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MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC
DIRECTORS’ REPORT: GOVERNANCE
LEADERSHIP & EFFECTIVENESS
OUR BOARD
Robert Swannell Chairman
Appointed: Chairman in January
2011, Non-Executive Director in
October 2010
Skills, competence and experience:
Robert is a Chartered Accountant
and a Barrister. He has extensive
government and regulatory
experience and possesses a wealth
of knowledge of many di erent
business areas, banking and the
City acquired over a 33-year career
in investment banking. He has
signifi cant experience as a director
and chairman across various sectors,
and his leadership in the area of
governance promotes robust debate
and drives a culture of openness in
the boardroom.
Other roles: Chairman of the
advisory board of the Shareholder
Executive, Trustee of Kew Foundation,
Adviso ry Board Member of Sutton
Trust.
Vindi Banga Senior Independent
Director
Appointed: Senior Independent
Director in March 2015, Non-
Executive Director in September 2011
Skills, competence and experience:
Vindi has extensive consumer brand
knowledge and global business
experience, acquired over 33 years
in senior roles within the consumer
goods industry. His in-depth
know ledg e of both UK and
international trade and industry
provides an invaluable insight into
business and enterprise across the
glob e. H e has strong ex perience
as a board member of other listed
companies, and is the recipient of
the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s
highest civilian honours.
Other roles: Partner at Clayton
Dubilier & Rice, Non-Executive
Director of Thomson Reuters,
Chairman of the Mauser Group,
Chairman of the Confederation of
British Industry’s (CBI) Economic
Growth Board, Non-Executive
Director of GlaxoSmithKline plc
(from 1 September 2015), and sits
on the Governing Board of the
Indian School of Business.
Alison Brittain Non-Executive
Director
Appointed: January 2014
Skills, competence and experience:
Alison brings comprehensive
fi nancial and commercial experience
to the Board, combined with
considerable knowledge of running
customer f acing retail branch
networks. She has held a number of
senior positions in the fi nancial sector
particularly in retail, and has valuable
regulatory insight. Alison has an
MBA from Cambridge University’s
Judge Institute.
Other roles: Group Director of
Lloyds Banking Group’s (LBG) Retail
Division, and Chair of the FCA’s
Practitioner Panel. Alison will be
leaving LBG in 2015 and will become
CEO of Whitbread plc in the early part
of 2016.
Miranda Curtis Non-Executive
Director
Appointed: February 2012
Skills, competence and experience:
Miranda’s substantial experience
of the international consumer and
technology sectors, and varied
knowledge of global industry provide
a valuable contribution to the Board.
During her 20-year career with
Liberty, Miranda led the company’s
investments in digital distribution
and content operations across
Continental Europe and Asia-Pacifi c,
most notably in Japan.
Other roles: Chairman of
Waterstones, Non-Executive Director
of Liberty Global plc, Board Member
of both the Institute for Government
and the Royal Shakespeare Company,
Deputy Chairman of Garsington
Opera and Chair of African girls’
education charity, Camfed.
Martha Lane Fox Non-Executive
Director
Appointed: June 2007
Skills, competence and experience:
Martha brings signifi cant experience
from the successful operation of
online and customer facing
businesses. Martha co-founded
Europe’s largest travel and leisure
website lastminute.com in 1998,
tak ing it public in 20 00 and selling it in
2005. She has extensive knowledge
of the online sector, and her valuable
input continues to challenge and
infl uence the development of our
multi-channel strategy. In 2013,
Martha was awarded a CBE and
appointed a crossbench peer in the
House of Lords. She was also the
UK’s Digital Champion until 2013.
Other roles: Chancellor of the
Open University, Chair of Go On UK,
MakieLab, Co-founder and Chair of
Lucky Voice, Non-Executive Director
of the Women’s Prize for Fiction,
Founder of charitable foundation
Antigone and Patron of AbilityNet,
Reprieve, Camfed and Just for
Kids Law.
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Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne
Executive Director, Marketing &
International
Appointed: July 2013
Skills, competence and experience:
Patrick brings over 25 years of strong
experience in the consumer goods
industry. His valuable strategic insight
is supported by his experience in
developing and marketing brands
globally, and a broad knowledge of
enhancing business performance
and customer experience in a
multi-channel environment. Patrick
played a key role in creating the
new marketing strategy for
Womenswear, and continues to lead
the transformation of M&S’s in-store
environment and the publishing
strategy for M&S.com. In addition
to his responsibility for Corporate
Strategy and Marketing, Patrick
assumed responsibility for the
International business from July 2014.
Other roles: Non-Executive Director,
Brown-Forman Inc, Non-Executive
Director, Collectively.org.
Helen Weir Chief Finance O cer
Appointed: April 2015
Skills, competence and experience:
Helen is an Accountant, with over 20
years’ experience in the fi nance and
retail sectors. She brings substantial
strategic fi nancial experience, and
a wealth of signifi cant retail and
consumer experience to the Board.
Helen has strong listed company
experience having been group
fi nance director, executive director,
and non-executive director on the
Board of a number of major listed
companies. Helen is a Fellow of the
Chartered Institute of Management
Accountants and was awarded a CBE
for services to Finance in 2008.
Other roles: Non-Executive Director,
SAB Miller, Trustee of Marie Curie
Cancer Care.
Marc Bolland Chief Executive
Appointed: May 2010
Skills, competence and experience:
Marc has extensive international
experience in growing global
consumer brands, as well as
signifi c ant retail ex per tise from over
25 years in the industry. He joined
M&S from Morrisons where, as CEO,
he successfully led the development
and implementation of its long-term
strategy, turning around the business.
Since joining M&S, Marc has led the
store modernisation programme,
improved the positioning and
optimisation of the sub-brands and
driven international expansion. Marc
continues to work with the Board in
developing and implementing the
business strateg y to become an
international, multi-channel retailer.
Other roles: Non-Executive Director,
The Coca-Cola Company, Honorary
Vice President of UNICEF UK and
Director of the Consumer Goods
Forum.
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