Board of Directors
Non-Executive Directors
Sir Ian Gibson
Chairman
Sir Ian Gibson joined the Group as Non-Executive Deputy Chairman in September 2007. He was appointed Chairman, following the retirement of Sir Ken Morrison, in March 2008. 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. He is also a former 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.
Philip Cox
Philip Cox joined the Group as a Non-Executive Director in April 2009. He is a member of the Audit Committee and became its Chair in September 2009. He is also Chief Executive Officer of International Power plc, a position that he has held since 2003, when he was promoted from his previous role of Chief Financial Officer (2000 – 2003). He is a member of the President’s Committee of the CBI. He was a Non Executive Director at Wincanton Plc from 2001 to 2009, having chaired their Audit Committee from 2001 to 2008 and was Chair of their Remuneration Committee from 2008. His previous board position was as Chief Financial Officer at Siebe Plc.
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 is an advisor to Jet Environmental Systems. Previously he worked for the Mars Corporation for 26 years and possesses 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.
Penny Hughes
Penny Hughes joined the Group as a Non-Executive Director in January 2010. Penny is currently a Non Executive Director of Cable & Wireless Plc and Home Retail Group plc, the president of the Advertising Association and a trustee of the British Museum and she has recently accepted a Non Executive Directorship of Royal Bank of Scotland. Her previous experience includes 10 years with Coca-Cola ultimately as president of Coca-Cola GB & Ireland and various non executive roles including Body Shop International plc, GAP Inc, Reuters plc, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Trinity Mirror plc and Vodafone plc.
Paul Manduca
Senior Independent Director
Paul Manduca was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in September 2005. He is a member of the Nomination Committee and became the Chair of the Remuneration Committee from September 2009. He is also Chairman of Aon (UK) Limited and Henderson Diversified Income plc, and a Non-Executive Director of Development Securities PLC, JPMF European Fledgling Investment Trust Plc, JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production Plc, as well as other companies. He was the Chairman of Bridgewell Group plc until August 2007, when it was sold to Landsbanki Securities (UK) Ltd. Prior to that, he was the Global CEO of Rothschild Asset Management Limited and CEO of Deutsche Asset Management Europe.
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 and became Chair of the Corporate Compliance and Responsibility Committee in September 2009. Working in the private equity sector, he is the Group Chief Executive of Covenant Healthcare Ltd. Until the business was sold in 2007 he was the Chief Executive Officer of Chelsea Stores Holdings Ltd and 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.
Johanna Waterous
Johanna Waterous joined the Group as a Non-Executive Director in February 2010. Johanna is currently a Non Executive Director of RSA Group Plc and Sandpiper CI, as well as being an Operating Partner of Global Leisure Partners. Her previous experience includes 22 years with McKinsey & Co, London, ultimately as Co-Leader of the firm’s Global Marketing and Sales Practice. Johanna is a Non Executive Director of the Kew Foundation and Chair of Royal Horticultural Society Enterprises and a Trustee of English National Opera. Between 1998 and 2006, Johanna was Chairman of Tate Enterprises.
Executive Directors
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 January 2000 as Group 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 after gaining wide buying, marketing and product development experience in fresh and frozen foods. After 8 years with J. Sainsbury, he moved into manufacturing with RHM and then Campbells before joining Morrisons. Starting as Trading Manager for frozen foods, he was 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 in March 2007. Martyn is also a member of the Corporate Compliance and Responsibility Committee.
Richard Pennycook
Group Finance Director
Richard Pennycook joined the Board as Group Finance Director in October 2005. Prior to that, he was the Group Finance Director of RAC Plc, the quoted specialist motoring and vehicle management company. Previous senior roles include Group Finance Director of H P Bulmer Holdings PLC, Laura Ashley Plc and J D Wetherspoon plc and Chief Executive of Welcome Break Holdings plc. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Persimmon Plc.
*information correct at 8th February 2010.
