Executive Directors
Marc Bolland
Chief Executive
Marc Bolland joined the Group on 1 September 2006 as Chief Executive Officer from Heineken NV, based in the Netherlands, where he was most recently Chief Operating Officer and executive board member. He held a number of senior roles at Heineken over the last 20 years, including having responsibility for the brand and marketing strategies. He is also currently a Non-Executive Director of Manpower Inc.
Mark Gunter
Group Store Operations Director
Mark Gunter joined the Group in 1986 as a Store General Manager. In 1993 he was appointed Regional Director and subsequently Stores Director in 1999. He was appointed to the Board of the Group in 2000 as Store Operations Director with additional responsibility for retail operations, retail fuel, retail projects and Company-wide security. Prior to joining Morrisons, he gained wide experience in UK food retailing, which included working at Iceland, Fine Fare, Tesco, Argyll Foods and Asda.
Martyn Jones
Group Trading Director
Martyn Jones joined the Group in 1990 as Trading Manager for frozen foods before being promoted to Trading Operations Director in 1993. He was appointed Grocery Director in 1997 and then Senior Trading Director in 2002. He was appointed to the Board of the Group on 8 March 2007.
Roger Owen
Group Property Director
Roger Owen has been with the Group since 1975 and was appointed Building and Services Director in 1979. He joined the Board in 1987 as Property Director and has full responsibility for site acquisition, construction and estate management.
Richard Pennycook
Group Finance Director
Richard Pennycook joined the Group as Group Finance Director in October 2005. He is a qualified accountant and a member of the Society of Turnaround Professionals. Prior to joining the Group, he was the Group Finance Director of RAC Plc, the quoted specialist motoring and vehicle management company. He has been involved as Finance Director in turnarounds of H P Bulmer Holdings PLC, Welcome Break Holdings Ltd and Laura Ashley Plc. Other previous roles include Finance Director of J D Wetherspoon plc and various senior positions in Allders plc.
Non-Executive Directors
Sir Ian Gibson
Deputy Chairman
Sir Ian Gibson joined Morrisons as Non-Executive Deputy Chairman in September 2007. He is also Non-Executive Chairman of Trinity Mirror PLC. Previous Board appointments include Chairman of BPB PLC, Deputy Chairman of Asda Group PLC, and a Director of Chelys Limited, GKN PLC, Greggs Plc, Northern Rock Plc, and a member of the Court of the Bank of England. Sir Ian enjoyed a distinguished 30-year career in the motor industry, most recently as President of Nissan Europe.
Brian Flanagan
Brian Flanagan was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in July 2005. He is a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees. He is also a Non-Executive Director of The Financial Services Authority and Personal Navigation Systems Limited. Previously he has worked for the Mars Corporation for 26 years and possesses a broad international business experience. He has held senior management positions in finance, information systems, manufacturing, purchasing and was, most recently, the global Vice President of Business Transformation for Mars inc.
Paul Manduca
Senior Independent Director
Paul Manduca was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in September 2005. He is a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees and became the Chair of the Audit Committee from 20 October 2005. He is also a Director of Aon UK Limited, Development Securities PLC, JPMF European Fledgling Investment Trust Plc, JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production Plc, Henderson Diversified Income plc as well as other companies. Until recently he was the Chairman of Bridgewell Group plc. Prior to that, he was the Global CEO of Rothschild Asset Management Limited and a Director of Deutsche Asset Management Limited.
Susan Murray
Susan Murray was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in July 2005. She is a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees and became the Chair of the Remuneration Committee from 20 October 2005. Currently, she is a Non-Executive Director of Compass Group plc, SSL International plc, Enterprise Inns plc, Imperial Tobacco Group Limited and Littlewoods Stores Limited.
Nigel Robertson
Nigel Robertson joined the Group as a Non-Executive Director in July 2005. He is a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Most recently he was the Chief Executive Officer of Chelsea Stores Holdings Ltd. He was previously the Managing Director of Ocado, the online grocery shopping business set up in partnership with Waitrose. Prior to this he held senior positions in Marks and Spencer Group PLC both in the UK and USA.