John Lewis Partnership plc annual report and accounts 2013


Governance Report continued


Three members constitute a quorum and must include the Chairman of the Committee and at least one non-executive director.


There have been four meetings during the year and directors’ attendance at meetings is shown in the table on page 42.


Role of the Chairman’s Nominations Committee


 The Chairman’s Nominations Committee operates in accordance with terms of reference that are available at www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk. The terms of reference were reviewed during the year. The Committee periodically:


• evaluates and considers the mix of skills, experience and diversity on the Partnership Board;


• oversees the process for executive director and non-executive director board appointments and makes recommendations to the Partnership Board;


• oversees the process of nominating and appointing the Chairman and Deputy Chairman in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Trustee;


• oversees the Chairman’s proposals for the succession planning process for executive directors and senior management;


• regularly reviews and agrees with each director their training and development needs; and


• reviews and arranges ongoing training and development requirements for the Partnership Board, both individually and as a whole.


The Committee is supported by the Director of Personnel and assisted by independent consultants, as required.


Work performed by the Chairman’s Nominations Committee


The Committee is satisfied that the mix of skills, experience and diversity on the Partnership Board are appropriate to achieve the Partnership’s purpose and in particular Principle 1. The Committee has overseen a busy year, including the recruitment and appointment of Helen Weir as Group Finance Director, the appointment of Jane Burgess as Partners’ Counsellor and the change in Patrick Lewis’ responsibilities from Partners’ Counsellor to Managing Director, Partnership Services. Helen Weir was recruited externally with the support of an external executive research consultancy. No open advertising or external search consultancy were required to fulfil the roles of Partners’ Counsellor or Managing Director, Partnership Services.


Six new directors have joined the Partnership Board and one new external member has been appointed to the Audit and Risk Committee. The Committee has arranged full, formal and tailored inductions for these seven individuals including opportunities to meet with relevant Partners. The newly elected directors have received additional support and training to fulfil their duties in their board roles and ensure they are aware of their statutory responsibilities. Appropriate time is set aside during the year for training on relevant topics concerning the functioning of the Partnership Board and the obligations of directors. Training topics this year have included directors’ duties, corporate governance and pensions. External training is arranged as appropriate.


Director attendance


Director attendance statistics for the year ended 26 January 2013 were:


Name


Maximum Nos of Meetings


Board - Audit & Risk  - Remuneration - Nomination


Charlie Mayfield           10 - - 4


David Barclay#               10 5 5 4


Johnny Aisher√               2 2 - -


David Anderson               9 5 - 4


Anne Buckley√             2 - 2 -


Jane Burgess**               4 1 - -


Marisa Cassoni√              4 - - -


Simon Fowler√                2 2 - -


Steve Gardiner†           8 - 4 4


Baroness Hogg#         8 5 4 -


Tracey Killen                 10 - - -


Patrick Lewis***            10 4 - -


Kim Lowe^                    10 - 4 -


Kevin Payne†                  8 3 - - 


Mark Price                   10 - - -


Tony Probert√                 2 - 2 -


Noel Saunders†             8 - - 4


Dan Smith†                     8 3 - - 


Andy Street                   10 - - -


Helen Weir*                   5 - - -


 


In addition to the Partnership Board meetings above, there were four board meetings which were constituted by the Partnership Board from


 


 


42

Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98  |  Page 99  |  Page 100