Marisa Cassoni

Biographical Information
"Marisa has been the Finance Director of the John Lewis Partnership since June 2006. Prior to this, Marisa spent five years as Group Finance Director at The Royal Mail where she played an instrumental role in guiding the company through its renewal programme. Marisa has decided to retire from full-time executive responsibilities and plans to step down from her role as the Partnership's Finance Director after completing the 2011/12 reporting cycle.

"Marisa was Group Finance Director at Britannic Assurance plc from 1998 to 2001 and Group Finance Director of Prudential's UK division between 1994 and 1998. A qualified chartered accountant since 1975, she was appointed non-executive Director of GFI in 2005, a company listed on New York Stock Exchange where she chairs their audit committee. Marisa is a Governor of the Peabody Trust and, until very recently, was a member of the Accounting Standards Board."

Affiliations

 * Trustee, Canal and River Trust