Sarah, Baroness Hogg
Sarah, Baroness Hogg
The John Lewis Partnership announces that Sarah, Baroness Hogg has agreed to an extension of her term as a non-executive director until April 2017 and will continue as Chair of the Partnership's Audit and Risk Committee.
Baroness Hogg joined the John Lewis Partnership Board in February 2011 and became Chair of its Audit and Risk Committee in February 2014.
Sir Charlie Mayfield, Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership said: 'I am delighted that Sarah has agreed to remain on the Board and that we can continue to benefit from her wide experience and insight'.
Notes to editors
The John Lewis Partnership - The John Lewis Partnership operates 41 John Lewis shops across the UK (31 department stores and 10 John Lewis at home), johnlewis.com, 317 Waitrose shops, waitrose.com and business to business contracts in the UK and abroad. The business has annual gross sales of over £10bn. It is the UK's largest example of worker co-ownership where all 91,000 staff are Partners in the business.
John Lewis - John Lewis, 'Multichannel Retailer of the Year 2014'¹, 'The Nation's Best Retailer'² and 'Best Retailer 2013'³, typically stocks more than 350,000 separate lines in its department stores across fashion, home and technology. Johnlewis.com stocks over 250,000 products, and is consistently ranked one of the top online shopping destinations in the UK. (www.johnlewis.com). John Lewis Insurance offers a range of comprehensive insurance products - home, car, wedding and event, travel and pet insurance and life cover - delivering the values of expertise, trust and customer service expected from the John Lewis brand.
¹ Oracle Retail Week Awards 2014
² Verdict Consumer Satisfaction Awards 2013
³ Which? Awards 2013
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Waitrose - Waitrose, Britain's favourite supermarket*, has 317 shops in the UK and Channel Islands and is consistently achieving sales growth significantly ahead of the market**. Its strong performance has been driven by the success of the essential Waitrose range, Brand Price Match, the success of the myWaitrose card and free delivery for online shopping, as well as a long term commitment to sourcing the UK's finest local and regional foods. Waitrose combines the convenience of a supermarket with the expertise and service of a specialist shop - dedicated to offering quality food that has been responsibly sourced combined with high standards of customer service. (www.waitrose.com)
* Favourite Food & Grocery Retailer at Verdict's annual Consumer Satisfaction Awards; Favourite Supermarket at Good Housekeeping Awards
** Kantar Worldpanel
Enquiries
For further information please contact:
John Lewis Partnership
Andrew Moys
Director of Communications
Telephone: 020 7592 6292
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Simon Rigby / Jos Bieneman
Telephone: 020 7638 9571