Remuneration
Find out more about our Committee Terms of Reference and role descriptions.
Claudia Arney
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, Non-Executive Director
Expertise and experience:
Claudia brings a wealth of experience of business transformation and building digital capabilities to the Board having held previous non-executive roles including: chair of remuneration committee at Halfords plc, senior independent director of Telecity Group plc and governance committee chair at Aviva plc. Claudia is currently non-executive director and remuneration committee chair at Derwent London. She also serves as interim chair of the Premier League. Claudia is also a non-executive director at Ocado Group plc. Claudia began her career at McKinsey & Co, before holding roles at Pearson, the Financial Times, Goldman Sachs, and HM Treasury. She was group managing director, digital at EMAP.
Appointed:
November 2018
Jeff Carr
Chairman of the Audit Committee, Non-Executive Director
Expertise and experience:
Jeff is currently CFO of Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. (Ahold Delhaize), one of the world’s largest retail groups. Ahold Delhaize is headquartered in the Netherlands, operates across Europe and the US, and has a strong physical and e-commerce offering. Jeff has announced that he will be stepping down from his role at Ahold Delhaize in April 2020 and starting a new role as CFO at Reckitt Benckiser plc. Jeff was previously group finance director at both FirstGroup plc and easyJet plc, and held senior finance roles at Associated British Foods plc and Reckitt Benckiser Group plc. He was also previously a non-executive director at McBride plc.
Appointed:
June 2018
Andrew Cosslett
Board Chairman, Chairman of the Nomination Committee
Expertise 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 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 joined the board of the Rugby Football Union in 2012 before being appointed chairman in 2016.
Appointed:
April 2017
Chairman:
June 2017
Rakhi Goss-Custard
Non-Executive Director
Expertise and experience:
Rakhi is a highly experienced director in digital retailing, having spent 11 years at Amazon.com. Most recently she was director, UK media at Amazon, responsible for ranges such as books, music and DVDs. She was previously director, UK hardlines, where she was responsible for home, garden and DIY product ranges. Prior to joining Amazon, Rakhi held roles at TomTom and in management consultancy in the United States. Rakhi is a non-executive director of Schroders plc, Rightmove plc and Travelopia and was previously a non-executive director of Intu Properties plc.
Appointed:
February 2016
Mark Seligman
Senior Independent Director
Expertise and experience:
Mark provides substantial expertise to the Board in the field of finance, having previously been a senior adviser at Credit Suisse. He began his career at Price Waterhouse and spent over 30 years in the City, including senior roles at SG Warburg, BZW and Credit Suisse First Boston. At Credit Suisse he was deputy chairman Europe and later chairman UK investment banking. Mark currently serves as an alternate member of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers. He is also a non-executive director of Smiths Group plc and senior independent director of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc.
Appointed:
January 2012
