Wesfarmers has established a management committee to ensure co-ordination between retail divisions Kmart and Target on strategic issues and other matters. 

The diversified conglomerate said the committee would be chaired by Target MD Launa Inman and included Kmart MD Guy Russo and Wesfarmers finance director Terry Bowen.

Wesfarmers also announced the appointment of commercial lawyer Paul Meadows as group general counsel as part of an organisational restructure.

The restructure will have Bowen take responsibility for industrial divisions CSBP, Wesfarmers Energy, and Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety.

Wesfarmers non-executive director Patricia Cross has resigned from the board following the appointment of Meadows, who is her spouse, effective from the end of March.

A replacement for Cross will be announced soon.

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