan Stanley in 1979 as Director of Management Information Systems and became assistant to the Chief Financial Officer in 1980, spending 13 years with the firm. Mr Diamond began his career as a lecturer at the School of Business, University of Connecticut from 1976-1977. A native of Concord, Massachusetts, USA, Mr Diamond received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Colby College in Maine (1974), and an MBA from the University of Connecticut, where he ranked first in his class (1977); and was awarded Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Connecticut in 2006. His outside affiliations include: Trustee of Colby College, Waterville, Maine Trustee of the American School in London Member of the Advisory Board of the Judge Business School at Cambridge University Chairman, Old Vic Productions, Plc Board Member, The Diamond Family Foundation Member of the Board of Directors, the Institute of International Finance Member of International Advisory Board, British-American Business Council He is married with three children.

Chris joined the Board on 1 April 2007. Chris came from professional services company PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he was UK Head of Financial Services and Global Head of Banking and Capital Markets. He was Global Relationship Partner for Barclays for the 1999–2004 financial years and subsequently held similar roles for other global financial services organisations. Chris has worked across financial services for most of his career, including three years in New York as Head of the US Banking Audit Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Marcus joined the Board on 1 September 2006 and succeeded Matthew Barrett as Barclays Group Chairman from 1 January 2007. Marcus is the Senior Non-Executive Director of the BBC and was Chairman of investment bank Lazard in London and a Deputy Chairman of Lazard LLC until 31 December 2006. He was formerly Chairman of aviation authority BAA PLC, a position he held from 2002 until 20 December 2006. Marcus is Trustee to the Board of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, and Chairman of The Foundation and Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Marcus is Chairman of the Board Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee and a member of the Board Human Resources and Remuneration Committee.

Sir Nigel is non-executive Chairman of Pendragon PLC and BAA Limited. He is also Deputy Chairman of Invensys plc and a non-executive Director of BAE Systems PLC and Sappi Limited. He was formerly Chairman of Alliance Boots PLC.

Sir Andrew is Chairman of the National Audit Office, having held a number of public roles in the financial services sector, including Managing Director, Financial Management, Reporting and Audit, and Head of the Government Accountancy Service at HM Treasury. He was also a Non-Executive Director of the Bank of England. Sir Andrew is Dean of the London Business School where he was previously Professor of Management Practice in Accounting. He has been at the London Business School from1974 to 1976, 1979 to 1993, and since 2004. Member of the Board Audit Committee since September 2004 Member of the Board Risk Committee since September 2004.

The core conceptualist and philosophical leader of the firm, David G. Booth founded Dimensional Fund Advisors in 1981 and continues to head operations as chairman and CEO. Many of his original concepts underpin Dimensional's overall strategy, and his problem-solving innovations for clients set the firm apart from its competitors. David's groundbreaking work in indexing and small capitalization investing is an example of his ability to connect the academic side of economic science to the practical world of investment management two worlds that previously existed in separate realities. In so doing, he has furthered both the state of investment management and the state of portfolio theory. David was one of the pioneers of indexing when he started his career with Wells Fargo and worked on the first index funds with John A. McQuown. He later served as vice president and pension investment consultant at A.G. Becker, Inc. (now SEI, Inc.). Working initially out of his Brooklyn, New York brownstone, he founded Dimensional's US office in 1981 to provide access to the small capitalization dimension, which was largely underrepresented in institutional portfolios. He has written numerous articles including "Diversification Returns and Asset Management" with Eugene F. Fama, which won a Graham and Dodd Award of Excellence from the Financial Analysts Journal in 1992. David is a member of the board of trustees of the University of Chicago, the University of Kansas Endowment Association, and the American Academy in Rome. He also serves on the advisory council of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and is a member of the Paintings Conservation Council of the J. Paul Getty Trust and the California Commission for Jobs and Economic Growth. David received his MBA from the University of Chicago in 1971. He also holds an M.S. and a B.A. from the University of Kansas.

Fulvio is currently Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Enel spA, the Italian energy group, where he was previously Chief Financial Officer from 1999 to 2005. Fulvio has held a number of high-level financial roles, including Chief Financial Officer and General Manager of Telecom Italia and General Manager and Chief Financial Officer of Ferrovie dello Stato, the Italian national railway. He was also the head of the accounting, finance, and control department of Montecatini and was in charge of finance at industrial holdings company Montedison-Compart, overseeing the financial restructuring of the group. He has covered positions in finance and operations in various affliates of Mobil Oil Corporation in Italy and Europe. Member of the Board Audit Committee since September 2006.

Leigh is Chairman of Qantas Airways Limited. He previously worked for mining and minerals company the Rio Tinto Group, where he was a Director of Rio Tinto PLC from 1994 and Rio Tinto Limited from 1995, and was Chief Executive of the Rio Tinto Group from 2000 until May 2007. Member of the Board HR and Remuneration Committee since July 2005 Member of the Barclays Asia Pacific Advisory Committee.

Patience was an established financial journalist and national newspaper editor, having worked as Editor of the Sunday Telegraph from 2006 to 2007 and Business and City Editor of The Times from 1997-2006. She is a non-executive Director of Shaftesbury PLC, a member of the UK/India Round Table and a member of the British Olympic Association Advisory Board. She is also a member of the Council of the Royal Albert Hall and Chair of the Forensic Audit Panel.

Sir Richard has experience of both the private and public sector having worked in high-level banking roles and the Civil Service. He was the Executive Chairman of HM Customs and Excise from 2000 to 2003 and was formerly a member of the Group Executive Committee of investment management organisation Schroders PLC and a non-executive Director of the Securities Institute. Sir Richard is Chairman of transport services company Arriva PLC. Chairman of the Board Risk Committee since January 2006 (member since April 2004) Chairman of the Board HR and Remuneration Committee since January 2007 (member since April 2004) Member of the Board Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee since September 2004.

Sandra is KPMG Professor of Management Studies at the University of Cambridge and Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Sandra was Director of the Judge Business School at Cambridge until September 2006 and she has held a range of non-executive posts in organisations including Rand Europe (UK), JP Morgan Fleming Claverhouse Investment Trust and Riverside Mental Health Trust.

Simon has extensive experience of the institutional fund management industry, having worked at Fidelity International from 1981 to 2008, latterly as President of the Investment Solutions Group and President of the Retirement Institute. Simon held a number of positions during his career at Fidelity International, including President, European & UK Business, Global Chief Investment Officer, Chief Investment Officer for Asia Pacific and Chief Investment Officer of the European Investment Group.

Sir John was Chairman of Cadbury Schweppes PLC until July 2008 having worked at Cadbury’s in various roles, including that of Chief Executive, since 1968. He is Deputy President of the Chartered Management Institute, a Director of the Financial Reporting Council, an Adviser to CVC Capital Partners, an Association Member of BUPA and a Governor of both Reading and Aston University Councils.

Sir Michael is currently Chairman of BT Group PLC and Chairman of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. Sir Michael previously worked at KPMG from 1974 to 2007 where he worked for a number of years in Continental Europe and the Middle East. He was Senior Partner of the UK firm from 1998 to 2000 and Chairman of KPMG International from 2002 to 2007.

Stephen was Chief Executive of chemists Boots Group PLC from 2000 until 2003, having worked for Boots since 1967. He has held a number of non-executive positions and is currently a Non-Executive Director of Network Rail and Network Rail Infrastructure Limited. He is a trustee of St. John’s Ambulance and Tommy’s The Baby Charity, is on the Council of Nottingham University and is Chairman of Business Control Solutions Group. Stephen has been Chairman of the Board Audit Committee since October 2000. He will be succeeded by Sir Michael Rake as Chairman of the Board Audit Committee with effect from March 2009 Member of the Board Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee since September 2004 Member of the Board Risk Committee since October 2001 (Chairman from September 2004 to December 2005.