Annual Report and Accounts 2016
John Lewis Partnership plc
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Elected Directors
Chris Coburn C Partner Communications Manager – Personnel, Waitrose Joined the Partnership Board: 2015 Length of time with Partnership: 14 years
Experience: Joined the Partnership in 2011 as a Selling Partner in Peter Jones and went on to join the management training programme. Elected to represent Peter Jones Partners on the Partnership Council in 2012. Joined the Partner Group in 2013 and became its Chair later that year. Previously: Lillywhites.
Steve Gardiner N R Branch Manager, Waitrose Cirencester Joined the Partnership Board: 2012 (re-elected 2015) Length of time with Partnership: 20 years
Experience: Joined the Partnership in 1996 as a Management Trainee for Waitrose. Managed branches in Coulsdon and Weybridge before being appointed as Branch Manager at Waitrose Cirencester. Elected as one of the Partnership Councillors for Waitrose Group G in 2009. Previously: Safeway, Marks & Spencer.
Kim Lowe N A Head of Branch, John Lewis Bluewater Joined the Partnership Board: 2007 (re-elected 2009, 2012 & 2015) Length of time with Partnership: 33 years
Experience: Joined the Partnership in 1982 as a Selling Assistant. Moved to John Lewis Aberdeen in 1989 and promoted to General Manager in 2007. Subsequently Managing Director, John Lewis Glasgow and has been Head of Branch, John Lewis Bluewater since 2014. First became a Partnership Councillor in 2005.
Partners‘ Counsellor
Baiju Naik C Branch Manager, Waitrose Kings Road Joined the Partnership Board: 2015 Length of time with Partnership: 18 years
Experience: Joined the Partnership in 1997 on the Waitrose Graduate Trainee programme. Appointed Department Manager, Holloway Road in 1999 and promoted to Branch Manager in 2005. Manager at various branches, moving to Kings Road in 2013. Elected to Partnership Council in 2009 and re-elected in 2012.
Lucy Parks R Editor, John Lewis Chronicles, Group Joined the Partnership Board: 2015 Length of time with Partnership: 14 years
Experience: Joined the Partnership in 2002 as Editor of the John Lewis Oxford Street Chronicle. Became Editor, Chronicles in 2006 and subsequently Editor, John Lewis Chronicles. Elected to Partnership Council for Group Offices in 2009 and re-elected in 2012. Previously: 20-year career in local and national newspapers.
Jane Burgess A C Joined the Partnership Board: 2012
Length of time with Partnership: 36 years
Experience: Joined the Partnership in 1975 as an A level Trainee. After holding a variety of roles became Divisional Registrar and a member of the Waitrose Management Board in 2002. In 2009 became Deputy Partners’ Counsellor and in 2012 took up her role as Partners’ Counsellor.
Non-Executive Directors
Denis Hennequin N R C Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee Joined the Partnership Board: 2014
Experience: President of McDonald’s Europe from 2005 to 2010. Chairman and CEO of Accor SA until 2013.
Other appointments: Non-Executive Director of Eurostar, SSP Group plc and “1001fontaines”. Chairman of e-house (Eurostar Hotels), Director of Cojean Restaurant Investments, Chief Executive Officer of Cojean International Limited.
Baroness Hogg A R Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee Joined the Partnership Board: 2011
Experience: Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council until 2014, Chairman of 3i Group until 2010 and Head of Prime Minister’s Policy Unit 1990-1995. Created a Life Peer in 1995.
Other appointments: Lead independent Director of HM Treasury, Member of the Takeover Panel, Independent National Director of The Times, Non-Executive Director of the Financial Conduct Authority.
Keith Williams ACA N A C Deputy Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee and Deputy Chair of the Chairman’s Nominations Committee Joined the Partnership Board: 2014
Experience: Chairman and Chief Executive of British Airways until he retired at the end of March 2016. Previously: Reckitt and Coleman, Apple Computer Inc, Boots.
Other appointments: Deputy Chairman of John Lewis Partnership Trust Limited, Independent Non-Executive Director of Transport for London.
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Keith Hubber Started current role: February 2015 Length of time with Partnership: One year
Experience: Qualified solicitor. Prior to joining the Partnership he held a number of roles within BG Group plc, including Company Secretary and Deputy General Counsel. Previously a lawyer in private practice and an officer in the Royal Navy.
Key N Member of Chairman’s Nominations Committee A Member of Audit and Risk Committee R Member of Remuneration Committee C Member of Corporate Responsibility Committee
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