Board and Board Committee changes

RNS Number : 0570A

Taylor Wimpey PLC

31 January 2022

 

31 January 2022

Taylor Wimpey plc

Board and Board Committee changes 

Taylor Wimpey announces that Angela Knight and Gwyn Burr will be retiring from the Board of Directors on 26 April 2022 in light of upcoming changes to their commitments on other Boards:

Angela Knight CBE

Following her appointment as Chair of Pool Re and the recent extension of her responsibilities as a Non Executive Director of Provident Financial Group Plc, Angela Knight has notified the Board that she will not stand for re-election at this year's Annual General Meeting (AGM) and will therefore step down from the Board on 26 April 2022 at the conclusion of the AGM.  Angela has served as an Independent Non Executive Director since November 2016.

Gwyn Burr

Gwyn Burr has notified the Board that she is taking a new Chair role of a financial services business (to be separately announced in due course) and as a result will not stand for re-election at this year's AGM.  Gwyn will therefore step down from the Board on 26 April 2022 at the conclusion of the AGM, having served as an Independent Non Executive Director since February 2018 and also as Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Board's Employee Champion.

The Board is pleased to confirm that Lord Jitesh Gadhia, who has been an Independent Non Executive Director since March 2021, will assume the role of Chair of the Remuneration Committee and Robert Noel, Senior Independent Director, will join the Remuneration Committee and take on the role of the Board's Employee Champion, following the conclusion of the AGM.  Jitesh has extensive remuneration committee experience and serves as Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Compare The Market Limited. 

A search process for Angela and Gwyn's replacements is already underway to ensure that the Board continues to hold the most appropriate balance of skills and expertise.

Irene Dorner, Chairman, said:

"I would like to express my and the Board's sincere thanks to both Angela and Gwyn for their long-serving and valued contributions to Taylor Wimpey.

Angela has given the Board much valued counsel across the business over the last five years and has been an asset to both the Board and Taylor Wimpey. Gwyn has provided an invaluable contribution, particularly in the important areas of customer service and employee engagement, as well as being an excellent Chair of our Remuneration Committee.

We wish both Angela and Gwyn all the best in the future."

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For further information please contact:

Taylor Wimpey plc 

Alice Black, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary  Tel: [phone]

Debbie Archibald, Investor Relations

Finsbury Glover Hering

Faeth Birch      Tel: [phone]

Anjali Unnikrishnan

Notes to editors:

Taylor Wimpey plc is a customer-focused homebuilder, operating at a local level from 23 regional businesses across the UK.  We also have operations in Spain.  For further information, please visit the Group's website: www.taylorwimpey.co.uk Follow us on Twitter via @TaylorWimpeyplc

 

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