Director Appointment

Next PLC

17 January 2024

 

17 January 2024

For immediate release

Next plc ("NEXT")

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT

We take pleasure in announcing that Amy Stirling will be joining NEXT as an independent non-executive director with effect from 2 April 2024.

Amy is Chief Financial Officer of Hargreaves Lansdown plc, a financial services company and a constituent of the FTSE 250. Amy has significant financial and strategic leadership experience in client facing businesses across the telecommunications and financial services sectors. She has considerable transformation and M&A experience at both executive and non-executive level and is a qualified chartered accountant.

Amy was previously Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Group and other previous appointments include non-executive director and chair of the Audit Committee at Pets at Home Group plc, director at RIT Capital Partners plc, Chief Financial Officer of The Princes Trust and Chief Financial Officer at TalkTalk Telecom Group Plc.

Upon appointment, Amy will become a member of the Nomination, Audit and Remuneration Committees.

The Board confirms that no other disclosures need to be made under Listing Rule 9.6.13 in respect of this appointment.

Ian Blackwell

Company Secretary

 

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