Ocado Group Plc
OCDO:LN
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Our mission is to transform online grocery through cutting-edge technology and automation. Our unique retail experience and pioneering Ocado Smart Platform enable some of the world’s most forward-thinking grocery retailers to be the leaders in their markets.
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Lord Rose
Non-Executive Chairman
Lord Rose joined the Board as Chairman Designate on 11 March 2013, and took over the role of Chairman on 10 May 2013. Lord Rose has worked in retail for over 40 years. He has held Chief Executive Officer positions at Argos plc, Booker plc, Arcadia Group plc and Marks and Spencer plc. He was Chairman of Marks and Spencer plc from 2008 to 2011. Lord Rose is currently a non-executive director at Woolworths Holdings Limited (a South Africa listed international retail group). He also currently chairs Dressipi, Oasis Healthcare Limited and Fat Face Group Limited. Lord Rose was knighted in 2008 for services to the retail industry and corporate social responsibility, and was granted a life peerage in August 2014.
David Grigson
Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director
David joined the Board in March 2010. He is chairman of the Nomination Committee and the Board’s designated Senior Independent Director. He also a member of the Audit Committee. David has held a number of posts, including Chief Financial Officer at Reuters Group PLC, Group Finance Director of Emap PLC, Chairman of Emap Digital Limited and Non-Executive Director of Carphone Warehouse PLC. He is currently a Non-Executive Director at Standard Life PLC and is Chairman of Creston PLC and Trinity Mirror plc. David is a member of the Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and studied Economics at the University of Manchester.
Tim Steiner
Chief Executive Officer
Tim is a founding Director. He has responsibility for keeping a general oversight of the business and strategy. Prior to Ocado, Tim spent eight years as a banker at Goldman Sachs. During his time there, he was based in London, Hong Kong and New York in the Fixed Income division. Tim graduated from Manchester University with an honours degree in economics, finance and accountancy in 1992.
Duncan Tatton-Brown
Chief Financial Officer
Duncan joined the Board in September 2012. Prior to Ocado, Duncan was Chief Financial Officer of Fitness First PLC and previously was Group Finance Director of Kingfisher PLC, one of the world\'s largest home improvement retailers. He has also been Finance Director of B&Q PLC, Chief Financial Officer of Virgin Entertainment Group and has held various senior finance positions at Burton Group PLC, with over fifteen years of retailing experience. He is currently a non-executive director and Senior Independent Director of Zoopla Property Group PLC. He was previously a non-executive director of Rentokil Initial PLC. He has a masters degree in Engineering from King\'s College, Cambridge and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
Neill Abrams
Legal & Business Affairs Director
Neill has been a Director since September 2000, having previously advised Ocado since its founding. He has board responsibility for Ocado\'s business support divisions, including legal, corporate social responsibility, insurance, risk management and human resources. Prior to Ocado, Neill was a barrister in practice at the Chambers of Lord Grabiner QC at One Essex Court and spent 9 years as a lawyer and an investment banker at Goldmans Sachs in London. Neill graduated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge with a masters degree in law in 1989, having previously obtained BA and LLB degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He is also admitted as a member of the New York Bar and as a South African Advocate.
Mark Richardson
Operations Director
Mark joined the Board in January 2012, having been Ocado\'s Head of Technology since 2001. He is responsible for the day to day running of the Ocado operation, including Customer Fulfilment Centres, logistics developments, business planning, engineering and IT. Prior to Ocado Mark was at the John Lewis Partnership, where he held a number of IT positions, including Head of Selling Systems at Waitrose. Mark graduated from University College London with a physics degree.
Ruth Anderson
Non-Executive Director
Ruth joined the Board in March 2010. She is chairman of the Audit Committee and also serves on the Remuneration and Nomination Committees. Until April 2009 she was a Vice-Chairman of KPMG in the UK. She joined KPMG in 1976 and became a partner in 1989. She has worked extensively as an adviser with UK and international businesses. Ruth is a Non-Executive Director of Travis Perkins plc and The Royal Parks, an executive agency of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Ruth is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. Ruth graduated from Bradford University with an honours degree in French and Spanish.
Robert Gorrie
Non-Executive Director
Robert joined the Board in 2000, as the Logistics Director. In May 2006 he became a Non-Executive Director. Robert serves on the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees. Prior to Ocado, he was Group Director of Information Technology at Transport Development Group PLC where he spent ten years in a variety of commercial and operational roles. Prior to that he spent 10 years in North America with the logistics service business Christian Salvesen PLC, where he reached the position of Director of Business Development. Robert graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford with an honours degree in modern history and economics
Jörn Rausing
Non-Executive Director
Jörn joined the Board in 2003 with the initial investment by Apple Trust (now the Apple II Trust, of which he is a beneficiary) in Ocado. He serves on the Remuneration and Nomination Committees. Jörn is a Non-Executive Member of the Tetra Laval Group board, and a Member of the boards of Alfa Laval AB and DeLaval Holdings AB. Jörn is also Tetra Laval Group’s Head of Mergers and Acquisitions. He holds a degree in business administration from Lund University, Sweden.
Douglas McCallum
Non-Executive Director
Doug joined the Board in October 2011 as an independent Non-Executive Director. He is chairman of the Remuneration Committee and also serves on the Nomination Committee. Doug has been a pioneer of the internet industry for 18 years; for the last ten years at eBay he led the UK business and then turned around the pan-European business. Prior to eBay he was founder and general manager of a number of businesses in the internet, broadcasting, software and hardware sectors. Doug serves on the Cabinet Office’s Digital Advisory Board. Doug read PPE at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Alex Mahon
Non-Executive Director
Alex joined the Board in June 2012 as an independent Non-Executive Director and is a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. She is President of the Shine Group and a Non-Executive Director of the Edinburgh TV Festival. Alex has previously held the positions of Chief Operating Officer at talkbackTHAMES and Director of Commercial Development and Strategy at FreemantleMedia. Alex has a Physics PhD and was a Medical Physicist before becoming a management consultant and then launching internet based retail businesses.