Simon Burke
Aged 48, is non-executive Chairman and was appointed to the Board in 2000. He is Chairman of Irish supermarket chain Superquinn.
Tim How
Aged 56, is Chief Executive and was appointed to the Board in 1989. He is non-executive Chairman of Framlington AIM VCT plc.
Nigel Alldritt
Aged 43, is Finance Director and Company Secretary and was appointed to the Board in 2002. He is a Chartered Management Accountant and responsible for the finance and IT functions.
Steve Lewis
Aged 43, is Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for the Group’s trading operations. He was appointed to the Board in 1998.
Justin Apthorp
Aged 45, is Buying Director. He was appointed to the Board in 2006.
Paul Dermody
Aged 61, is a non-executive Director and was appointed to the Board in 2003. He is the former Chief Executive of De Vere Group PLC. He is a non-executive Director of Aga Foodservice Group PLC. He chairs the audit committee.
Helen Keays
Aged 43, is a non-executive Director and was appointed to the Board in November 2005. She chairs the remuneration committee.
Remuneration Committee
The remuneration committee consists of the Chairman and two non-executive Directors. It is chaired by Helen Keays and meets as required during the year. The committee determines the remuneration and benefits of the executive Directors.
Audit Committee
The audit committee consists of the Chairman and the two non-executive Directors. It is chaired by Paul Dermody. The other Directors attend by invitation. It meets as required during the year, at least once with the Group's external auditors. Its role is to review the interim and final financial statements for approval by the Board, to ensure that appropriate financial and operating controls are functioning properly and to provide the forum through which the Group's external auditors report to the Board.