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Marks and Spencer Group plc
PAUL MYNERS
CHAIRMAN ▲
Appointed as a non-executive director in April 2002
and as Chairman in May 2004. Age 57. Paul is
Chairman of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited;
Guardian Media Group plc; The Low Pay Commission;
and the Trustees of Tate. He is a non-executive
director of the Bank of New York and a member of
the Court of Directors of the Bank of England.
LORD BURNS
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN ❋ ▲ (Chairman)
Appointed in October 2005. Age 62. Terry will
become Chairman following our AGM in July 2006.
He is Chairman of Abbey National plc and Glas Cymru
Ltd (Welsh Water) and a non-executive director of
Banco Santander Central Hispano SA and Pearson
Group plc. He was formerly Permanent Secretary to
the Treasury and chaired the Parliamentary Financial
Services and Markets Bill Joint Committee.
STUART ROSE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Appointed in May 2004. Age 57. Stuart was Chief
Executive of Arcadia Group plc between 2000 and
2002. Previously he was Chief Executive of Booker plc
and Argos plc. He is a non-executive director of Land
Securities plc and Chairman of the British Fashion
Council.
IAN DYSON
GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR
Appointed in June 2005. Age 43. Ian was formerly
Finance Director of The Rank Group plc and previously
Group Financial Controller of Hilton Group plc, prior to
which he was Finance Director of Le Meridien Hotels a
division of Forte plc. He has also been a partner of
Arthur Andersen. Ian was a non-executive director of
Misys plc until September 2005.
STEVEN SHARP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARKETING,
E-COMMERCE, STORE DESIGN AND
DEVELOPMENT
Appointed in November 2005. Age 55. Steven started
his retail marketing career with the Bejam Group in
1978. He progressed to the Argyll Group and became
Marketing Director of Asda in 1987. He joined the
Board of Debenhams in 1989, and became Group
Marketing Director of the Burton Group. Steven has
been Marketing Director of Booker plc and Arcadia
Group plc.
KEVIN LOMAX
SENIOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
❋ ▲ ■ ● (Chairman)
Appointed in September 2000. Age 57. A founding
investor in Misys plc in 1979, Kevin was non-executive
Chairman from May 1980 until June 1985 when he
became Executive Chairman, leading Misys through a
period of significant growth. On the appointment of a
non-executive Chairman in November 2005, he is now
Chief Executive of Misys.
JEREMY DARROCH
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ❋ ▲ ●
Appointed in February 2006. Age 43. Jeremy is Chief
Financial Officer at British Sky Broadcasting Plc. He
was previously at DSG International plc (Dixons Group
plc), where he became Group Finance Director in
2002. Formerly, Jeremy was Finance Director for
Procter & Gamble’s European Healthcare division. He
is a member of the 100 Group of Finance Directors.
STEVEN HOLLIDAY
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ❋ ▲ ● ■
Appointed in July 2004. Age 49. Steve is Group
Deputy CEO of National Grid plc, where he will
become Group CEO by the end of 2006. He was
formerly an executive director of British Borneo
Oil and Gas. Previously, he spent 19 years with the
Exxon Group. His international experience includes
a four-year spell in the US.
JACK KEENAN
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
❋ ▲ ● ■ (Chairman)
Appointed in September 2001. Age 69. Jack is CEO
of Grand Cru Consulting Ltd. He was previously
Deputy CEO of Guinness UDV and a Board member
of Diageo plc. He is a non-executive director of
Tomkins plc, Amphora Fine Wine Fund plc and Senior
Non-Executive Director of The Body Shop International
plc. Jack is Patron of Cambridge University’s Centre
for International Business and Management.
DAVID MICHELS
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ❋ ▲ ● ■
Appointed in March 2006. Age 59. David previously
worked with Grand Metropolitan, Hilton International
and Stakis before rejoining Hilton International in 1999
as Chief Executive, becoming Chief Executive of Hilton
Group plc from 2000 to 2006. David was formerly a
non-executive director of Arcadia Group plc and is a
non-executive director of The British Land Company
plc, easyJet plc and Strategic Hotels & Resorts.
LOUISE PATTEN
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ❋ ▲ ■
Appointed in February 2006. Age 52. Louise is
Non-Executive Chairman of Brixton plc, a non-
executive director of Bradford & Bingley plc and a
senior adviser to Bain & Co. She began her career at
Citibank and remained in financial services until 1993
when she joined Bain & Co as a Partner. She was
formerly a non-executive director of Hilton Group plc,
GUS plc and Somerfield plc.
❋Independent
●Audit Committee
■Remuneration Committee
▲Nomination Committee
Your directors
PAUL MYNERS LORD BURNS STUART ROSE IAN DYSON STEVEN SHARP KEVIN LOMAX
JEREMY DARROCH STEVEN HOLLIDAY JACK KEENAN DAVID MICHELS LOUISE PATTEN
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Kevin Lomax, Senior Independent Director, is
retiring from the Board on 31 August 2006, when
he will have completed two three-year terms as a
non-executive director. On 1 September 2006,
David Michels will succeed Kevin as Senior
Independent Director and Jeremy Darroch as
Audit Committee chairman.