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10 Marks and Spencer Group plc Annual report and financial statements 2009 Directors’ report
Chairman’s overview
continued
Our Executive Committee
1. Sir Stuart Rose Chairman
2. Ian Dyson Group Finance and Operations Director
3. Steven Sharp Executive Director, Marketing
4. Kate Bostock Executive Director, Clothing
5. Clem Constantine Director of Property
and Store Development
6. John Dixon Director of Food
7. Tanith Dodge Director of Human Resources
8. Carl Leaver Director of International,
Home and M&S Direct
9. Nayna McIntosh Director of Store
Marketing and Design
10. Steve Rowe Director of Retail
11. Andrew Skinner Director of GM
Merchandising and Planning
12. Darrell Stein Director of IT and Logistics
As of 18 May 2009
Kate Bostock Executive Director, Clothing & Home
Steve Rowe Director of Retail and M&S Direct
Carl Leaver Resigned as Director of International,
Home and M&S Direct
The management team
Our management team is a great combination of old and new M&S DNA.
This means we are able to take the best of old M&S and reinvent it for
tomorrow without losing sight of the things we have done to become the
brand we are today. We are working hard together to push the business
forward.
We recognise that continuity is vital if the business is to continue its
progress. The Board therefore took the decision last year to appoint
me to Executive Chairman, to ensure the continuation of our objectives.
As Chairman, I – together with the rest of the Board – am acutely aware
of the recent corporate governance issues. Sir David Michels, Deputy
Chairman, is responsible for our governance and will address this on page 12.
The Board is supported by Group Secretary, Graham Oakley, who after
24 years of dedicated service to M&S will retire on 8 July 2009. We thank
him for his wisdom and wish him well in his retirement. Graham will be
succeeded by Amanda Mellor, current Head of Investor Relations, and
we welcome her to the role.
Finally, a special mention must go to George Davies who retired as the
chair of ‘per una’ in November 2008. I would like to thank George for his
considerable contribution to M&S. In the seven years since its inception,
‘per una’ has significantly added to our womenswear offer and become a
brand that is loved by millions of customers. We wish him all the best in
his retirement.
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