Sir George BullSir Peter DavisRoger MatthewsJohn Adshead CBEStuart MitchellSara Weller Keith Butler-WheelhouseJune de MollerJamie DundasLord Levene of PortsokenBridget Macaskill
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Sir George Bull, diamond circle square
Non-Executive Chairman
 
Appointed to the Board in April 1998 and became Chairman in July 1998. Previously Chairman of Diageo plc until July 1998. Former Group Chief Executive and Chairman of Grand Metropolitan PLC. Non-Executive Director of BNP Paribas UK Holdings Limited, The Maersk Company Ltd and Member of Marakon Associates Advisory Board. Age 66.
 
Sir Peter Davis, square
Group Chief Executive
 
Appointed March 2000. Previously Group Chief Executive of Prudential plc (1995-2000). From 1976 until 1986 he held senior positions within Sainsbury’s, latterly Assistant Managing Director. Chairman of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd and Shaw’s Supermarkets Inc. Non-Executive Director of UBS AG. Age 61.
 
Roger Matthews,
Group Finance Director
 
Appointed November 1999. Director of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd, and Shaw’s Supermarkets Inc. Chairman of Sainsbury’s Bank plc. Formerly Group Managing Director and Finance Director of Compass Group PLC. Currently a Non-Executive Director of Zenergy UK Limited. Age 48.
 
John Adshead CBE,
Group Human Resources and Information Systems Director
 
Appointed February 1989. Chairman of J Sainsbury Pension Trustees. Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of the Tablet Publishing Company. Age 58.
 
Stuart Mitchell,
Managing Director of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd
 
Appointed to the Board in January 2002 and became Managing Director of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd in 2003. Joined Sainsbury’s in 1984 and has served in a variety of senior positions within procurement, primary agriculture, non-foods and strategy. Age 42.
 
Sara Weller,
Deputy Managing Director of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd
 
Appointed to the Board in January 2002 and became Deputy Managing Director of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd in 2003, responsible for strategic planning, marketing and human resources, Sainsbury’s to You and Sainsbury’s Bank plc. Joined Sainsbury’s in January 2000 as Marketing Director. Non-Executive Director of Mitchells & Butlers plc. Age 41.
 
Keith Butler-Wheelhouse, diamond circle square
Non-Executive Director
 
Appointed September 1999. Chief Executive of Smiths Group plc since 1996, prior to which he was President of SAAB Automobile Sweden from 1992. Non-Executive Director of Delta (South Africa). Age 57.
 
June de Moller, diamond circle square
Non-Executive Director
 
Appointed September 1999. Formerly a Director of Carlton Communications Plc from 1983 until January 1999 (Managing Director from 1993). Currently Non-Executive Director of Archant Limited, Cookson Group plc and London Merchant Securities plc. Age 55.
 
Jamie Dundas, diamond circle square
Non-Executive Director
 
Appointed September 2000. Currently Chief Executive of MEPC Limited which he joined as Finance Director in 1997. Previously Finance Director of Hong Kong Airport Authority (1992-1996). Chairman of Macmillan Cancer Relief. Age 52.
 
Lord Levene of Portsoken, diamond circle square
Non-Executive Director
 
Appointed May 2001. Currently Chairman of Lloyds, Chairman of General Dynamics UK Ltd and of International Financial Services London. Director of the Haymarket Group. Lord Mayor of London (1998-1999). Age 61.
 
Bridget Macaskill, diamond circle square
Non-Executive Director
 
Appointed February 2002. Formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OppenheimerFunds and Non-Executive Director of Prudential plc (1999-2001) and Hillsdown Holdings plc (1989-1991). Age 54.
 
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