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Appointment of Senior Independent Director
25 February 2021
Serco Group plc
LEI: 549300PT2CIHYN5GWJ21
Serco Group plc ('Serco' or 'the Company'), the international provider of services to governments, announces that Lynne Peacock will assume the role of Senior Independent Director when John Rishton succeeds Sir Roy Gardner as Chairman of the Company following the Annual General Meeting on 21 April 2021. Lynne is currently Chair of the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Group Audit and Nomination committees. She was formerly Chief Executive of Woolwich plc and National Australia Bank Limited's UK businesses and is Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of TSB Bank plc and a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Royal Mail plc.
Sir Roy Gardner, Non-Executive Chairman of Serco, commented: "I would like to thank John personally for his support as the Senior Independent Director and I would also like to welcome Lynne to the role of Senior Independent Director when John becomes Chairman, a position for which her considerable experience makes her well suited."
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For further information please contact:
Paul Checketts, Head of Investor Relations, tel: +44 (0) 7718 195 074 or email: paul.checketts@serco.com
Marcus De Ville, Head of Media Relations; tel +44 (0) 7738 898 550 or email: marcus.deville@serco.com
About Serco
Serco is a leading provider of public services. Our customers are governments or others operating in the public sector. We gain scale, expertise and diversification by operating internationally across five sectors and four geographies: Defence, Justice & Immigration, Transport, Health and Citizen Services, delivered in UK & Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
More information can be found at www.serco.com