Leadership

Appointed to the Board

23 March 2021

Committee membership

Nominations Committee (Chair), Remuneration Committee, Responsible Business Committee, Disclosure Committee

External appointments

Non-executive Director and Senior Independent Director of Kerry Group plc
Chair of Mitie Group plc

Skills and experience

Christopher has significant board, retail and finance experience gained during his extensive executive career, having held numerous senior roles and directorships in public companies. From 2005 to 2016, he was an Executive Director of Whitbread plc, serving as Group Finance Director from 2005 to 2012 and as Global Managing Director of Costa Coffee from 2012 to 2016.

Christopher previously held senior roles in both the finance and commercial functions of Woolworths Group plc, Comet Group plc and Kingfisher plc. He was a Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Chair of Vivo Energy plc from April 2018 to July 2022 and a Non-executive Director of Travis Perkins Plc from September 2013 to April 2021, where he was Senior Independent Director from November 2015 to April 2020. In addition, Christopher served as a Non-executive Director of Sanderson Design Group Plc from April 2018 until January 2025, where he chaired the Remuneration Committee from April 2019 to January 2025.

Appointed to the Board

23 March 2021

Committee membership

Disclosure Committee

External appointments

Non-executive Chair of Green Sheep Group Ltd

Skills and experience

David is a highly experienced executive and CEO with over 30 years in the retail and consumer sector and extensive board level experience in the UK, Europe and North America, having spent the majority of his career with Tesco, Unilever and Mondelez. David served as Commercial Director on the Board of Tesco Hungary from 2010 to 2012 and between 2012 and 2015 he served on the UK Operating Board of Tesco plc as Chief Marketing Officer and Group Managing Director.

David was Group President of Kmart Holding Corp from 2015 to 2017, followed by a brief tenure as CEO of Mothercare plc in 2018. David joined Wickes as CEO on 28 May 2019 when Wickes was part of Travis Perkins Plc in anticipation of the demerger.

Appointed to the Board

29 July 2022

Committee membership

Disclosure Committee

External appointments

None

Skills and experience

Mark has significant experience in finance and strategy. In addition to his role as CFO of the Group, he also chairs the Board of the Company’s 51% owned subsidiary, Solar Fast. He has held senior roles in finance, strategy and general management in several publicly listed consumer businesses including Tesco, ASOS and Auto Trader. More recently, Mark was Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of The Gym Group plc from 2018 to 2022.

Mark started his career as a management consultant with McKinsey & Co. and holds a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University.

Appointed to the Board

23 March 2021

Committee membership

Audit and Risk Committee, Nominations Committee, Remuneration Committee (Chair), Responsible Business Committee, Disclosure Committee

External appointments

Non-executive Director of Premier Marinas Holdings Ltd

Skills and experience

Mark has extensive public listed company experience in the consumer service, property and construction sectors, particularly in customer facing businesses. He has also served on a number of remuneration committees. Mark was Chair of Grainger plc from February 2017 to February 2026 and Chair of Ricardo plc from November 2022 to October 2025. He was Senior Independent Director at United Utilities Group plc from 2013 to 2022, Senior Independent Director at Ladbroke’s Coral Group plc from 2016 until 2018, and Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Chair at BAA plc from 2001 until 2006.

Mark’s executive career included Chief Executive for Barratt Developments plc from 2006 until 2015; Managing Director of Centrica’s retail subsidiary British Gas from 2002 to 2006; and CFO of Centrica plc from 1997 to 2002. He also served as a trustee of the Energy Savings Trust, the Green Building Council and BRE. Mark is a qualified accountant.

Appointed to the Board

23 March 2021

Committee membership

Audit and Risk Committee, Nominations Committee, Remuneration Committee, Responsible Business Committee (Chair)

External appointments

Master of Jesus College, Cambridge

Skills and experience

Sonita has extensive experience as a Non-executive Director on both private and public sector boards. She was a Non-executive Director of the British Board of Film Classification from 2009 to 2019, including Chair of the Council of Management in 2019 and Chair of the Remuneration Committee from 2016 to 2019. She was Chair of the Radio Sector Skills Council from 2008 to 2012; Non-executive Director of Archant from 2012 to 2016; and a trustee of the BBC Trust from 2012 to 2017.

Sonita was a Non-executive Director of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the National Employment Panel and the London Skills and Employment Board. In her earlier media career, Sonita was the co-founder and former CEO of the production company Somethin’ Else and worked as a journalist and broadcaster.

Appointed to the Board

1 June 2023

Committee membership

Audit and Risk Committee, Nominations Committee, Remuneration Committee, Responsible Business Committee

External appointments

None

Skills and experience

Laura brings deep experience of developing omnichannel customer journeys that drive engagement and commercial return, with a background in e-commerce, marketing, and strategy consulting. Until July 2025, Laura held the role of Chief Customer Officer for Ocado Retail. Prior to that, she held the role of Customer Director for Ocado Retail. She also held roles as Digital Director at Monsoon Accessorize and a number of roles at Dixons Carphone, most latterly Online Trading and Marketing Director for Carphone Warehouse.

Laura started her career at L.E.K. Consulting and holds a Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney.

Appointed to the Board

23 March 2021

Committee membership

Audit and Risk Committee (Chair), Nominations Committee, Remuneration Committee, Responsible Business Committee

External appointments

Chief Financial Officer of Pets at Home Group plc

Skills and experience

Mike has extensive public listed company experience, having held a number of senior finance roles throughout his career. Mike was the Chief Financial Officer of New Look from 2014 to 2016. Prior to this he held a number of senior finance roles over a period of 13 years at Tesco plc both in the UK and overseas. These roles included Group Planning, Tax and Treasury Director, UK Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer of Tesco Homeplus (South Korea).

Mike has also held senior roles with Kingfisher plc and Whitbread plc. He is a Chartered Accountant and a graduate of the Harvard Advanced Management Programme.