11th Jul 2007 09:00
Sainsbury(J) PLC11 July 2007 11 July 2007 New Board appointments for J Sainsbury plc J Sainsbury today announces the appointment of Mary Harris as non-executivedirector and Mike Coupe as executive director to the Board, with effect from 1August 2007. Mary Harris previously spent much of her career with McKinsey, most recently asa partner, and prior to that worked for PepsiCo in Greece and the UK as a salesand marketing executive. She is currently a non-executive director of TNT NV,the Dutch mail and transport company. Mike Coupe joined Sainsbury's in 2004 as trading director on the OperatingBoard. He has over 20 years experience in the retail industry and was a boarddirector of Big Food Group and Asda. Mike has also worked for Tesco. Philip Hampton, chairman of J Sainsbury plc said: "Mary's extensive strategicexperience in consumer goods and Mike's range and depth of knowledge of the UKretail market bring real value to our Board. They both bring a strongunderstanding of a customer led retail environment and and I'm confident theywill make a significant contribution in their new roles." Mary will also be a member of Sainsbury's Audit, Corporate Responsibility andNomination Committees. - Ends - Enquiries: Investor Relations MediaElliot Jordan +44 (0) 20 7695 4931 Pip Wood +44 (0) 20 7695 6127 Notes: 1. The Board of J Sainsbury plc is chaired by Philip Hampton. Executive directors are Justin King, chief executive, and Darren Shapland, chief financial officer. Non-executive directors are Anna Ford, Val Gooding, Gary Hughes, John McAdam and Bob Stack. 2. Mary Harris spent 12 years with McKinsey and left in 2006. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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