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Helios Towers plc
Directorate Changes
London, 18 May 2023: Helios Towers plc ("Helios Towers" or the "Company"), the independent telecommunications infrastructure company, today announces that Magnus Mandersson has been appointed as Deputy Chair and will relinquish his role as Senior Independent Director to Alison Baker, who is a Non-Executive Director of the Company.
The Company also announces that Non-Executive Director Carole Wamuyu Wainaina has been appointed as Chair of the newly formed Sustainability Committee. This committee has been created to align to corporate governance best practice and ensure a more focused approach to sustainability, which has been given "whole Board" oversight to date.
Non-Executive Director Sally Ashford will also join the Sustainability Committee, as will Tom Greenwood (Chief Executive Officer) and Manjit Dhillon (Chief Financial Officer).
The above directorate changes will take effect from 18 May 2023.
Following the above changes, the membership of the Company's committees will be as follows:
Audit | Remuneration | Nomination | Sustainability | Technology |
Alison Baker (C) | Richard Byrne (C) | Sir Samuel Jonah (C) | Carole Wamuyu Wainaina (C) | Magnus Mandersson (C) |
Richard Byrne | Sir Samuel Jonah | Magnus Mandersson | Sally Ashford | Richard Byrne |
Magnus Mandersson | Alison Baker | Carole Wamuyu Wainaina | Tom Greenwood | Helis Zulijani- Boye |
Carole Wamuyu Wainaina | Sally Ashford | Sally Ashford | Manjit Dhillon | Tom Greenwood |
Temitope Lawani | Manjit Dhillon |
This announcement is made in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.11R. For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations
Chris Baker-Sams - Head of Strategic Finance and Investor Relations
+44 (0)752 310 1475
Media relations
Edward Bridges / Stephanie Ellis FTI Consulting LLP
+44 (0)20 3727 1000
About Helios Towers
· Helios Towers is a leading independent telecommunications infrastructure company, having established one of the most extensive tower portfolios across Africa and the Middle East. It builds, owns and operates telecom passive infrastructure, providing services to mobile network operators.
· Helios Towers owns and operates over 13,500 telecommunication tower sites in Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Brazzaville, Ghana, South Africa, Senegal, Malawi, Madagascar and Oman.
· Helios Towers pioneered the model in Africa of buying towers that were held by single operators and providing services utilising the tower infrastructure to the seller and other operators. This allows wireless operators to outsource non-core tower-related activities, enabling them to focus their capital and managerial resources on providing higher quality services more cost-effectively.