About Adecco

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    • Rolf Dörig
    • Thomas O'Neill
    • Jakob Baer
    • Andreas Jacobs
    • Francis Mer
    • David Prince
    • Wanda Rapaczynski
    • Judith A. Sprieser
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  • Audit Committee
  • Nomination & Compensation Committee
  • Corporate Governance Committee
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British national, born 1951. David Prince has been a member of the Board of Directors since June 2004. He has been serving on the Audit Committee from June 2004 to April 2006 and from May 2008 on, and on the Corporate Governance Committee from June 2004 to May 2006. His one-year term of office ends on the day of the General Meeting of Shareholders in 2010.

Mr. Prince is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS).

He started his career in the oil and gas industry as part of a management trainee scheme at British Gas, later attending business school in the UK. Following accountancy roles at Philips Industries and TRW, he joined Cable & Wireless, holding accountancy, general management and group marketing positions in the UK and in Hong Kong. From 1994 to 2000, he worked for Hong Kong Telecom plc (HKT) as Group Finance Director, followed by an appointment as Deputy CEO. In 2000, Mr. Prince became Group CFO of PCCW plc, Hong Kong. From 2002 to 2004, he worked for Cable & Wireless as Group Finance Director. Mr. Prince is a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee of ARK Therapeutics 1, UK, and is a member of the Board of SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd 1, Hong Kong.

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