Committees

There are three principal board committees, all of which operate within written terms of reference (see membership and terms of reference below).

Remuneration Commitee

The role of the Committee shall be to make recommendations to the Board on the Company's policy for Remuneration of the executive Directors of the Company (the "Directors") and shall have delegated authority to determine the remuneration, including benefits, of the Directors and the fees of the non-executive Directors.

The Directors who are members of the committee are as follows:
Tony De Nunzio (Chairman)  
Stefano Pessina
Dominic Murphy

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Audit Committee

The role of the Committee shall be to monitor the integrity of the financial statements, review the system of internal controls and risk management, make recommendations in relation to the appointment of the external auditor, approve their remuneration and terms of reference, review the conduct of the external audit and the continued independence of the external auditor and approve any non-audit fees.

The Directors who are members of the committee are as follows:
Nick Land (Chairman)  
Tony De Nunzio
Stefano Pessina
Mattia Caprioli

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Policy on employment of former employees of the external auditors -(18 KB) open link in a new window

Social Responsibilities Committee

The role of the Committee shall be to review the Group's Corporate Social Responsibility Programme and to monitor performance against agreed targets from data supplied by the Company's subsidiaries and to make recommendations to the Board on the Group's CSR strategy.

The Directors who are members of the committee are as follows:
Ornella Barra (Chairman)
Nick Land
Chris Britton
Marco Pagni

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