MA, Somerville College, University of Oxford. Formerly with Ministry of Agriculture; 1992-94, Member, UK Prime Minister's Policy Unit; 1995-97, Director, Deregulation Unit, UK government. Since 1997, with Tesco: 1997, Director, Group Corporate Affairs; 2004, Company Secretary; since 2006, current position. From 1 July 2012, Non-Executive President, EuroCommerce, the European trade association for retail, wholesale and international trade. Member of the Board, UK-India Business Council. Member: China-Britain Business Council; Efficiency Board, UK Government; Corporate Leaders' Group on Climate Change. Non-Executive Director, ITV. Deputy Chairman, British Retail Consortium. Recipient of award: CMG, UK.