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Directorate Changes
Directorate Changes.
About this update from Rolls-royce Holdings Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 2363B\n Rolls-Royce Holdings plc\n 09 June 2021\n \n \n \n \n 9 June 2021\n \n \n Rolls-Royce Holdings plc\n \n \n DIRECTORATE CHANGES\n \n \n ROLLS-ROYCE ANNOUNCES ANITA FREW AS CHAIR DESIGNATE\n \n \n AND APPOINTMENT OF MIKE MANLEY AS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR\n \n \n Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (Company or Group) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Anita Frew as a Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate. Anita will join the Board with effect from 1 July 2021 and will succeed Sir Ian Davis as Chair on 1 October 2021. Sir Ian will retire from the Board on 30 September 2021, after nearly nine years as Chairman. On joining the Board, Anita will be appointed to the Nominations & Governance Committee and will succeed Sir Ian as Chair of that Committee on 1 October 2021. Rolls-Royce also today announces the appointment of Mike Manley as a Non-Executive Director. \n \n \n Anita Frew is currently chair of Croda plc, the science, technology and chemicals group and a non-executive director of BHP Group, a global resources company. Until recently she was the deputy chairman and senior independent director of Lloyds Banking Group PLC and has also held chair and board roles in companies in industrial, engineering and utilities sectors.\n \n \n Sir Kevin Smith, Senior Independent Director, said: \"\n Anita is the unanimous and clear choice of the Nominations & Governance Committee and her proposed appointment has been warmly endorsed by the entire Board.\n \n \n The Company conducted a comprehensive search and Anita emerged as the outstanding candidate. She brings a wealth of experience from two decades of Board appointments both in the UK and internationally and her skills, and reputation with investors and government institutions will be invaluable to the Group. I am delighted to welcome Anita to the Board and as Chair Designate.\n \n \n On behalf of the Board I would like to thank Ian for his outstanding contribution as Chairman over almost nine years of service. His leadership, guidance and resilience has been integral to the Group's progress and ongoing transformation. He has brought the Board much closer to the employees and will be missed by people at all levels of the organisation. Ian has been an exceptional ambassador for Rolls-Royce.\"\n \n \n Sir Ian Davis said: \"Rolls-Royce is a pio...