TENURE AND RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OUR BOARD DIVERSITY The Nominations Committee considers the length of service of POLICY Board members at least annually. The tenure of the Non- Executive Directors is set out below: Current Our overriding concern is to ensure that the Board and term Next Additional Group comprise outstanding individuals who can lead Member Appointment (years) renewal Board role the business effectively in a manner aligned to our Andy Harrison September 7 September Chairman and purpose and shared values. We believe the Group’s best 2014 2023 Nominations interests are served by ensuring that these individuals Chair represent a range of skills, experiences, backgrounds Ian Bull July 2 July Audit and and perspectives. Our Company culture must be 2019 2022 Risk Chair inclusive and it is our policy that the Board should William Reeve July July always be at least one third female – and ideally higher 6 Remuneration to meet higher increasing expectations. We also aim to 2015 2024 Chair and Senior ensure that we have at least one Board Director from an Independent ethnically diverse background. Director • We support the objective of promoting diversity in all Peter Ruis September 6 September 2015 2024 of its forms on our Board and throughout the Group. Marion Sears July 17 July Designated • We shall continue to ensure that specific effort is 2004 2022 NED for made to bring forward diverse candidates for senior engaging with management and Board appointments. colleagues • We will monitor the Group’s approach to people Arja Taaveniku February 0 February development to ensure that it continues to enable 2021 2024 talented individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion, colour, Marion Sears has served 17 years on the Board. Marion is now nationality, ethnic origin, age or gender reassignment, to considered by the Board to be non-independent in view of enjoy career progression within Dunelm. her tenure. See page 114 for more details. OUR GROUP EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY POLICY In accordance with our policy and the UK Corporate IS AVAILABLE ON OUR CORPORATE WEBSITE, Governance Code, all Directors will seek election or CORPORATE.DUNELM.COM AND IS REVIEWED re-election at the 2021 AGM, and as now required by the PERIODICALLY, GIVING DUE CONSIDERATION Listing Rules, all Non-Executive Directors will be subject to an TO LEGISLATIVE CHANGES. additional vote by shareholders independent of the Adderley POLICY family. Approved by the Board on 8 September 2021. Andy Harrison Chair of the Nominations Committee 8 September 2021 DUNELM GROUP PLCANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2021 129 GOVERNANCESTRATEGIC REPORT FINANCIAL STATEMENTSOTHER INFORMATION