Marshalls Regulatory News (MSLH)

BOARD CHANGES AT MARSHALLS PLC

Further to the announcement on 3 July 2014 of the appointment of Jack Clarke as Group Finance Director designate of Marshalls plc (the "Company") to succeed Ian Burrell who is retiring, the Company is pleased to confirm that Jack Clarke joined the Company and has been appointed as Group Finance Director and as a Director of the Company with effect from today, 1 October 2014.

Jack is a Chartered Accountant and joins the Company from global engineering and project management consultancy AMEC plc, where he held a number of positions including Chief Finance Officer for some of its international operating divisions. He previously worked at Halliburton, a leading provider of services to the energy industry.

Jack takes over Executive responsibility from Ian Burrell, who retires as Group Finance Director and as a Director of Marshalls plc with effect from 1 October 2014. Ian will continue to be employed until June 2015 to facilitate the handover and certain projects, and he will also continue to chair the Company's pension trustee board. 

David Sarti, Chief Operating Officer, will also retire as a Director of Marshalls plc with effect from 1 December 2014. As previously announced, David will continue to be employed until 31 December 2014 to provide support to the operational management team during the transition of responsibilities to them.

Martyn Coffey, Chief Executive, said "We are delighted to welcome Jack to the Board as we embark on the next phase of our future growth plans. We are also immensely grateful to Ian and David for their valuable contribution to the business over the last 13 years, and we are pleased that they will continue to be available to support the business in the coming months."

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1 October 2014