Lord Burns Chairman (Chairman)

Appointed in October 2005, becoming Chairman in July 2006. Age 64. Lord Burns will retire as Chairman on 1 June 2008. He is Chairman of Abbey National plc and Glas Cymru Ltd (Welsh Water) and a non-executive director of Banco Santander SA and Pearson Group plc. He is a former non-executive director of Legal & General plc and The British Land Company plc and a former Chairman of the National Lottery Commission. He was Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury from 1991 to 1998 and Chief Economic Advisor from 1980 to 1991. He was appointed a Life Peer in 1998.

Sir Stuart Rose Chief Executive

Appointed in May 2004. Age 59. Stuart will be appointed Executive Chairman on 1 June 2008. He is a non-executive director of Land Securities plc and Chairman of Business in the Community. Stuart began his career in retail at Marks & Spencer in 1972 before going on to the Burton Group in 1989. He left the Group following the demerger in 1997. Stuart was Chief Executive of Argos plc in 1998 and later became Chief Executive of Booker plc. Before rejoining Marks & Spencer as Chief Executive in 2004 he was Chief Executive of Arcadia Group plc from 2000 until 2002. Stuart was knighted in the New Year Honours List this year, for his services to the retail industry and corporate social responsibility.

Ian Dyson Group Finance and Operations Director

Appointed in June 2005. Age 45. Ian was appointed Group Finance Director in June 2005, becoming Group Finance and Operations Director in March 2008. Ian was formerly Finance Director of The Rank Group plc. Prior to this he was Group Financial Controller of Hilton Group plc. He joined Hilton from Le Meridien, a division of Forte plc, where he had been Finance Director. His early career was spent with Arthur Andersen, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1986 and was promoted to a Partner of the firm in 1994. Ian was a non-executive director of Misys plc until September 2005.

Steven Sharp Executive Director, Marketing

Appointed in November 2005. Age 57. Steven joined Marks & Spencer in May 2004. He started his career with Bejam in 1978, progressing to the Argyll Group and became Marketing Director of Asda in 1987. He joined the Board of Debenhams in 1989. He later became Marketing Director of the Burton Group, Booker plc and Arcadia Group plc. Steven is a non-executive director of Adnams plc. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, The Marketing Society and The Royal Society of Arts, as well as a visiting Professor of Glasgow Caledonian University. Steven is a special advisor to the Tate Members’ Council.

Kate Bostock Executive Director, Clothing

Appointed in March 2008. Age 51. Kate joined Marks & Spencer in October 2004. Previously Kate was Product Director for Childrenswear at Next before joining Asda in 2001 as Product Director for the George brand covering all areas of clothing and footwear. She was responsible for the launch of the stand-alone George concept and the launch of the George brand globally.

Steven Esom Executive Director, Food

Appointed in March 2008. Age 47. Steven is a non-executive director of The Carphone Warehouse Group plc. He joined Marks & Spencer in June 2007 from Waitrose where he had been the Managing Director. Steven joined the John Lewis Partnership in 1996 as Director of Buying at Waitrose. He spent his early career at J Sainsbury’s in various buying roles. In 1993 Steven was appointed Buying and Merchandising Director for Texas Homecare, later becoming Vice-President – Global Merchandising at Hilton International.

Sir David Michels Senior Independent Director

Appointed in March 2006. Age 61. David will be appointed Deputy Chairman and Chairman of the Nomination Committee on 1 June 2008. He was appointed senior independent director in September 2006. He is senior independent director of easyJet plc, and is also a non-executive director of Strategic Hotels & Resorts and Jumeriah Group, Dubai. He is resigning as a senior independent director of The British Land Company plc and was a non-executive director of RAB Capital plc until 18 April 2008. David spent his early career employed by Grand Metropolitan, Ladbrokes and Stakis before rejoining Hilton/Ladbrokes in 1999 as Chief Executive, becoming Chief Executive of Hilton Group plc from 2000 to 2006. David was knighted in June 2006.

Jeremy Darroch Non-Executive Director (Chairman)

Appointed in February 2006. Age 45. Jeremy was appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee in September 2006. He was appointed the Chief Executive of British Sky Broadcasting Plc in December 2007 having been the Chief Financial Officer since 2004. Jeremy was previously Group Finance Director and Retail Finance Director at Dixons Group plc. He spent 12 years at Procter & Gamble in a variety of roles, becoming European Finance Director for their Healthcare division. He qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte Haskins and Sells.

Martha Lane Fox Non-Executive Director

Appointed on 1 June 2007. Age 35. Martha is a non-executive director of Channel 4 Television and a Trustee of the charity Reprieve. She is founder of a chain of private room karaoke clubs, Lucky Voice, and of her own grant giving foundation, Antigone. Martha is also a director of mydeco.com. She co-founded lastminute.com in 1998, taking the Company public in March 2000, remaining on the Board until the company was purchased by Sabre Holdings in 2005. Martha is also a patron of CAMFED.

Steven Holliday Non-Executive Director

Appointed in July 2004. Age 51. Steven was appointed Group CEO of National Grid plc at the end of 2006, having at different times been responsible for the UK Electricity and Gas businesses. He was formerly an executive director of British Borneo Oil and Gas. Previously, he spent 19 years with the Exxon Group where he held numerous senior positions. His international experience includes a four-year spell in the US. Steven has also developed business opportunities in countries such as China, Australia, Japan and Brazil.

Louise Patten Non-Executive Director (Chairman)

Appointed in February 2006. Age 54. Louise was appointed Chairman of the Remuneration Committee in January 2007. She is non-executive Chairman of Brixton plc, a non-executive director of Bradford & Bingley plc and a senior adviser to Bain & Co. Louise began her career at Citibank and remained in financial services until 1993 when she joined Bain & Co as a Partner. She was formerly a non-executive director of Hilton Group plc, GUS plc, Somerfield plc and Harveys Furnishings plc.