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Confirmation of Director Appointments
Confirmation of Director Appointments.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n15 June 2023\nM&C SAATCHI PLC\n(the \"Company\" or \"M&C Saatchi\")\nConfirmation of Director Appointments\n \nFurther to its announcement on 30 March 2023, the Company confirms, following the Annual General Meeting yesterday, the appointments of Zillah Byng-Thorne to the Board of M&C Saatchi as independent Non-Executive Chair and Chris Sweetland as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of M&C Saatchi with immediate effect.\nZillah brings a wealth of experience across media and technology businesses, including having most recently been Chief Executive Officer of Future plc. She is currently Chair of Trustpilot Group plc and has served on the Boards of Flutter Entertainment plc, GoCompare and Auto Trader.\nChris will serve as a representative of AdvancedAdvT Limited and Vin Murria who hold in aggregate 27,237,985 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 22.2 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. Accordingly, Chris will not be considered to be independent. Chris was previously the Deputy Group Finance Director of WPP Group and is currently a Non-Executive Director at TPX Holdings plc and Unlimited Marketing Group, a private equity-owned marketing services group. Chris will be entitled to remain on the Board provided AdvancedAdvT Limited and Vin Murria retain an aggregate interest of at least 11.5 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.\nIn accordance with Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, Zillah Byng-Thorne (aged 48 years) and Christopher Sweetland (aged 68 years) hold/have held the following directorships/partnerships in the last five years:\n\n\n\n\nZillah Byng-Thorne\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCurrent directorships/partnerships\n\n\nPrevious directorships/partnerships (last five years)\n\n\n\n\nBallast Group Holdings Limited trading as\n\n\nA&S Publishing Company Limited\n\n\n\n\nCarTrawler\n\n\nAscent Publishing Limited\n\n\n\n\nGlobalwebindex Holdings Limited\n\n\nBarcroft Media Limited\n\n\n\n\nNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd\n\n\nBarcroft Productions Limited\n\n\n\n\nThe Surelight Project Limited\n\n\nBarcroft Studios Limited\n\n\n\n\nTrustpilot Group Plc\n\n\nBroadleaf Us Bidco Inc.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBusiness Energy Online Limited\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nByng & Mckenzie Consultants Ltd\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCentaur Consumer Exhibitions Limited\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC...