11 July 2019
HELICAL PLC
("Helical" or the "Company")
Changes to the Board
At the Company's 2019 Annual General Meeting ('Meeting') held earlier today, all Executive and Non-Executive Directors standing for election and re-election were duly elected or re-elected (as appropriate) by the Company's Shareholders with over 98.9% of votes cast in favour of each relevant resolution.
Helical subsequently announces the following changes to the Board with immediate effect.
Further to the retirement of Mike Slade, Richard Grant is appointed as Chairman of the Company. Following this appointment he will step down from the Audit & Risk Committee in accordance with Provision 24 of the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018. Richard will continue to serve as Chairman of the Nominations Committee and as a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Joe Lister, Chief Financial Officer at Unite Group plc, is appointed by the Board as the Chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee.
Richard Cotton is appointed by the Board as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
Sue Clayton is appointed by the Board as Helical's Designated Workforce Engagement Non-Executive Director.
For further information, please contact:
Tim Murphy / James Moss
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Tel: 020 7629 0113 |
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Date of notification: 11 July 2019 |
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