– UK, Hatfield – Ocado Group plc (LON:OCDO) today announced that John Martin and Claudia Arney will join the Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors with effect from 1 June 2019 and 1 September 2019 respectively.
Lord Rose, Chairman of Ocado, said: “I am delighted to welcome Claudia and John to our Board. They possess a wealth of experience and a diverse array of skills which are highly complementary to those already on the Board. I am very much looking forward to working with them both, and welcome the contribution they will make to Ocado as it enters the exciting next stage of its development.”
The company also announced that Ruth Anderson and Douglas McCallum will retire as Non-Executive Director with effect from 30 September 2019 and from 1 June 2019 respectively. Ruth will have served over nine years on the Ocado Board and Doug will have served almost eight years on the Ocado Board.
Lord Rose added: “On behalf of the Board, I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Ruth and Doug for the many years of valuable service they have given Ocado. Their contribution to the Board over a period of transformational change has been significant to the Company’s success. We wish them well for the future.”
Andrew Harrison has been appointed as Senior Independent Director and Designated Director for engagement with the Company’s workforce with immediate effect. Andrew has been an independent Non-Executive Director since March 2016 and is chairman of the Remuneration Committee and also a member of the Nomination Committee and the Audit Committee.
About John Martin
John Martin will also be a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee. John is a Chartered Accountant and brings a wealth of international operational and financial experience. His previous senior roles include Hays plc, Travelex Group and Alchemy Partners.
John Martin is currently Group Chief Executive of Ferguson plc, having initially joined the company as Chief Financial Officer in 2010 and having had management responsibility for the Canadian business between 2013 and 2016. Previously he was a Partner with Alchemy Partners, the private equity group and prior to that was Chief Financial Officer of Travelex Group, the international payments business and Hays plc. John is a Chartered Accountant. He trained at Arthur Andersen and holds a BSc (Hons) in Materials Science from Imperial College London.
About Claudia Arney
Claudia Arney will also be a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee. Claudia brings extensive experience including of business transformation and the technology sector, with previous senior roles at EMAP, Pearson and Goldman Sachs. Her current non-executive roles include Aviva plc, Kingfisher plc and Derwent London plc.
Claudia Arney is currently Non-Executive Director at Kingfisher plc (November 2018 to date), Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Governance Committee at Aviva plc (February 2016 to date), Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee at Derwent London plc (May 2015 to date) and Non-Executive Director of the Premier League (June 2015 to date). Claudia’s previous non-executive roles include: Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee at Halfords Group plc (January 2011 to 1 March 2019), Senior Independent Director of TelecityGroup plc (March 2013 to January 2016), Non-Executive Director of Transport for London (2008 to 2012), Advisory Board member of Huawei Technologies (2011 to 2014), Chairman of the Public Data Group (2012 to 2015), Non-Executive Director of Which? (2011 to 2015) and Board Member of The Shareholder Executive (2008 to 2016). Claudia began her career at McKinsey & Company and then held roles at Pearson plc, the Financial Times, Goldman Sachs and HM Treasury. Claudia was also Group Managing Director of Emap from 2008 to 2010. Claudia has an MBA from Insead.
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