Nomination
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Andrew Cosslett
Chair of the Board, Chair of the Nomination Committee
Skills and experience:
Andrew’s early career was with Unilever in a variety of branding and marketing roles. He then spent 14 years at Cadbury Schweppes in senior international roles before becoming Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). Andrew was at IHG for six years, creating value by leveraging the power of its brands alongside executing a programme of significant transformational and cultural change. He served as CEO for Fitness First, where he was instrumental in successfully repositioning the business and brand. Andrew served as a non-executive director of the Rugby Football Union from 2012, where he was appointed chairman from 2016 until 2021.
External appointments:
Andrew has been appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate of ITV plc with effect from 1 June 2022, and will become Non-Executive Chair, with effect from 29 September 2022.
Appointed:
April 2017
Chairman:
June 2017
Claudia Arney
Chair of the Remuneration Committee, Non-Executive Director
Skills and experience:
Claudia brings a wealth of experience of business transformation and building digital capabilities to the Board having previously held non-executive roles, including interim chair of the Premier League, senior independent director of Telecity Group plc, chair of the remuneration committee at Halfords plc, non-executive director at Ocado Group plc, and governance committee chair at Aviva plc. Claudia began her career at McKinsey & Company, before holding roles at Pearson, the Financial Times, Goldman Sachs, and HM Treasury. She was also group managing director, digital at EMAP.
External appointments:
Claudia is currently chair of Deliveroo plc, and non-executive director and remuneration committee chair at Derwent London. She also serves as a member of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers and is the Lead non-executive director for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Appointed:
November 2018
Catherine Bradley CBE
Senior Independent Director
Skills and experience:
Catherine provides substantial expertise to the Board in the field of finance, risk management and corporate governance, having previously been a non-executive director of the Financial Conduct Authority, the UK financial regulator, where she chaired its audit committee. Catherine also served as an independent member of the supervisory board of PEUGEOT S.A. where she chaired its finance and audit committee. Prior to embarking on her non-executive career, Catherine had a 30-year career in investment banking based in the US, the UK and Asia. She has French and British citizenship and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in June 2019.
External appointments:
Catherine serves on the board of the International Integrated Reporting Council, based in the UK which has announced its merger with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and is a non-executive director of Johnson Electric Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong listed company, and of easyJet plc where she chairs its finance committee.
Appointed:
November 2020
Jeff Carr
Chair of the Audit Committee, Non-Executive Director
Skills and experience:
Jeff became chief financial officer (CFO) of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc in April 2020. Reckitt Benckiser has operations in over 60 countries and a large number of globally trusted household brands and products. Jeff previously held an executive finance role with Reckitt Benckiser earlier in his career. Most recently, Jeff was CFO of Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. (Ahold Delhaize), one of the world’s largest retail groups. Jeff was also previously group finance director at both FirstGroup plc and easyJet plc, and held a senior finance role at Associated British Foods plc, as well as a non-executive director role at McBride plc.
External appointments:
Jeff is currently CFO of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, the British multinational consumer goods company.
Appointed:
June 2018
Sophie Gasperment
Chair of the Responsible Business Committee, Non-Executive Director
Skills and experience:
Sophie brings to the Board expertise in strategy, brand and international retail markets as well as substantial experience in business transformation and digital capabilities, having held a number of senior leadership positions at L’Oréal, including managing director of L’Oréal UK & Ireland, and executive chair and global chief executive officer of The Body Shop and was non-executive director at Accor.
External appointments:
Sophie is a senior advisor at the Boston Consulting Group. Sophie has announced that she will be stepping down as non-executive director from the Accor board in May 2022. She is also a non-executive director of Givaudan S.A., the D’Ieteren group, and is the lead independent director on the board of Cimpress, a NASDAQ-listed technology company.
Appointment:
December 2018
Rakhi Goss-Custard
Non-Executive Director
Skills and experience:
Rakhi is an experienced non-executive director, with expertise in digital retailing, strategy, analytics, and operational execution. She spent 12 years at Amazon in various senior leadership positions running many of Amazon’s key categories, including high growth, mature and digital categories, in addition to being responsible for pricing across the UK. Prior to joining Amazon, Rakhi held roles at TomTom and in management consultancy in the United States. She was previously a non-executive director of Intu Properties plc.
External appointments:
Rakhi is currently a non-executive director of Schroders plc, Rightmove plc, and Tim Holdco Limited.
Appointed:
February 2016
Bill Lennie
Non-Executive Director
Skills and experience:
Bill brings substantial industry experience to the Board, having spent 26 years at The Home Depot, Inc., the largest home improvement company in the world, where he had an outstanding track record of delivery supporting their remarkable growth during this period. Bill was most recently executive vice president, outside sales and services at Home Depot and retired in 2021. During his time there, he held many senior leadership roles including president, Canada and senior vice president, international merchandising, private brands, and global sourcing. Bill has a deep knowledge of merchandising and global sourcing, and experience in developing successful trade and services strategies. Before his time at Home Depot, Bill was merchandising manager for Lowe’s Companies Inc. and millwork plant manager for Menards Inc.
External appointments:
None.
Appointment:
May 2022
