Non-executive Career
Staunton's board experience includes non-executive roles as Chairman of Ashtead Group plc, a plant hire company (1997–2004), and as a director of EMAP plc, a consumer magazine and media company. In 2002, Staunton (who had been on the Emap board since 1995) was forced to resign after a government ruling that he could not be on the board of both Granada and Emap.
He has also served on the boards of ITN, a British news broadcaster, and BSkyB - the operator of the UK's largest digital pay television platform.
He was appointed to the board of Legal & General on 1 May 2004. He is now Vice Chairman and Senior Independent Director.
He is also a non-executive director of Standard Bank. Staunton was appointed Chairman of the Board Audit Committee and a director on 1 December 2005.
Staunton was also a non-executive director of Ladbrokes from September 2006 to May 2010
In April 2007 The Times reported that Vector, the £2.5 billion hotel real estate investment trust (Reit), was about to unveil a "high-powered set of nonexecutive directors" including Staunton.
He was appointed a non-executive director of The Merchants Trust plc (with effect from 1 May 2008) on April 2008.
In 2010, it was announced he was to join the non-executive boards of WH Smith plc and Capital & Counties Properties.
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