10 July 2014
J Sainsbury plc
At the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting held on 9 July 2014 Justin King stepped down from the Board of J Sainsbury plc as previously announced.
Mike Coupe was re-appointed as a Director by shareholders at the same meeting and became Chief Executive Officer following the end of the meeting.
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Notes to editors:
Following the changes above the Board and Committees of J Sainsbury plc will consist of:
Chairman
David Tyler
Executive Directors x 2
Mike Coupe (Chief Executive Officer)
John Rogers (Chief Financial Officer)
Non-Executive Directors x 6
Matt Brittin
Mary Harris
Gary Hughes
John McAdam
Jean Tomlin
Susan Rice