Graham Oakley

Graham Oakley Group Secretary and Head of Corporate Governance Appointed in August 1997.
Age 47.
Graham qualified as a Solicitor in 1982 and began his career with the Navy Army Air Force Institute (NAAFI).
In 1985, he joined Marks & Spencer's Legal Department and was appointed Head of Legal in 1990 and Company Secretary in 1997.
In September 2002, he was appointed Head of the newly formed Corporate Governance Group comprising secretariat, legal, audit and risk, insurance, pensions, senior remuneration, senior succession and board performance