Except for smaller companies, at least half the board, excluding the chairman, should comprise non-executive directors determined by the board to be independent .A smaller company should have at least two independent non-executive directors.
The Board is made up of a majority of independent non-executive directors, excluding the Chairman. Following Steven Holliday’s retirement from the Board on 8 July, the number of independent non-executive directors, excluding the Chairman, will fall to half.