Executive Profile

Christine Cross Retail Advisor and Member of the Advisory Board, Apax Partners LLP

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Background

Ms. Christine Cross serves as the President at Christine Cross Ltd. Ms. Cross is an Independent Advisor in retail management. Ms. Cross serves as a Retail Advisor of Apax Partners Venture Capital & Private Equity and Apax Partners LLP. She serves as Advisor of the Logistics Institute of Hull University. She serves as Chief Retail and Consumer Advisor of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. She runs a retail advisory consultancy since 2003. Ms. Cross has extensive experience in ... international retail and consumer goods. Ms. Cross' career has included 14 years at Tesco PLC and 15 years lecturing and consulting at Edinburgh and Bath Spa Universities. Ms. Cross was variously responsible for Own Brand development, establishment of the global sourcing function and finally business development focused on international and small format expansion. From April 2002 to June 2003, she served as the Group Business Development Director for TESCO PLC and was based in Hertfordshire, England. Ms. Cross held other positions with TESCO since 1989, including as a World Non-Food Buying Director for TESCO from 1998 to 2002. She is a visiting professor in business studies at Srinakarinwirot University in Bangkok and in consumer studies at the University of Ulster. She has been an Independent Non Executive Director of Next Plc (formerly, Next PLC) since January 19, 2005. Ms. Cross has been a Non-Executive Director of Sobeys Inc. since 2003 and Woolworths Ltd. since January 30, 2012. She has been Director of Sonae SGPS SA since 2009. She serves as a Non-Executive Director of Sonae Group plc and of Plantasjen ASA. Ms. Cross has been a Non Executive Independent Director of Kathmandu Holdings Limited since December 11, 2012. She also serves as a Member of Advisory Panel at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Ms. Cross served as an Independent Non Executive Director of George Wimpey PLC since December 2002. She served as a Director of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. since July 2005. She served as a Director of Empire Company Limited from 2007 to September 14, 2011. She also served as a Director of Taylor Wimpey plc. She served as Board Advisor of DCS Europe plc. She served as a Director of DCS Europe plc. She served as Director of Premier Foods plc from January 21, 2008 to January 31, 2010. She is Visiting Professor of Hull Business School and Ulster University. Ms. Cross is a food scientist by background and previously lectured at Edinburgh and Bath Universities. Ms. Cross received B.Ed. (Distinction), Food Science and Nutrition from Newcastle University in 1973, M.Sc. in Food Science (Distinction) from University of Reading in 1983 and Diploma in Management Studies from Open University (OU) in 1990.

Corporate Headquarters 33 Jermyn Street London, Greater London SW1Y 6DN United Kingdom Phone: 44 20 7872 6300 Fax: 44 20 7666 6441 Board Members Memberships Retail Advisor and Member of the Advisory Board Apax Partners LLP Non-Executive Director Plantasjen ASA Former Board Advisor and Director DCS Europe plc 2002-N/A Former Independent Non Executive Director, Chairman of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Member of Nominations Committee and Member of Remuneration Committee George Wimpey plc 2003-Present Independent Director, Member of Oversight Committee and Member of Human Resources Committee Sobeys Inc. 2005-N/A Former Director Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. 2005-Present Independent Non Executive Director, Member of Audit Committee, Member of Remuneration Committee and Member of Nomination Committee Next Plc 2007-2011 Former Member of Oversight Committee and Member of Human Resources Committee Empire Company Limited 2008-2010 Former Non-Executive Director, Member of Remuneration Committee and Member of Nomination Committee Premier Foods plc 2009-Present Non-Executive Director, Member of Audit & Finance Committee and Member of Nomination & Remuneration Committee Sonae SGPS SA 2012-Present Non-Executive Director, Member of People Policy Committee and Member of Nomination Committee Woolworths Limited 2012-Present Non Executive Independent Director Kathmandu Holdings Limited Education MS 1983 University of Reading Bachelor's Degree 1973 Newcastle University Other Affiliations PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Tesco PLC Woolworths Limited Sobeys Inc. Sonae SGPS SA Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. Plantasjen ASA Premier Foods plc George Wimpey plc DCS Europe plc Open University (UK) Empire Company Limited Next Plc University of Reading Newcastle University Kathmandu Holdings Limited

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