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26 February 2014
Taylor Wimpey plc
Board Changes
The Board of Taylor Wimpey plc announces the following Board changes:
Anthony (Tony) Reading MBE - Retirement as an Independent Non Executive Director
The Board announces that Tony Reading (appointed on 15 April 2005) has confirmed that he will be standing down from the Board as an Independent Non Executive Director immediately following the Company's Annual General Meeting on 17 April 2014, by which time he will have completed almost nine years of service.
Tony is currently Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and is also a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee.
Upon Tony's retirement, Baroness Margaret Ford of Cunninghame will become Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
Kate Barker will also be appointed to the Taylor Wimpey Remuneration Committee with effect from 17 April 2014, ensuring ongoing full compliance with the UK Governance Code, which requires there to be at least three independent non executive directors on the Remuneration Committee.
Kevin Beeston, Chairman, commented:
"On behalf of the Board of Taylor Wimpey plc, I would like to take this opportunity to express my enormous gratitude to Tony for his outstanding and dedicated service over the past nine years, and also for his invaluable contribution to the Remuneration Committee which he has chaired since 2007."
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For further information please contact:
Taylor Wimpey plc Tel: +44 (0) 1494 885616
Pete Redfern, Chief Executive
James Jordan, Group Legal Director and Company Secretary
Debbie Sempie, Investor Relations
RLM Finsbury Tel: +44 (0) 20 7251 3801
Faeth Birch
Sarah Heald
Notes to editors:
Taylor Wimpey plc is a UK-focused residential developer which also has operations in Spain. Our vision is to become the UK's leading residential developer for creating value and delivering quality.
For further information, please visit the Group's website:
www.taylorwimpey.co.uk