Mobile Search Home About us Corporate governance Board Committees Share Board Committees The Board has established three principal board committees, to which it has delegated certain of its responsibilities. They are the Nomination Committee, the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. The membership, responsibilities and activities of these Committees are described in the Corporate Governance Report and, in the case of the Remuneration Committee, in the Remuneration Report, included within the Company’s annual report and accounts. Membership of these Committees is reviewed annually. Minutes of Committee meetings are made available to all directors on a timely basis. Nomination Committee Audit Committee Remuneration Committee Members: Richard Reid (Chair) Graham Allan Ruth Cairnie Wolfhart Hauser Richard Reid Key duties In accordance with its terms of reference, the Nomination Committee’s primary responsibilities include: leading the process for Board appointments and making recommendations to the Board; regularly reviewing the Board structure, size and composition (including skills, knowledge, independence, experience and diversity), recommending any necessary changes; considering plans for orderly succession for appointments to the Board and to senior management to maintain an appropriate balance of skills and experience within the Company and to ensure progressive refreshment of the Board; keeping under review the leadership needs of the Group, both executive and non-executive, to ensure the continued ability of the Group organisation to compete efficiently in the marketplace; and being responsible for identifying and nominating, for the approval of the Board, candidates to fill Board vacancies as and when they arise. Download the Nomination Committee terms of reference (PDF) See our annual Nomination Committee report on pages 107 to 108 of the Annual Report 2021 You may also be interested in Our policies To guide and promote good governance and ethical behaviour across our Group, we maintain a series of policies. Read more Risk management The directors recognise that they are responsible for providing a return to shareholders, which is consistent with the responsible assessment and mitigation of risks. Read more Associated British Foods plc Registered in England and Wales No. 293262 at Weston Centre, 10 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 4QY About us ABF at a glance Our purpose Business model Corporate governance Where we operate Our history Our Group Grocery Sugar Agriculture Ingredients Retail A-Z finder Quick links Annual Report Responsibility ESG Modern Slavery Act Statement Financial calendar e-Alerts Terms and conditions Privacy notice Accessibility Sitemap Cookie policy Copyright (c) 2021 Associated British Foods plc Our use of cookies We use necessary cookies to make our site work. We’d also like to set optional analytics cookies to help us improve it. We won’t set optional cookies unless you enable them. Using this tool will set a cookie on your device to remember your preferences. For more detailed information about the cookies we use, see our Cookie policy Manage Cookies Accept All