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John Lewis Partnership plc Annual Report and Accounts 2014
CHAIRMAN’S NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT
“ The main focus of the Chairman’s Nominations Committee was the appointment of the Deputy Chairman and two Non-Executive Directors.”
Work performed by the Nominations Committee during the year
Appointment
, Chairman and Chairman of the Chairman’s Nominations Committee
of new Directors The position of Deputy Chairman is held on the Partnership Board by virtue of being appointed as Deputy Chairman of the Trust Company. The Chairman has the authority to make this appointment and to ensure transparency the appointment is overseen by the Chairman’s Nominations Committee of the Partnership Board.
Committee members Members at the date of this report: Sir Charlie Mayfield (Chair), Kim Lowe, Steve Gardiner, Denis Hennequin and Keith Williams.
Changes in Committee membership: Following his retirement from the Partnership Board, Noel Saunders also stepped down as a member of the Chairman’s Nominations Committee on 17 October 2013. Kim Lowe was appointed as a member of the Committee on the same date.
David Anderson and David Barclay retired from the Partnership Board and the Chairman’s Nominations Committee on 14 February and 28 February 2014 respectively. Denis Hennequin and Keith Williams were appointed as members with effect from 1 March 2014.
Quorum: Three members to include the Chairman of the Committee (or his appointed deputy) and at least one Elected Director and one Non-Executive Director.
Meetings and attendance There have been six meetings during the year and Directors’ attendance at meetings is shown in the table below.
Sir Charlie Mayfield David Anderson David Barclay Steve Gardiner Noel Saunders* Kim Lowe*
* Noel Saunders was only eligible to attend four meetings, which took place up to his retirement from the Partnership Board and Kim Lowe was eligible to attend two meetings.
6 6 5 6 3 2
Role of the Committee The Chairman’s Nominations Committee operates in accordance with terms of reference that are available at
www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk and were reviewed and amended during the year. The Committee’s responsibilities are to support the Chairman to ensure that:
– There is a formal, rigorous and transparent process for the appointment of new Directors to the Partnership Board, who must all be people of ability and integrity committed to working together and supporting the Partnership’s Principles.
– There is a formal, rigorous and transparent process for the succession plans for Directors to the Board.
– Appropriate development and training is provided to enable each Board member to fulfil their accountabilities as a member of the Board.
The Chairman’s Nominations Committee oversaw the selection and appointment process whereby Mark Price succeeded David Barclay as Deputy Chairman on 18 August 2013. As it was considered that this role be performed by a Partner, no open advertising or external search consultancy was used or considered necessary in order to search for a suitable candidate for this role.
The Committee has also overseen the process of nominating and appointing Denis Hennequin and Keith Williams as Non-Executive Directors with effect from 1 March 2014. After conducting an evaluation of the balance of skills, knowledge and experience amongst the current members of the Partnership Board, the Committee prepared a description of the role and capabilities required for the appointment of two new Non-Executive Directors. As well as professional experience, they considered the personal attributes required of an individual in order for them to be committed to working with the Partnership Board to support the Partnership’s principles.
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