Chairman Designate

RNS Number : 2970T

Trinity Mirror PLC

05 December 2011

 



Trinity Mirror plc

5 December 2011

Appointment of Non Executive Director and Chairman Designate

The Board of Trinity Mirror plc ("the Company") announce that they have today appointed Mr David Grigson as a non executive director and Chairman Designate with effect from 1^st January 2012. Mr Grigson will become Chairman on 3^rd August 2012 after the announcement of the Company's interim results. Sir Ian Gibson will retire as a director and as Chairman on that day.

Mr Grigson, a Chartered Accountant, was formerly Chief Financial Officer of Reuters Group plc and prior to that of EMAP plc. He is currently Chairman of Creston plc and a non executive director of Standard Life plc, and Ocado Group plc. He was previously a non executive director of Carphone Warehouse plc.

There are no disclosures to be made pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13R(1)-(6) of the Listing Rules.

The Nominations Committee led by the Senior Independent Director Gary Hoffman oversaw the search assisted by Egon Zehnder International before making a unanimous recommendation to the Board.

Paul Vickers

Company Secretary

For further information:

Nick Fullagar

Director of Corporate Communications

020 7293 3622

 

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