JJB Sports plc Board of Directors
Roger Lane Smith - Non-Executive Chairman
Aged 62, Roger was appointed as a Non-executive Director in November 1998. He was Senior Partner and Chairman of DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary UK LLP from 1998 to 2005 and was appointed a Senior Consultant to the practice in May 2005. In July 2005, he became Chairman of JJB, responsible both for ensuring that the Board functions effectively and also for general strategic issues. He is a Non-executive Director of MS International plc, WH Ireland Group plc, Dolphin Capital Investors plc, Timpsons plc and a number of other non-quoted companies.