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Tesco Stores Plc.

Who, where, how much?

Head office:
Tesco House
Delamare Rd
Cheshunt
Hertfordshire
EN8 9SL

01992 632222

Company Structure/Ownership

Tesco PLC is a publicly owned company.

Share Value
See:
www.tesco.com/corporateinfo

Major shareholders
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers
Schroder Investment Management Limited
M and G Investment Management Limited
Barclays Global Investors
Axa Investment Managers
Legal and General
Scottish Widows
Morley Fund Management
Standard Life Investors
Scudder Theadneedle
[17]

Annual Turnover
In 2001, turnover excluding VAT was £20 988 000 000
[18]

Board of Directors [19]
John Gardiner, Non Executive chair
Appointed Non Executive director in 1997 and chair in 1998. Also Non Executive director of The Economist.
Salary
[20]: £300,000

Terry Leahy, Chief Executive
Appointed 1997
Salary: £771,000

David Reid, Deputy Chairman
Appointed 1996. Responsible for international development. Non Executive Director of De Vere Group Plc.
Salary: £613,000

Rowley Ager, Company Secretary appointed 1996
Non Executive Director of Oasis Stores Plc.
Salary: £398,000

Philip Clark, Logistics and IT Director
Appointed 1998
Salary: £339,000

John Gildersleeve, Commercial and Training Director
Non Executive Director of Gallaher Group Plc and Carphone Warehouse Group Plc
Salary: £532,000

Andrew Higginson, Finance Director
Member of the 100 Group of Financial Directors
Salary: £422,000

Tim Mason, Marketing and E-commerce Director
Appointed 1995; Non Executive Director of Capital Radio Plc.
Salary: £422,000

David Potts, Retail Director
Worked in Ireland 1997 – 2000 before returning to take up current position
Salary: £349,000

Charles Allen, Non Executive Director
Appointed 1999, also Chairman of Granada Group Plc
Salary: £42,000

Dr Harold Einsmann, Non Executive Director
Appointed 1999. Non Executive Director of EMI Group Plc, on board of Stora Enso Oyj (part of the Wallenberg Group), Director of British American Tobacco Plc (So he can be relied on to sell us healthy products then…), Operating Partner in EQT, a private equity group in Sweden.
Salary: £30,000

John Melbourn, Non Executive Director
Appointed 1996. Director of Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd.
Salary: £42,000

Veronique Morali, Non Executive Director
Appointed 2000. Chief Operating Officer and Director of Firnalac SA
Salary: £ 14,000

Graham Pimlott, Non Executive Director
Appointed 1993. Deputy Chair of Hammerson Plc.
Salary: £55,000

Advisers
Stockbrokers: Deutsche Bank A + G London
Morgan Stanley + Co International
Auditors: PriceWaterhouseCooper
Registrar: Lloyds TSB Registrars
The Causeway, Worthing, West Sussex BN 99 6DA
01903 502541
[21]

Subsidiaries
Tesco has many subsidiaries, which are generally recognisable as having 'Tesco' in their name and being based in Cheshunt. However, readers should be aware of Tesco Corporation, which is an energy and oil company and is not related to Tesco PLC.


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Footnotes

[17]www.tesco.com/corporateinfo
[18] http://62.169.137.181/tesco/investor/presen/an2001/sum_fin.htm
[19] From: www.tesco.com/corporateinfo unless otherwise stated
[20] Tesco Annual Report and Review 2001
[21] www.tesco.com/corporateinfo