The Board

First appointed to the Board on 1 August 1997, Mr Whybrow became Chairman on 13 December 2002. He is Chairman of the Nominations Committee. Mr Whybrow is a Non Executive Director of DSG international plc. 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 60.

First appointed to the Board on 3 May 2001, Mr. Hornsby was appointed Group Chief Executive on 1 August 2006,  following Mr. Bank's retirement . He was previously the Chief Executive North America, having been President and Chief Executive Officer of Ferguson Enterprises Inc, the US plumbing and heating division, since 2001. He has spent 28 years with Ferguson. Mr. Hornsby is a Non Executive Director of Virginia Company Bank. Age 51.  

Frank W Roach - Chief Executive, North America

First appointed to the Board on 16 December 2005. Mr. Roach is responsible for the North American businesses. He first joined Ferguson Enterprises Inc in 1976 and 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 56.

Robert H Marchbank - Chief Executive, Europe

First 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. Age 47.

Stephen P Webster - Chief Financial Officer

Chartered Accountant. First appointed to the Board on 1 August 1994 as Group Finance Director designate. Appointed as Group Finance Director on 9 December 1994. Formerly a partner in Price Waterhouse. He is a Non Executive Director of Bradford and Bingley plc. Age 54.

Gareth Davis - Non Executive Director

First appointed to the Board on 1 July 2003. He is a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees and is the Senior Independent Non Executive Director. Mr Davis has been Chief Executive of Imperial Tobacco Group plc since its incorporation in 1996, having spent the last 34 years in the tobacco industry. Age 57.

Andrew J Duff - Non Executive Director

First appointed to the Board on 1 July 2004. He is Chairman of  the Remuneration 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 the Chairman of the Electricity Retail Association and is a member of the CBI President's Committee. Age 48.

James I K Murray - Non Executive Director

A Chartered Accountant. First appointed to the Board on 12 April 2002. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr Murray is a Non Executive Director of UK Coal PLC and was Finance Director of Land Securities PLC from 1991 until his retirement in 2001. Mr Murray is the Chairman of the Trustees of the Land Securities Pension Fund. Age 61.

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 Finance Director of GKN plc since August 2001 and has also worked in a number of other senior financial roles in his eleven years with the GKN Group. Prior to GKN, he held senior financial positions with Laird Security Systems and Hestair Duple Limited. Age 51 .