Non-Executive Directors.

John Gardiner,

who is 58, was appointed a non-executive director of Tesco in 1988 and Deputy Chairman in 1993. He is Chairman of Laird Group plc, a non-executive director of Enterprise Oil plc and 3i Group plc, and Chairman of the School Teachers' Review Body.

Baroness O'Cathain,

who is 57, was appointed a non-executive director of Tesco in 1985. She is also a non-executive director of BET plc and British Airways plc.

Dr Gwyn Jones,

who is 46, was appointed a non-executive director of Tesco in 1992. He is an adviser to Andersen Consulting and a director of Drayton English and International Trust plc. He is also a Governor of the BBC and a member of the Welsh Fourth Channel Authority.

Graham Pimlott,

who is 45, was appointed a non-executive director of Tesco in 1993. He is Chief Executive of the Merchant Banking Division of BZW, which he joined in 1989. He was previously a Corporate Finance Director of Kleinwort Benson and a partner in the firm of Lovell White Durrant.

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