Katie Bickerstaffe holds the position of Joint Chief Operating Officer at Marks & Spencer Group Plc and Chief Strategy & Transformation Director at Marks & Spencer Plc (a subsidiary of Marks & Spencer Group Plc). She is also on the board of Barratt Developments Plc and England & Wales Cricket Board Ltd. Ms. Bickerstaffe previously occupied the position of Executive Director at Dixons Carphone Plc and Chief Executive Officer-UK & Ireland Region at Dixons Retail Group Ltd. (a subsidiary of Dixons Carphone Plc), Group Director-Retail & Human Resources at Somerfield Ltd. and Managing Director at Kwik Save Corp. Ltd. (a subsidiary of Somerfield Ltd.) and Executive Chairman of SSE Heat Networks Ltd.