11 Jul 2019 15:15
11 July 2019
HELICAL PLC
("Helical" or the "Company")
Changes to the Board
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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.
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Helical subsequently announces the following changes to the Board with immediate effect.
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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.
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Joe Lister, Chief Financial Officer at Unite Group plc, is appointed by the Board as the Chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee.
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Richard Cotton is appointed by the Board as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
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Sue Clayton is appointed by the Board as Helical's Designated Workforce Engagement Non-Executive Director.
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For further information, please contact:
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Tim Murphy / James Moss  | Tel: 020 7629 0113 |
Date of notification: 11 July 2019 |
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