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Change in Senior Independent Director
Change in Senior Independent Director.
About this update from Land Securities Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 2912Z Land Securities Group PLC 25 May 2016 \n\n \nLand Securities Group PLC\n25 May 2016\n \n \nLand Securities Group PLC \n \nNotification of change in Senior Independent Director\n \nLand Securities Group PLC (\"Land Securities\" or \"Company\") today announces that,\npursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11 and in accordance with Provision A.4.1 of the UK Corporate\nGovernance Code, Kevin O'Byrne will cease to act as the Company's Senior Independent\nDirector (a position he has held since April 2012) immediately following the\nCompany's Annual General Meeting on 21 July 2016 (\"AGM\").\n \nEdward Bonham Carter has been appointed to act as the Company's new Senior\nIndependent Director effective from the AGM. He joined the Board as a Non-executive\nDirector in January 2014 and is a member of the Remuneration Committee. Mr Bonham\nCarter is Vice Chairman of Jupiter Fund Management plc, having previously been its Chief\nExecutive Officer from June 2007 until March 2014.\n \nMr O'Byrne joined the Board in April 2008 and became Chairman of the Audit Committee in January 2009. He will remain on the Board for the time being but will step down as Chairman of the Audit Committee in the coming year. A further announcement will be made in due course.\n \nEND\n \nFor further information, please contact:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichael Arnaouti, Deputy Company Secretary\n\n\nTel +44 (0) 20 7024 5219\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock Exchange END BOABBGDUSXDBGLU\n ","length":3238,"tagName":"div"}]