John Lewis Partnership Annual Report and Accounts 2015

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John Lewis Partnership plc Annual Report and Accounts 2015 Our governance approach (continued)

The Partnership Board continued

The members of the Partnership Board and their attendance at Partnership Board meetings during 2014/15 were as follows:

Number of Partnership

Appointed during the year

Executive Directors Sir Charlie Mayfield (Chairman) Mark Price (Deputy Chairman) Tracey Killen Patrick Lewis Andy Street

Loraine Woodhouse

Former Executive Directors Helen Weir

Partners’ Counsellor Jane Burgess

Elected Directors Kate Brewer

Steve Gardiner Kim Lowe

Kevin Payne Dan Smith

Non-Executive Directors Denis Hennequin Baroness Hogg Keith Williams

Former Non-Executive Directors David Anderson David Barclay

1 March 2014 1 March 2014

14 February 2014 28 February 2014

In addition to the 12 scheduled Partnership Board meetings above, the Partnership Board also met on a quorate basis on four occasions. These quorate meetings were constituted by the Partnership Board from those members available at that time, having considered the views of the whole of the Partnership Board beforehand.

Biographies of members of the Partnership Board can be found on pages 94 to 95.

The letters of appointment of the Non-Executive Directors are available on request from the General Counsel and Company Secretary.

1 December 2014 1 December 2014

Resigned/retired during the year

Board meetings attended

12 12 12 12 12 2

9 12

12 12 12 12 12

10 12 8

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The Partnership Board and its members in more detail

Chairman

Sir Charlie Mayfield holds the position of Chairman. This is an executive role. He is Chairman of the Partnership Board by virtue of his appointment as the Chairman of the Trust Company. More information about the Chairman’s role as a governing authority can be found on page 87.

Deputy Chairman

Mark Price holds the position of Deputy Chairman of the Partnership Board by virtue of his position as Deputy Chairman of the Trust Company. He is also an Executive Director and Managing Director of Waitrose.

The Deputy Chairman acts as a sounding board for the Chairman and the other Directors and, where necessary, is available to Partners if they have concerns.

Executive Directors

The Executive Directors at the date of this report are Tracey Killen, Patrick Lewis, Sir Charlie Mayfield, Mark Price, Andy Street and Loraine Woodhouse (appointed as Acting Group Finance Director with effect from 1 December 2014 following Helen Weir’s resignation).

The appointment of Executive Directors is subject to recommendation by the Chairman’s Nominations Committee, which takes into account, among other things, the make-up of the Partnership Board and its balance of skills, experience and diversity.

Partners’ Counsellor

The Partners’ Counsellor, Jane Burgess, is appointed by the Chairman and is a Director of the Partnership Board in accordance with the Constitution.

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