Directorate Change

RNS Number : 1627X

Trinity Mirror PLC

10 February 2012

 



Trinity Mirror plc

Changes in Non Executive Directors

The Board of Trinity Mirror plc ("the Company") announce that they have today appointed Mr Donal Smith as a non executive director with effect from 1^st March 2012.

Mr Smith is Chief Executive Officer of Data Explorers a privately owned data and software company. He previously held a number of senior roles within Thomson Reuters including President and COO Thomson Financial, EMEA.  Prior to that he was Managing Director of the Financial Times Electronic Publishing Division.

The Nominations Committee oversaw the search assisted by Egon Zender International before making a unanimous recommendation to the Board.

Mr Smith has notified the Company that he was an executive director of eCountries Ltd a "dot com" start up that, having failed to raise sufficient funds, entered into a voluntary arrangement with creditors in February 2001. There are no further disclosures to be made pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13R(1)-(6) of the Listing Rules.

The Company further announces that Laura Wade-Gery, a non executive director, has informed the Board that, having served two three year terms as a director and having recently joined the Board of Marks & Spencer Group plc, she does not wish to seek re-election for a further term and will retire from the Board at the conclusion of the Company's AGM on 10^th May 2012.

Paul Vickers

Company Secretary

10 February 2012

For further information:

Nick Fullagar

Director of Corporate Communications

020 7293 3622

 

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