Sir Ian joined the Board of Trinity Mirror and was appointed Chairman in May 2006. He is non-executive Chairman of Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc. Previously he was President of Nissan Europe and Senior Vice President of Nissan Group. Sir Ian was Chairman of BPB plc, was on the Court of the Bank of England, was Deputy Chairman of Asda Group plc, Senior non-executive director of Northern Rock plc and a non-executive director of GKN plc and Greggs plc.