Directors

Rory Stear, age 49, Chairman
Rory Stear co-founded Freeplay Energy in 1994, and has led the company since then. He has over 25 years of experience in corporate leadership, new business development and strategic planning. He was previously Managing Director of Seeff Corporate Finance (Pty) Ltd, a joint venture between him and a listed South African property group. He has been the recipient of various awards, including the 2007 CNN/Time/Fortune Principal Voices and the Theodor Herzl Award for outstanding business achievement (2000), as well as being named as one of Business Week’s Entrepreneurs of the Year 2000. Rory Stear is a member of the executive committee of the council of the Schwab Foundation for Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs which is affiliated to the World Economic Forum. He has been a regular contributor to the Forum’s events and has made presentations at the Forum’s annual meeting in Davos for the last six years. He joined the Young Presidents Organisation in 2000, is a member of the Dean’s Council at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and is on the Advisory Board of the Business School of Nelson Mandela University. In October 2007 he was named a Hero of the Environment by TIME Magazine.
 
David Floyd, age 45, Managing Director, Freeplay Energy Division
David Floyd joined Freeplay in January 2006 as Business Development Manager for North America and Europe, and was appointed Managing Director in September 2007.  Formerly a director with Motorola Inc., he has 12 years experience in the worldwide wireless telecommunications markets, from product development to sales and service.  He has extensive key account, indirect sales management and business development experience throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa.  Mr. Floyd has a BSc in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Plymouth and an MBA with the Open University.
 
Colin Batt, age 49, Finance Director

Colin joins from Aircom International Ltd, a telecommunications consultancy, where he was Interim Finance Director Europe. Prior to that he was Operations Director, Europe, Middle East and Asia ("EMEA") at Motorola Networks. Colin has held a number of senior positions at Motorola where his recent experience will be important to Freeplay as it completes its restructuring and moves into the next phase of development.
 
Andy Polansky, age 44, Director
Andy Polansky is president of Weber Shandwick Worldwide, a leading, international public relations agency and part of the Interpublic Group of Companies. He has been with Weber Shandwick for more than 20 years, and was appointed to his current global role in March 2004 after leading the firm's North American business. He sits on the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Public Relations, an independent foundation in the field of public relations focusing on research and education. Andy Polansky also serves on the Honors &Awards Committee of The Public Relations Society of America, and on the Council of PR Firms Client Advisory Committee. In addition, he is a member of the McCann WorldGroup board and a member of Weber Shandwick's board.
 
Edward Barrett, age 52, Director
Ed Barrett is a shareholder and Co-CEO of Barrett Corporation, a privately held international management company, based in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada. Founded in 1976 and largely held by members of the Barrett Family, Barrett Corporation holds equity positions in several North American companies primarily in telecommunications, real estate development and as sales, marketing and distribution service providers.

Outside of Barrett Corporation Ed serves on three corporate boards, is Chairman of Atlantic Baptist University and sits on the advisory board of the Manning School of Business at Acadia University. Ed graduated with a BA from Acadia in 1975 and a MBA from Dalhousie University in 1977.
 
Gordon Roddick, age 63, Director
Gordon Roddick co-founded The Body Shop with his wife, Anita Roddick, in 1976 as a one-shop venture in Brighton. As Co-Chairman of The Body Shop, Gordon Roddick has devoted considerable energy to providing assistance to disadvantaged groups around the world, through the company's Trading with Communities in Need programme. Gordon Roddick brought to the UK the idea of street newspapers and co-founded the Big Issue with John Bird. Gordon Roddick joined Freeplay in 1999.
 
Harold Reiter, age 52, Chief Executive Officer, Dixie Sales Co.
Harold Reiter is President and Chief Operating Officer of the Barrett Corporation and was appointed CEO of Dixie Sales in September 2007. Prior to joining Barrett Corporation in 2003, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Maxxcom Inc., a company engaged in providing marketing and communications services in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. He was Executive Vice President responsible for Canadian Operations for CIT Financial Ltd. (formerly Newcourt Credit Group Inc.), which he joined in 1998. Prior to this he was a partner with Ernst & Young in Toronto, Canada.
 
William Barrett, age 54, Director
William Barrett is a shareholder and Co-CEO of Barrett Corporation, a privately held international management company, based in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada. Founded in 1976 and largely held by members of the Barrett Family, Barrett Corporation holds equity positions in several North American companies primarily in telecommunications, real estate development and as sales, marketing and distribution service providers.

Outside of business, William Barrett is active in several charitable orginisations and serves on a number of industry boards. He graduated from Acadia University in 1974 and presently serves on it's Board of Governors.