The Board has a coherent corporate governance structure with clearly defined responsibilities and accountabilities designed to safeguard and enhance long-term shareholder value and provide a robust framework to deliver the Group’s strategy. In order to achieve this, the Board meets regularly and is responsible for organising and directing the Group in a manner that promotes its success and is consistent with good corporate governance practice.
The Board
The Board of Directors are collectively responsible for the long-termsuccess of the Group, including setting and overseeing the implementation of strategy, helping to further the Group’s mission to save people everywhere time and money.
Board Committees
The Board has three principal committees.
Information on the scope of these committees, their member and their terms of reference is available in the corporate governance statement in the Annual Report and Accounts and can also be found using the menus below:
The Audit Committee assists the Board in discharging its responsibilities in relation to financial reporting, internal audit, external audit, internal control and risk management.
The Nomination Committee's role is to review and monitor the leadership needs of the Board and senior management, and to support the Company's continued ability to recruit the level and quality of expertise it needs to ensure long-term success.
The Committee is governed by the principles of the Directors’ remuneration policy and in particular formulising and monitoring the performance of the incentive schemes.