22 January 2024
M&C SAATCHI PLC
(the "Company" or "M&C Saatchi")
Confirmation of Director Appointment
M&C Saatchi is pleased to announce the appointment of Dame Heather Rabbatts as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board of the Company with immediate effect.
Heather's appointment concludes a thorough search process following the Company's announcement on 30 March 2023 that Lisa Gordon did not intend to seek re-election to the Board and would therefore step down as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at the Company's Annual General Meeting, held earlier last year on 14 June 2023.
Heather has held a number of executive and non-executive roles including in local government, infrastructure, media and sports. She currently holds a broad range of Non-Executive Directorship roles across companies and organisations including Associate British Foods plc, Times Up UK, and Soho Theatre. She has previously been a Non-Executive Director of Kier Group plc and Grosvenor Britain & Ireland and was the first woman on the Board of the Football Association in over 150 years.
Heather Rabbatts, incoming Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, commented:
"I am thrilled to be joining the Board of M&C Saatchi and look forward to working with my new colleagues at such an exciting time for the business and the sector."
Zillah Byng-Thorne, acting Executive Chair, commented:
"On behalf of the Board, I am delighted Heather has agreed to join M&C Saatchi. Heather brings a wealth of non-executive experience as well as a deep understanding of our industry and will be a very valuable addition to the Board."
In accordance with Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, Heather Rabbatts (aged 68 years) holds/has held the following directorships/partnerships in the last five years:
| | |
| Current directorships/partnerships | Previous directorships/partnerships (last five years) |
| 42 M&P Ltd | Cove Pictures Limited |
| 48 Films Limited | FCG Worldwide Limited |
| Associated British Foods PLC | Film Nation UK |
| Garden Campus Limited | Grosvenor Limited |
| Paperset Ltd | Grosvenor UK Finance PLC |
| Soho Theatre Company Limited | Kier Group PLC |
| Soho Theatre Productions Limited | Met Film Limited |
| The Bad Ass Librarians Ltd | Met Film School Limited |
| The Creative Industries ISA | Met Media Limited |
| The Women's Sports Group Limited | Smuggler Entertainment LLP |
| UK Time's Up | SOHO Theatre East Limited |
| | The Pact Drama Ltd |
| | Vero Communications Limited |
Heather holds no options over ordinary shares in the Company.
There are no further disclosures to be made under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
For further information please call:
| M&C Saatchi plc | +44 (0)20-7543-4500 |
| Zillah Byng-Thorne, Executive Chair Bruce Marson, Chief Financial Officer | |
| Deutsche Numis | +44 (0)20-7260-1000 |
| Nick Westlake, Iqra Amin | |
| Liberum, NOMAD | +44 (0)20-3100-2000 |
| Max Jones, Benjamin Cryer, Will King | |
| Headland Consultancy | +44 (0)20-3805-4822 |
| Stephen Malthouse, Charlie Twigg | |
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