Board members
Chairman of the Board
Aged 64 Became a member of the Board in 2002 and was appointed Deputy Chairman in 2004 and Chairman in 2006. He is also Chairman of Brit Insurance Holdings Plc and a non-executive director of WH Smith Plc and Cable and Wireless plc. Formerly Chief Executive of JIB Group plc and Chairman of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group Plc and Wellington Underwriting plc. |
Executive Directors
Aged 41 Joined the Group in 1991. Appointed Retail Sales Director in 1993, became responsible for Next Directory in 1995 and was appointed to the Board in 1997 with additional responsibilities for systems. Appointed Managing Director of the Next Brand in 1999 and Chief Executive in 2001. |
Andrew Varley Group Property Director Aged 58 Joined the Group in 1985 and was appointed to the Board in 1990. Previous experience includes twelve years in retail and commercial property. |
Independent Non-Executive Directors
Aged 57 Became a member of the Board in June 2007. He is also a non-executive director of Palladian Group (the owner of Whitehead Mann) and was formerly finance director of Mirror Group. Previous experience includes almost thirty years in the accountancy profession, principally with Price Waterhouse where he was a senior partner. |
Aged 58 Became a member of the Board in 2003. He is also a non-executive director of business law firm Bond Pearce LLP. He has held a number of directorships within the British American Tobacco Plc group, was Company Secretary and most recently Regional Director, America Pacific. Previous experience includes a career in the legal profession and operational roles in Africa and the USA. |
Aged 57 Became a member of the Board in 2005. She is also a non-executive director of Premier Foods plc and Empire Co. Ltd (Canada), a member of the Advisory Panel of PricewaterhouseCoopers and a retail advisor to Apax Partners. Previous experience includes fourteen years at Tesco plc and fifteen years lecturing and consulting at Edinburgh and Bath Universities. |
# Member of the Audit Committee
+ Member of the Nomination Committee
$ Member of the Remuneration Committee
