BT Group PLC BT GROUP PLC BOARD CHANGES (6609O)
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BT Group PLC
02 February 2023
2 February 2023
BT GROUP PLC BOARD CHANGES
BT Group plc ("BT Group") hereby announces that Maggie Chan
Jones and Ruth Cairnie will be joining its Board as independent
non-executive directors. Maggie joins the Board effective 1 March
2023 and as a member of the Nominations and Digital Impact &
Sustainability Committees. Ruth joins the Board effective 6 April
2023 and as a member of the Audit & Risk, Remuneration and
Nominations Committees.
Iain Conn will step down from the Board as a non-executive
director at the conclusion of the 2023 Annual General Meeting in
July after serving on the Board for 9 years, Ruth will succeed Iain
as Senior Independent Director.
Adam Crozier, BT Group's Chairman said "Iain has been a great
asset to the Board in his role as Senior Independent Director and I
would like to thank him wholeheartedly for his significant
contribution to BT Group and personal support to me".
As previously announced, Sir Ian Cheshire will also step down
from the Board as a non-executive director at the conclusion of the
2023 Annual General Meeting in July and Ruth will succeed Ian as
Remuneration Committee Chair.
Ruth has extensive experience gained from a broad range of
executive and non-executive roles at leading industrial companies,
both in the UK and Internationally. Ruth was formerly Executive
Vice President for Group Strategy & Planning at Royal Dutch
Shell plc. She is currently Chair of Babcock International Group
plc and Senior Independent Director of Associated British Foods
plc.
Maggie is the founder and CEO of Tenshey, a tech-enabled
executive coaching company that focuses on elevating more women and
underrepresented leaders in leadership roles and the boardroom.
This followed a highly successful career in marketing at several of
the world's largest technology companies, including Microsoft and
SAP.
In welcoming both to the Board, BT Group's Chairman Adam Crozier
said "The Board is delighted to welcome Maggie and Ruth, both of
whom will add significant breadth of experience and diversity of
thought to the Board. Both will be key in support of the important
transformation agenda ahead for BT Group".
Maggie commented "I'm honoured to join the Board of BT Group,
whose purpose to connect for good is essential to the consumers,
businesses, and communities it serves. I look forward to applying
my experiences in business transformation, marketing, and diversity
and inclusion to help BT accelerate its ambition and lead the way
to a bright and sustainable future".
Ruth added " I'm delighted to be joining the BT Board and
supporting the company in its ambitious transformation. Successful
delivery of BT's mission will strongly support the transition of
economies and societies to a more digitally enabled future and its
role is particularly critical for the UK. "
There are no additional matters that would require disclosure in
respect of Maggie Chan Jones and Ruth Cairnie or pursuant to
9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the UK Financial Conduct
Authority.
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Maggie Chan Jones biography
Maggie is currently a non-executive director of The Sage Group
plc and USTA, a non-executive board advisor for Open Systems AG and
was previously a non-executive director at Avast plc. She is a
recognised executive in business transformation, marketing, and
ESG. and f requently recognised as a thought-leader. Maggie was a
recipient of industry awards including Outstanding 50 Asian
Americans in Business (2021), Women of the Decade in Marketing,
Branding and Communication (2018); Forbes World's Most Influential
CMOs (2017); Woman of the Year (2014), among other accolades.
Ruth Cairnie biography
Ruth brings a wealth of experience and was formerly Executive
Vice President Strategy & Planning at Royal Dutch Shell plc and
has been a Non-Executive Director of Rolls Royce Holdings plc,
ContourGlobal plc and Keller Group plc, and a member of the finance
committee of the University of Cambridge and the Chair of POWERful
Women. She has a Masters of Advanced Studies in Mathematics from
the University of Cambridge and holds a BSc Joint Honours in
Mathematics and Physics from the University of Bristol.
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About BT
BT Group is the UK's leading provider of fixed and mobile
telecommunications and related secure digital products, solutions
and services. We also provide managed telecommunications, security
and network and IT infrastructure services to customers across 180
countries.
BT Group consists of three customer-facing units: Consumer
serves individuals and families in the UK; BT Business* covers
companies and public services in the UK and internationally;
Openreach is an independently governed, wholly owned subsidiary
wholesaling fixed access infrastructure services to its customers -
over 650 communication providers across the UK.
British Telecommunications plc is a wholly owned subsidiary of
BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of
the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on the London Stock
Exchange.
For more information, visit www.bt.com/about
*BT Business was formed on 1 January 2023 from the combination
of the former Enterprise and Global units. It will commence
reporting as a single unit from 1 April 2023, with pro forma
reporting information to be produced ahead of BT Group's Q1 FY24
results.
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