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Appointment of Chairman
Appointment of Chairman.
About this update from Experian Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 3862A Experian plc 29 May 2019 \n\nExperian plc\n \n \nAppointment of Chairman\n \n \n29 May 2019 - Experian, the global information services company, today announces the appointment of Mike Rogers, an independent non-executive director of the Company, as Chairman of Experian plc, effective from the conclusion of the Company's AGM on 24 July 2019. \n \nMike will succeed Don Robert who, as previously announced on 14 December 2018, had notified the Company of his intention to step down as Chairman and as a Director.\n \nMike joined the Experian Board in July 2017 and has successfully chaired the Remuneration Committee since July 2018. He is currently a non-executive director of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, where he chairs the Group Sustainable Banking Committee and sits on the Group Performance and Remuneration Committee. He is the non-executive Chairman of Aegon UK, a life insurance, pensions and asset management subsidiary of Aegon N.V. Mike was the Chief Executive Officer of LV= Group, which grew significantly and was successfully rebranded and transformed under his tenure, from 2006 until 2016. Before that, he spent 20 years at Barclays, latterly leading its UK Retail Banking business. \n \nThe Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee undertook an extensive and robust search process, using external consultants, to identify the best possible candidate for the role of Chairman. The process included the identification of key criteria required for the role of Chairman, followed by the detailed assessment of a broad and diverse range of external and internal candidates. The Committee concluded that Mike Rogers was the outstanding candidate and recommended his appointment to the Board. \n\nDon Robert said: \"I am delighted Mike has been chosen to succeed me as Chairman. Experian has made tremendous progress in recent years through investments to take advantage of technological transformation and expansion in its addressable markets. The recent results showed a year of considerable progress, with ground-breaking new propositions and growth broadly spread across several geographies, and this gives me great confidence in Experian's future. I wish Mike every success as he sets out to lead the Experian Board at this exciting time.\"\n \nExperian plc's Deputy Ch...