People: Wolseley plc (WOS.L)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Whybrow, John 62 2002 Chairman of the Board
Meakins, Ian 53 2009 Chief Executive, Executive Director
Martin, John 2010 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director
Roach, Frank 58 2005 Chief Executive Officer - North America and Executive Director
Shoylekov, Richard 44 General Counsel, Group Company Secretary
Stein, Nigel 53 2003 Non-Executive Director
Murray, James 63 2002 Non-Executive Director
Duff, Andrew 50 2004 Non-Executive Director
Le Goff, Alain 57 2009 Non-Executive Director
Wareing, Michael 55 2009 Non-Executive Director
Davis, Gareth 59 Senior Non-Executive Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description
Whybrow, John Mr. Whybrow was appointed to the Board of Wolseley plc on 1 August 1997 and became Chairman on 13 December 2002. He is Chairman of the Nominations Committee and a member of the Disclosure Committee. Mr Whybrow is a non executive director of DSG International plc and was Chairman of CSR plc from March 2004 until May 2007. He was President and Chief Executive Offi cer of Philips Lighting Holding B.V., based in the Netherlands, until 2001 and Executive Vice President, Philips Electronics from 1998 until March 2002, when he returned to the UK. Mr Whybrow is Chairman of Petworth Cottage Nursing Home.
Meakins, Ian Mr. Ian Meakins is Group Chief Executive, Director of Wolseley Plc. He was, until April 2009, Chief Executive of Travelex Holdings Ltd, the international foreign exchange and payments business. Previously he was Chief Executive Offi cer of Alliance UniChem plc until its merger with Boots in July 2006 and prior to that, was President, European Major Markets and Global Supply for Diageo plc, between 2000 and 2004, spending over 12 years with the company in a variety of international management positions. Mr Meakins is a director of the Impetus Trust.
Martin, John
Roach, Frank Mr. Roach was appointed to the Board of Wolseley plc on 16 December 2005. Mr Roach is responsible for all the North American businesses. He fi rst joined Ferguson Enterprises Inc. in 1976 and has held a number of business roles. In 2005, Mr Roach was appointed as Senior Vice President of the Wolseley North America management team, playing a key part in further developing and expanding the Group’s North American businesses..
Shoylekov, Richard Richard Shoylekov joined Wolseley plc in November 2007. He is secretary to the Board and all Committees of the Board and is a member of the Disclosure and Executive Committees. Mr Shoylekov, a solicitor, has responsibility for the Group’s legal affairs, risk management and corporate responsibility.
Stein, Nigel Mr. Nigel was appointed to the Board of Wolseley plc on 1 December 2003. He is a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees. Mr Stein, a chartered accountant, is currently Chief Executive Automotive of GKN plc and during his 15 years with this group has worked in a number of senior fi nancial roles; he was, until September 2007, the Finance Director. Prior to GKN, he held senior fi nancial positions with Laird Security Systems and Hestair Duple Limited.
Murray, James Mr. Murray was appointed to the Board of Wolseley plc on 12 April 2002. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominations Committee. Mr Murray, a chartered accountant, was a Non Executive Director of UK Coal PLC and was also Finance Director of Land Securities PLC from 1991 until his retirement in 2001. Mr Murray is the Chairman of Trustees of the Land Securities Pension Fund.
Duff, Andrew Mr. Duff was first appointed to the Board of Wolseley Plc on 1 July 2004. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nominations Committee. Mr Duff is Chief Executive of RWE npower plc. He spent 16 years at BP plc where he held leading positions in marketing and oil trading and was latterly the Director of Strategic Planning for BP Oil, USA. Mr Duff is a member of CBI President’s committee, the CBI Climate Change board and the Green Fiscal Commission and is also a fellow of the Energy Institute.
Le Goff, Alain Mr. Alain Le Goff has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of Wolseley Plc with effect from 1 September 2009. Mr Le Goff retired as Executive Vice President, Supply of Reckitt Benckiser plc in March 2009, a position he had held for ten years. He joined Benckiser in 1986 as industrial director in France before moving to Germany in 1992, later becoming global logistics director. Mr Le Goff is currently a non executive director of Coty Inc., a US based leader in fragrances and of the holding company of the Birds Eye Iglo Group, a UK based leader in frozen food.
Wareing, Michael Mr. Michael Wareing has been appointed as a Non Executive Director of Wolseley Plc with effect from October 1, 2009. Mr Wareing was International Chief Executive of KPMG from 2005 until he retired in September 2009, having previously been Chief Executive of KPMG's Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Joining KPMG in 1973, he worked in a variety of roles, as both advising major plc clients, including the audit partner, and running a large global organisation in his own right. Throughout his career Mr Wareing has been closely involved with a number of charities/public bodies, including his appointment in 2007 as the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for the reconstruction of Southern Iraq and Chairman of the Basra Development Commission. He is Chairman of CSR 360 and is also a Board member of Business in the Community and Business Action on Homelessness.
Davis, Gareth Mr. Davis was appointed to the Board of Wolseley plc on 1 July 2003. He is Senior Independent Director and a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees. Mr Davis has been Chief Executive of Imperial Tobacco Group plc since its incorporation in 1996, having spent the last 37 years in the tobacco industry.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Whybrow, John 360,500
Meakins, Ian 60,000
Martin, John --
Roach, Frank 640,700
Shoylekov, Richard --
Stein, Nigel --
Murray, James --
Duff, Andrew --
Le Goff, Alain --
Wareing, Michael --
Davis, Gareth --
As Of 30 Jul 2009
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