Sainsbury(J) PLC Directorate Changes (5531M)
12 Maggio 2020 - 11:00AM
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Sainsbury(J) PLC
12 May 2020
12 May 2020
J Sainsbury plc
Directorate Changes
J Sainsbury plc today announces that Keith Weed and Tanuj
Kapilashrami will join the Board as Non-Executive Directors on 1
July 2020. Keith will be a member of the Audit, the Corporate
Responsibility & Sustainability and the Nomination Committees
and Tanuj will join the Nomination and Remuneration Committees.
Keith has a strong business background, having spent 36 years at
Unilever, most recently as Chief Marketing and Communications
Officer which included leading the company's groundbreaking
sustainability programme globally. Keith led different parts of
Unilever's businesses including working as a key supplier to
Sainsbury's when he ran Unilever's Home and Personal Care business
in the UK in the early 2000s. He has an excellent understanding of
digital and the ways that technology is transforming businesses.
Keith is also a Non-Executive Director of WPP PLC.
Tanuj is a highly experienced HR professional with significant
experience in talent and change management. Tanuj is currently
Group Head of HR at Standard Chartered Bank. Tanuj joined Standard
Chartered in 2017 from HSBC, where she spent 17 years in key global
and regional operational HR roles.
J Sainsbury plc announced on 30 October 2019 that Matt Brittin,
Non-Executive Director and Jean Tomlin, Non-Executive Director
planned to step down. Matt and Jean will step down from the Board
at the AGM on 2 July.
Commenting on the appointments Martin Scicluna, Chairman of
Sainsbury's, said:
"I am delighted to welcome Keith and Tanuj as Non-Executive
Directors. I am confident that they will both make a valuable
contribution to Sainsbury's. Keith is an exceptionally capable
marketing and digital leader who has championed new ways of
integrating sustainability into business and building brands with
purpose. He will play an important role as we focus on helping our
customers to live well for less. Tanuj is a thoughtful and
energetic HR leader who has significant international insights. She
will be an excellent addition to the Board as we continue to adapt
our business and support our colleagues in a rapidly changing
marketplace.
"I would also like to thank Matt and Jean for their excellent
contributions to the business. Matt has been on the Board for nine
years and Jean for more than seven. I am very grateful to them both
and wish them all the best for the future."
Keith Weed said:
"I am very pleased to be joining the Sainsbury's Board at such
an important time of change for Sainsbury's and the industry. I
have worked closely with Sainsbury's and other retailers both in
the UK and internationally. I look forward to contributing to
Sainsbury's future, leveraging my experience and understanding of
building businesses in a rapidly changing world - from customer
focus and sustainability, to digital and data."
Tanuj Kapilashrami said:
"I am delighted to join the Board of Sainsbury's, an iconic
British company with a strong focus on customers and deeply
embedded values. Customers and colleagues are at the heart of
Sainsbury's and I am looking forward to helping to continue the
growth and transformation of this exciting business."
Other than Keith Weed being a Non-Executive Director at WPP PLC,
no further information is required to be disclosed under 9.6.13R of
the UK Listing Rules.
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