Directorate Change

RNS Number : 5701I

AstraZeneca PLC

15 March 2010

 



Board changes

At AstraZeneca PLC's Annual General Meeting on 29 April 2010, as usual and in accordance with the its Articles of Association, all of the Directors are retiring. The biographical details of each Director presenting himself or herself for re-election are set out in the Notice of AGM 2010 and Shareholders' Circular.

Neither John Buchanan nor Bo Angelin will present themselves for re-election this year and both will leave the Board at the close of the AGM. Commenting on the changes, Louis Schweitzer, Chairman of the Board, said: "John has served as a Director since 2002 and has chaired the Audit Committee since 2004, also serving as a member of the Remuneration Committee. On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank him for his remarkable contribution to the work of the Board and the Audit Committee during his tenure; his skills and experience, and thoughtful approach, have been of great benefit to AstraZeneca over the last eight years. Bo was first appointed as a Director in 2007 and has indicated to the Board that he reluctantly wishes to step down after the AGM in order to concentrate on his scientific work at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital. I would like to thank Bo on behalf of his Board colleagues for his service to AstraZeneca and his work as a member of the Science Committee. John and Bo leave with our very best wishes for their future endeavours."

This will be the last time that Jane Henney presents herself for re-election. Jane will have served as a Director of the Company for nine years by the time of the AGM in 2011 and intends to stand down from the Board at the close of that AGM next year.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

15 March 2010

 

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