May 10, 2023
John Lewis chair Sharon White wins confidence vote despite losses
John Lewis chair Dame Sharon White has won a confidence vote on her future leadership but lost a second ballot cast by the retailer's partnership council on last year's performance. "Chris Earnshaw, president of the partnership council, said:"The council voted in support of the chair to progress the partnership in relation to its purpose, principles and rules. "The council did not support last year's performance, in which we reported a full-year loss and no partner bonus." The councillors, a democratically elected body of more than 60 employees set up to hold the chair to account, meet twice a year to scrutinise the company's performance and pass a vote of confidence in its leadership. The voting process was overhauled this year to comprise of two votes: whether staff have confidence in the progress of the partnership under the chair's leadership over the past year, and whether they support the chair to progress the partnership under their leadership.
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