J Sainsbury plc: Board of Directors

Appointed 19 July 2004. Philip Hampton was Group Finance Director of Lloyds TSB Group plc from 2002–2004, Group Finance Director of BT Group plc from 2000–2002, Group Finance Director of the BG Group plc (formerly British Gas plc) from 1995–2000, Group Finance Director of British Steel plc from 1990–1995, Executive Director of Lazards from 1981–1990, Non-Executive Director of RMC Group plc 2002–2005. Currently he is a Non-Executive Director of Belgacom (the Belgian telecom group) since 2004. Age 53

Appointed 29 March 2004. Chairman of the Operating Board. Formerly Director of Food, Marks & Spencer. From 1994–2001 held senior positions at ASDA/Wal-Mart in Trading, HR and Retail. Previously Managing Director of Haagen Dazs UK. Early career with Mars Confectionery and Pepsi International. Age 45

Appointed 1 August 2005. Deputy Chairman of Sainsbury’s Bank plc. Formerly Group Finance Director of Carpetright plc 2002–2005, and Finance Director of Superdrug Stores plc 2000–2002. Between 1988–2000 carried out a number of positions at the Arcadia plc (formerly Burton Group) including Joint Managing Director, Arcadia Home Shopping; Finance Director of Arcadia brands; Finance Director, Top Shop/Top Man (Burton Group) and Director of Supply Chain Programme (Burton Group). Age 40

Appointed 11 January 2007. Currently Chief Executive of BUPA since August 1998. She joined BUPA from British Airways in 1996. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Standard Chartered Bank plc. She is a member of the Council of Warwick University and of the Advisory Board of the Warwick Business School. She is a Trustee of the British Museum, and a Non-Executive Director of the Lawn Tennis Association. Age 56

Appointed 1 January 2005. Chief Executive of CMP Information – a division of United Business Media plc. Formerly Group Finance Director of Emap plc, Group Finance Director of SMG plc, Deputy Finance Director of Forte plc, and prior to this held a number of senior management positions with Guinness plc in the UK and in North America. Age 45

Appointed 1 January 2005. Joined Cadbury Beverages in the US in 1990 and joined the Cadbury Schweppes plc Board in May 1996 as Group Human Resources Director. In March 2000 he was appointed Chief Human Resources Officer and took on responsibility for communication and external affairs in addition to HR. He is also a Visiting Professor at Henley Management College. Age 56

Appointed 1 September 2005. Currently Chief Executive of ICI plc, having joined Unilever as a management trainee in 1974 where he held a number of senior positions in Birds Eye Walls, Quest, and Unichema, before the sale of the Specialty Chemical Businesses to ICI in 1997. He is also a member of the University of Cambridge Chemistry Advisory Board. Formerly Non-Executive Director of Severn Trent plc 2000–2005. Age 59

Appointed 2 May 2006. Retired from the BBC in April 2006 after 30 years of service. She has been a Trustee of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, London; is Chancellor of Manchester University; a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society; a Trustee of Forum for the Future; an Honourary Bencher of Middle Temple and is on the Board of The Amazing Group. Age 63