Sir Stuart Rose
Chairman
Appointed in May 2004. Stuart was appointed Executive Chairman in June 2008. He is a non-executive director of Land Securities plc and Chairman of Business in the Community. Stuart began his career in retail at Marks & Spencer in 1972, before going on to the Burton Group in 1989, becoming Chief Executive of the Multiples Division in 1994. He left the Group following the demerger in 1997. Stuart was Chief Executive of Argos plc in 1998 and later became Chief Executive of Booker plc. Before re-joining Marks & Spencer as Chief Executive in 2004 he was Chief Executive of Arcadia Group plc from 2000 until 2002. Stuart was knighted in 2008 for services to the retail industry and corporate social responsibility.
Member of Nomination Committee
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Sir David Michels
Deputy Chairman
Appointed in March 2006. David is Deputy Chairman, Chairman of the Nomination Committee and senior independent director. He is senior independent director of easyJet plc and has been appointed interim Chairman with effect from 1 July 2009. David is a non-executive director of Strategic Hotels & Resorts and Jumeriah Group, Dubai. He was senior independent director of The British Land Company plc until 2008 and had previously been a non-executive director of RAB Capital plc and Arcadia Group. David spent his early career employed by Grand Metropolitan, Ladbrokes and Stakis before rejoining Hilton / Ladbrokes in 1999 as Chief Executive, becoming Chief Executive of Hilton Group plc from 2000 to 2006. David was knighted in June 2006.
Member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees
Independent
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Ian Dyson
Group Finance and Operations Director
Appointed in June 2005. Ian joined Marks & Spencer as Group Finance Director, becoming Group Finance and Operations Director in March 2008. Ian was formerly Finance Director of The Rank Group plc. Prior to this he was Group Financial Controller of Hilton Group plc. He joined Hilton from Le Meridien, a division of Forte plc, where he had been Finance Director. His early career was spent with Arthur Andersen, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1986 and was promoted to a Partner of the firm in 1994. Ian was a non-executive director of Misys plc until September 2005.
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Kate Bostock
Executive Director, General Merchandise
Appointed in March 2008. Kate joined Marks & Spencer in October 2004. Previously, Kate was Product Director for Childrenswear at Next from 1994, before joining Asda in 2001 as Product Director for the George Global Brand. She was responsible for the launch of the standalone George concept and the launch of the George brand globally.
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Steven Sharp
Executive Director, Marketing
Appointed in November 2005. Steven joined Marks & Spencer in May 2004. He is a non-executive director of Adnams plc and an elected member of the Tate Members' Council. Steven started his career with Bejam in 1978, progressing to the Argyll Group and became Marketing Director of Asda in 1987. He joined the Board of Debenhams in 1989. He later became Marketing Director of the Burton Group, Booker plc and Arcadia Group plc. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, The Marketing Society and The Royal Society of Arts, as well as a visiting Professor of Glasgow Caledonian University.
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John Dixon
Executive Director, Food
Appointed in September 2009, John began his M&S career in UK store management before moving to Paris for three years where he held a variety of commercial roles in European stores and the Paris Head Office. He joined the UK Head Office as a Food Buyer before progressing to Category Manager for Fresh Produce. In 2002, he was appointed to Executive, heading up the fresh food trading division. In 2004 John was appointed Executive Assistant to the CEO, Stuart Rose. In 2007, he became Director of M&S Direct. In 2008, John became Director for Home in addition to M&S Direct and was also appointed to the Executive Committee. John was appointed to Director of Food in July 2008.
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Jeremy Darroch
Non-Executive Director
Appointed in February 2006. Jeremy is Chairman of the Audit Committee. He was appointed the Chief Executive of British Sky Broadcasting Plc in December 2007 having been the company’s Chief Financial Officer since 2004. Jeremy was previously Group Finance Director and Retail Finance Director at Dixons Group plc. He spent 12 years at Procter & Gamble in a variety of roles, becoming European Finance Director for their Healthcare division. He qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte Haskins and Sells.
Member of the Nomination Committee
Independent
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Martha Lane Fox
Non-Executive Director
Appointed in June 2007. Martha is a non-executive director of Channel 4 Television and a Trustee of the charity Reprieve. She is founder and Chairman of Lucky Voice, and of her own grant giving foundation, Antigone. Martha is also a director of mydeco.com. She co-founded lastminute.com in 1998, taking the company public in March 2000, remaining on the Board until the company was purchased by Sabre Holdings in 2005.
Member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees
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Steven Holliday
Non-Executive Director
Appointed in July 2004. Steven is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. Steven was appointed Group CEO of National Grid plc in 2006, having at different times been responsible for the UK Electricity and Gas businesses. He was formerly an executive director of British Borneo Oil and Gas. Previously, he spent 19 years with the Exxon Group where he held numerous senior positions. His international experience includes a four-year spell in the US. Steven has also developed business opportunities in countries such as China, Australia, Japan and Brazil.
Member of the Audit and Nomination Committees
Independent
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Louise Patten
Non-Executive Director
Appointed in February 2006. Louise is a non-executive director of Bradford & Bingley plc and a senior adviser to Bain & Co. Louise 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, Somerfield plc and Harveys Furnishings plc.
Member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Audit Committees
Independent
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Jan du Plessis
Non-Executive Director
Appointed in November 2008. Jan was appointed Chairman of British American Tobacco plc in July 2004, having been a non-executive director on that Board since 1999. He was appointed Chairman of Rio Tinto plc in April 2009 having been a non-executive director on its Board since September 2008. Jan was a non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Lloyds Banking Group plc until April 2009. He was previously Group Finance Director of the Swiss luxury goods group Richemont, a position he held until 2004. He was Chairman of RHM plc from 2005 until its takeover by Premier Foods in March 2007. Jan is a South African Chartered Accountant.
Member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees
Independent
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Amanda Mellor
Group Secretary and Head of Corporate Governance
Appointed in July 2009. Amanda joined M&S in 2004 as Head of Investor Relations. She spent her early career in investment management at James Capel before becoming a Director within its Corporate Finance team. She then worked at Robert Fleming, Investment Banking prior to joining The Burton Group as Director of Corporate Relations and Investor Relations. She remained with Arcadia Group post the Burton Group demerger before joining US based Infonet Service Corporation. Prior to joining M&S she worked for corporate communications consultancy Holloway & Associates. She was accredited as a Legal Mediator in 2002.
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