Mary Francis CBE

Corporate Governance

We are committed to high standards of corporate governance. Read our corporate governance report in the 2009 Annual Report and Accounts.

Board of directors

The board is responsible for corporate governance, developing strategy and major policy, reviewing management performance, approving financials and for our system of internal control.

Find out more about the members of the board

Executive Committee

The Committee meets weekly to oversee the management of the Group and is the decision-making body for those matters not reserved to the board.

Find out more about the members of the Executive Committee

Internal control

Our system of internal control is designed to manage the risk of failure to achieve our business objectives.

Learn about the internal processes and controls within our business

Governance structure


Governance structure