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Appointment and retirement of Non-Executive Dir...
Appointment and retirement of Non-Executive Dir....
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nSThree (STHR)Appointment and retirement of Non-Executive Directors02-Oct-2017 / 07:00 GMT/BSTDissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR), transmitted by EQS Group.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.\n\n For release at 7am on 2 October 2017\n\n \n\nSThree plc\n\n(\"SThree\" or the \"Group\")\n\n \n\nAppointment and retirement of Non-Executive Directors\n\n \n\nSThree, the international specialist STEM staffing business, announces that it has appointed James Bilefield as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Remuneration, Audit and Nomination Committees, with effect from 1 October 2017.\n\nCurrent Non-Executive Directors Fiona MacLeod and Nadhim Zahawi will retire on 31 October 2017 and James will succeed Fiona as Senior Independent Director, in addition to becoming Chairman Designate. James will succeed Clay Brendish as Chairman on conclusion of the Company's AGM in April 2018.\n\nBiographical details for James Bilefield are as follows:\n\nJames Bilefield - joined the Board of Stagecoach Group plc on 1 February 2016, where he currently serves on the Remuneration and Nomination Committees. Other appointments include Cruise.co (Chairman), McKinsey & Company (Senior Advisor), Advent International (Industry Advisor) and Teach First (Trustee). James has an international track record of successfully leading growing digital businesses. He managed the digital transformation of media group, Condé Nast, across 27 countries, scaled Skype's global operations as part of its founding management team and held senior management roles at Yahoo! during its major growth phase. Formerly CEO of global advertising technology company, OpenX, he also co-founded the UK local information business, UpMyStreet, following an investment banking career at JP Morgan Chase.\n\nThis latest Board appointment follows the appointment of Barrie Brien as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Remuneration, Audit and Nomination Committees, with effect from 11 September 2017.\n\nClay Brendish, Chairman commented: \"Having chaired the Group through a period of significant transition, I feel that now is the right time to confirm our Board succession plans. James will bring complementary skills and experience gai...