66 John Lewis Partnership plc Annual Report and Accounts 2016 How power is shared (continued)


The Partnership Board


The Partnership Board is different to most other UK company boards, as it has relevant skills and experience at the table through a mix of appointed and democratically elected Partners, and Non-Executive Directors bringing external, independent and objective challenge.


The Partnership Board comprises the following 15 members: 1


Partners’ Council


Chairman and Executive Directors 5 Directors Elected 10 Male


Board composition by Position 1


3


Non-Executive Directors


Chairman 5 Executive Directors


Board composition by Diversity 5 Female


Sir Charlie Mayfield N Chairman and Chair of the Chairman’s Nominations Committee Started current role: March 2007 Joined the Partnership Board: 2001 Length of time with Partnership: 16 years


Experience: Joined the Partnership in 2000 as Head of Business Development and the Partnership Board as Development Director in 2001. Became Managing Director of John Lewis in 2005 and Chairman in 2007. Knighted in 2013 for services to business. Previously: Army officer, SmithKline Beecham, McKinsey & Co.


Other appointments: Chairman of John Lewis Partnership Trust Limited, the British Retail Consortium and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, President of the Employee Ownership Association, Director of Central Surrey Health Trust Limited and Fabindia Overseas Private Limited, Trustee of Place2Be.


Tom Athron Group Development Director Started current role: October 2015 Joined the Partnership Board: 2015 Length of time with Partnership: 10 years


Experience: Joined the Partnership in 2005 as Head of Group Financial Strategy and then became Buying Director at John Lewis, responsible for Electricals and Home Technology. Joined the Waitrose Board as Finance Director in 2009, and joined the Partnership Board as Group Development Director in 2015. Previously: Hambros Bank plc, Javelin Group.


Rob Collins Managing Director, Waitrose Started current role: April 2016 Joined the Partnership Board: 2016 Length of time with Partnership: 22 years


Experience: Joined the Partnership in John Lewis in 1994, moving to Waitrose in 2007 to establish its e-commerce business. Appointed to the Waitrose Management Board as Personnel Director in 2010 and Retail Director in 2012. Joined the Partnership Board as Managing Director of Waitrose in 2016.


Other appointments: Trustee of The Prince’s Countryside Fund.


Tracey Killen Director of Personnel Started current role: April 2007 Joined the Partnership Board: 2007 Length of time with Partnership: 33 years


Experience: Joined the Partnership in 1982 as an A-Level Trainee and held a variety of roles at John Lewis becoming Personnel Director for John Lewis in 2002. Joined the Partnership Board as Director of Personnel in 2007.


Other appointments: Director and Trustee of Roffey Park Institute Limited.


Patrick Lewis Group Finance Director Started current role: September 2015 Joined the Partnership Board: 2009 Length of time with Partnership: 21 years


Experience: Joined the Partnership in 1994 and held a variety of roles before joining the Partnership Board as Partners’ Counsellor in 2009. Became Managing Director, Partnership Services in 2012, and became Group Finance Director in 2015. Previously: Bain & Company, Proctor and Gamble.


Other appointments: Non-Executive Chair of Trustees for 3BM, Director of Girls Education Company Limited (Wycombe Abbey School).


Andy Street CBE Managing Director, John Lewis Started current role: February 2007 Joined the Partnership Board: 2002 Length of time with Partnership: 30 years


Experience: Joined the Partnership in 1985 and held a variety of roles at John Lewis before becoming Supply Chain Director in 2000. Joined the Partnership Board as Director of Personnel in 2002, and appointed Managing Director of John Lewis in 2007. Awarded CBE in 2015 for services to the economy.


Other appointments: Lead Non-Executive Director at the Department for Communities and Local Government, Vice-Chairman of Performances Birmingham Limited, Chair of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).


Former Managing Director, Waitrose and Deputy Chairman of John Lewis Partnership


Lord Price CVO Started role: April 2007 Joined the Partnership Board: 2005 Left the Partnership Board: March 2016 Length of time with Partnership: 33 years


As announced in October 2015, after a 33 year career, Lord Price stepped down as Managing Director of Waitrose and Deputy Chairman and left the Partnership on 3 April 2016.


Mark had a long and distinguished career with the Partnership and his leadership of Waitrose saw outstanding success. As a member of the Partnership Board for 11 years and Deputy Chairman since 2013, Mark played a key role in the Partnership. He is now the Trade Minister at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Formerly a Non-Executive Director on the Cabinet Office board and a Non-Executive Member and Deputy Chairman of Channel Four Television Corporation.


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