Mr. Phillips is a founding partner of Actis LLP, the emerging markets private equity group. As Actis LLP is one of the Company’s major shareholders, Mr. Phillips is not considered by the Board as being independent. He was previously responsible for the investment activity of Actis in North Africa and is currently responsible for Asia. He is a member of the Actis Investment Committee. Mr. Phillips is a director on the board of a number of companies including Emerging Markets Knowledge Holdings (Mauritius) Limited, Les Laboratoires Medis SA, and others. Mr. Phillips holds a degree in Economics from the University of Exeter.