Appointment of Non-Executive Director

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Helen Beck as an independent Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 August 2024. Helen will become Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk, Nomination and Property Valuation committees.

Helen has more than 25 years' experience in financial services, particularly in remuneration design, regulation and human resources. She was formerly a partner of Deloitte and, before that, was Global Head of Reward at Standard Bank, Head of McLagan Europe (part of Aon) and held roles in human resources at Fidelity International.

Helen has been a Non-Executive Director of Funding Circle Holdings plc since June 2021, where she chairs the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Nomination, Audit and Risk and ESG committees. Until 18 April 2024, she was a Non-Executive Director of Ashmore Group plc.

Maria Bentley will retire from the Board on 30 July 2024.