Marks and Spencer Group plc (Marks & Spencer) today announces that Graham Oakley, Group Secretary and Head of Corporate Governance, is to retire with effect from the company’s Annual General Meeting on 8 July, 2009.

Graham, 52, has worked for Marks & Spencer for 24 years and has been Group Secretary for the last 12. He will be replaced by Amanda Mellor, currently M&S’ Head of Investor Relations.

Sir Stuart Rose, Chairman of Marks & Spencer, said: “Graham has been an outstanding Group Secretary and we are all grateful to him for his wisdom and dedicated service to M&S over so many years. We wish him well and thank him sincerely for all that he has done for the company. I congratulate Amanda on her new appointment and thank her for her significant contribution to our investor relations programme over the last 5 years.”


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Investor Relations:
Majda Rainer +44 (0)20 8718 1563

Corporate Press Office: +44 (0)20 8718 1919
Out of hours: +44 (0)20 8718 2000

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