Board of Directors

	Richard Parris Chairman & Chief Executive Richard Parris has over 20 years experience in the IT industry. He founded Intercede in 1992, and has led the Group through all stages of its growth from an e-commerce consulting company to an AIM listed software business. Between 1984 and 1992 he held a range of senior technical and sales management positions at Boeing Computer Services in the US and Europe, including working as a new business manager for network management software products. Richard is a Chartered Engineer with a First Class Honours degree from Manchester University and has an MBA (with Distinction) from the University of Warwick Business School.
	Andrew Walker Finance Director Andrew Walker is a finance professional with over 20 years of senior management experience. He was Group Financial Controller of the Rugby Group PLC from 1995 to 2000, and an Executive Board member from 1997. From 1993 to 1995 he was Finance Director for APV Refrigeration & Freezer Division, and from 1991 to 1993 he was Finance Director for APV Vent-Axia Industrial Division. From 1990 to 1991 he was Group Chief Accountant for APV plc. Before joining APV plc, Andrew worked for Price Waterhouse from 1981 to 1990. Andrew has a BCom (Honours) degree in Accounting from the University of Birmingham and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He was appointed Finance Director of Intercede on 11 September 2000.
	Royston Hoggarth Non-Executive Director Royston Hoggarth is Chairman of two companies, iPSL Limited and ANT PLC; is Managing Director of Strategic Capital Limited; a non-executive director of Axon Group plc and Swyx GmbH and a Venture Partner of Wellington Partners, a German based venture capital company. Until 2005 he was Chief Executive for the UK, US and European subsidiaries of Cable & Wireless PLC. Prior to this, he worked for Logica CMG PLC for six years where he was Group Marketing Director, responsible for Group strategy and Chief Executive International, responsible for the Americas, Middle East, Asian and Australian businesses. From 1985 to 1997, Royston spent thirteen years with IBM in a variety of senior management roles. He was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Intercede on 5 August 2002.
	Jacques Tredoux Non-Executive Director Jacques Tredoux is the Chief Executive of Tredoux Capital Limited, a company authorised by the Financial Services Authority to provide corporate finance advisory services. Prior to establishing Tredoux Capital Limited, he was the Chief Executive Officer of the Credo Group (UK) Limited, a group of companies in London that provides wealth management services. Members of the Credo Group provided corporate finance and fundraising assistance to the Company since prior to its admission to AIM. Jacques qualified as a lawyer in 1988 in South Africa, and practised at Edward Nathan & Friedland Inc and Clifford Chance. He was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Intercede on 31 March 2006.
	Jurek Sikorski Non-Executive Director Jurek Sikorski is Managing Director of Sikorski Ltd, a Management Services Company. He has over 30 years experience in the pharmaceutical, medical devices, in vitro diagnostics and biotechnology industries. Previously he was Sales & Marketing Director and Chief Executive of SRS Technology Group Plc, prior to which he was Chief Executive of Cantab Pharmaceuticals Plc and Proteus International Plc. He was also Non-Executive Chairman of Fluid Technologies and Vice Chairman of the BioIndustry Association. He has also worked as Marketing and Sales Director at Smith & Nephew and as a Marketing and Sales Director of Wellcome Diagnostics Ltd. Jurek received a BSc degree with honours from Reading University. He was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Intercede on 4 December 2000.

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