Archie Norman was appointed Chairman of Marks and Spencer in September 2017. Archie has a breadth of retail experience with an extensive track record in business change and value creation. He was instrumental in transforming a number of major British businesses including Kingfisher, Asda and Energis. He has also served as Chairman of ITV, Hobbycraft and Lazard UK and was the Lead Director at the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy from 2016-2020. He was the first and only FTSE 100 Chairman to be elected a Member of Parliament, where he served for eight years.

His current external roles include: Chairman of Signal AI, Senior Independent Director at Bridgepoint Group plc, Adviser to Coles Group and Chairman of the Global Counsel.