The Board
The Board is currently made up of 9 members comprising the Chairman, four Executive Directors and four Non-Executive Directors.
John W Whybrow - Chairman
Appointed to the Board on 1 August 1997 and became Chairman on 13 December 2002. 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 Officer 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. Age 62.
Chief Executive
See our announcement of 30 June 2009.
Frank W Roach - Chief Executive, North America
Appointed to the Board on 16 December 2005. Mr Roach is responsible for all the North American businesses. He first 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. Age 58.
Robert H Marchbank - Chief Executive, Europe
Appointed to the Board on 24 January 2005, Mr Marchbank is responsible for all the European businesses. He first joined Ferguson Enterprises Inc. in 1982 and in 2001 he moved to the UK to join the newly created Wolseley Group headquarters as Director of Strategic Planning and was then appointed as the Director of Information and Processes. Mr Marchbank took on full operational responsibility as MD for Wolseley UK and Ireland in July 2008. Age 49.
Stephen P Webster - Chief Financial Officer
Appointed to the Board on 1 August 1994,Mr Webster, a chartered accountant, was appointed as Group Finance Director on 9 December 1994. He is chairman of the Disclosure and Treasury Committees. Formerly a partner in Price Waterhouse and was a Non Executive Director of Bradford and Bingley plc until 14 November 2008. Age 56.
Gareth Davis - Non Executive Director
First appointed to the Board on 1 July 2003. 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 36 years in the tobacco industry. Age 59.
Andrew J Duff - Non Executive Director
Appointed to the Board on 1 July 2004. Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nominations Committee. Mr Duff is Chief Executive of RWE npower plc. He spent 14 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. Age 50.
James I K Murray - Non Executive Director
Appointed to the Board on 12 April 2002. 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. Age 62.
Nigel M Stein - Non Executive Director
First appointed to the Board on 1 December 2003. He is a member of the Audit Committee. A Chartered Accountant, Mr Stein has been Chief Executive, Automotive of GKN plc since September 2007, prior to which he was Finance Director of GKN plc, and has also worked in a number of other senior roles in his twelve years with the GKN Group. Prior to GKN, he held senior financial positions with Laird Security Systems and Hestair Duple Limited. Age 53.
Richard Shoylekov - Group Company Secretary and General Counsel
Joined Wolseley plc in November 2007.He is secretary to the Board and all of the 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, insurance and corporate responsibility. Age 43.