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John Lewis Partnership plc Annual Report and Accounts 2015


Chairmans Nominations Committee report


OUR COMMITTEE’S MAIN FOCUS THIS YEAR WAS BOARD AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT SUCCESSION PLANNING, ALONG WITH OVERSEEING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARTNERSHIP’S TALENT MANAGEMENT PROCESSES.


Sir Charlie Mayfield, Chairman and Chairman of the Chairman’s Nominations Committee


Role of the Committee


The Committee’s responsibilities are to support the Chairman to provide:


a 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;


a A formal, rigorous and transparent process for the succession plans for Directors to the Board;


a That appropriate development and training is provided to enable each Board member to fulfil their accountabilities as a member of the Board;


a Oversight of the process of nominating and appointing the Chairman and will, following consultation with the Chairman, inform the Board concerning the plans and the process for succession regarding the role of the Chairman of the Partnership.


The Chairman’s Nominations Committee operates in accordance with its Terms of Reference that are available at www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk.


Meetings and attendance


There were four meetings during the year and Directors’ attendance at meetings is shown in the table below.


Sir Charlie Mayfield David Anderson* David Barclay* Steve Gardiner DeNis HennEquin Baroness Hogg** Kim Lowe


Keith Williams * **


David Anderson and David Barclay retired prior to the first meeting of the Committee during the year under review.


Baroness Hogg was only eligible to attend one meeting of the Committee during the year having joined the Committee on 11 December 2014.


Committee composition at date of this report


Chairman 1


Non-Executive Directors


3


Directors 2


Elected


4 - - 4 4 1


4 3


Committee members Members at the date of this report:


Sir Charlie Mayfield (Chair), Kim Lowe, Steve Gardiner, Denis Hennequin, Baroness Hogg and Keith Williams.


Changes in Committee membership:


During the year under review 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 of the Committee with effect from 1 March 2014. Baroness Hogg was appointed as a member of the Committee on 11 December 2014 for the duration of the search process for a new Group Finance Director.


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.


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