Groceries Code Adjudicator

Mark White

Biography

A highly commercial legal expert, with extensive international experience across sectors and a track record of delivering legal, governance and compliance across complex organisations. Mark is a Member of the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) and of the Lower Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) at HM Courts & Tribunal Service where he is responsible for hearing appeals against decisions from the Financial Conduct Authority and the Ministry of Justice in a range of financial services and claims management cases.

Mark was the Group General Counsel, Company Secretary and Executive Board Member at Compass Group PLC. He was also Group General Counsel, Company Secretary and Executive Board Member at Ferguson PLC (formerly Wolseley PLC), Enterprise Oil PLC (now part of Royal Dutch Shell) and Rotork p.l.c. Mark was also a solicitor at Eversheds Sutherland LLP (formerly Frere Cholmeley).

Register of interests

Other public appointments:

  • Member of the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) - HM Courts & Tribunal Service
  • Member of the Lower Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) - HM Courts & Tribunal Service

Groceries Code Adjudicator

The Groceries Code Adjudicator is an independent statutory office, and is responsible for enforcing the Groceries Supply Code of Practice.

The code can be found at Schedule 1 of the Groceries (Supply Chain Practices) Market Investigation Order 2009.

Groceries Code Adjudicator