Robert Walker was appointed as a non-executive director in September 2009 and became Chairman in May 2010. He is chairman of Americana International Holdings Ltd, a non-executive director of Tate & Lyle PLC and has recently been appointed chairman designate of Enterprise Inns plc. He was previously chairman of W H Smith PLC, Williams Lea Group Ltd and BCA Europe and Group Chief Executive of Severn Trent Plc. He spent over 30 years with Procter & Gamble, McKinsey and PepsiCo and has also served as a non executive director on a number of FTSE 100/250 boards. He is Chairman of the Nominations Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Health & Safety Committees.

Geoff Cooper joined the Company in February 2005 and was appointed Chief Executive on 1 March 2005. He is a chartered management accountant and worked in management consultancy before joining Gateway (now Somerfield plc) as Finance Director in 1990. In 1994 he became Finance Director of UniChem plc, subsequently Alliance UniChem plc (which later became part of Alliance Boots plc), where he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive in 2001. He is non-executive Chairman of Dunelm Group Plc. He is Chairman of the Executive Committee.

Paul Hampden Smith is a chartered accountant and joined Sandell Perkins in 1988. Following the merger with Travis & Arnold, he was appointed regional finance director. In 1992, he became Finance Director of Travis Perkins Trading Company Limited and was appointed Finance Director of Travis Perkins plc in 1996. He is a non-executive director of Redrow plc.

John Carter joined Sandell Perkins as a management trainee in 1978. He held a number of regional management positions, before being appointed Managing Director, Operations in 1996, and a director of Travis Perkins plc in July 2001. He became Chief Operating Officer in February 2005 and was appointed Deputy Chief Executive in December 2011. He is a member of the Health & Safety Committee.

Ruth Anderson was appointed as a non-executive director in 2011. She is a chartered accountant and held a number of positions in KPMG (UK) from 1976 to 2009, being a member of its board from 1998 to 2004 and Vice Chair from 2005 to 2009. She is a non-executive director of Ocado plc. She is a member of the Audit and Health & Safety Committees.

Chris Bunker was appointed as a non-executive director in 2004. He is a chartered management accountant and was Finance Director of Thames Water plc, from 2000 until March 2004. He was previously Finance Director of Tarmac PLC and Westland Group PLC. He is a non-executive director of D S Smith Plc and formerly was a non-executive director of Mowlem plc, Baltimore Technologies plc and Xansa PLC. He is the Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committees.

John Coleman was appointed as a non-executive director in 2005. He is a chartered management accountant and Chairman of AGA Rangemaster Group plc. He has previously been Chairman of Holiday Break plc, Chief Executive of House of Fraser plc and Chief Executive of Texas Homecare and of a number of businesses within Burton Group PLC. He is a member of the Remuneration, Audit and Nominations Committees.

Philip Jansen was appointed as a non-executive director in April 2009. He is Group Chief Executive of Brakes Group, and a senior advisor to Bain Capital,the private equity group. He is also a trustee of the charity, Wellbeing of Women. He has previously been Group Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive of Europe for Sodexo, Chief Operating Officer of MyTravel plc and Managing Director, Consumer Division of Telewest Communications PLC. He has also held senior positions with Procter & Gamble and Dunlop Slazenger Group. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Andrew Simon O.B.E. was appointed as a non-executive director in 2006. He is a non-executive director of Finning International Inc. (Canada), Management Consulting Group plc, SGL Carbon SE (Germany), Exova Group plc, Icon Infrastructure Management Limited (Guernsey) and British Car Auctions. He was previously Deputy Chairman of Dalkia plc, Chairman and / or Chief Executive of Evode Group plc and has also held non-executive directorships with Severn Trent Plc, Ibstock PLC, Laporte Plc, Associated British Ports Holdings PLC, and Brake Bros Holdings Ltd. He is chairman of the Remuneration and Health & Safety Committees.