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RNS Number : 9835E  Bloomsbury Publishing PLC  20 May 2026

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

("Bloomsbury" or "the Company")

 

Bloomsbury appoints Chris Blatchford to the Board as Non-Executive Director;

Baroness Lola Young to retire as Non-Executive Director

 

Bloomsbury is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Blatchford to its
Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 19 May 2026; Chris will
become a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees of the Board. Chris is
Chief Technology Officer at Kingfisher plc, and was formerly Chief Technology
Officer for Research at Elsevier.

John Bason, Bloomsbury's Chairman, said "In Chris Blatchford, we have
appointed a Director with an exceptional track record in artificial
intelligence, computer information systems, and the application of technology
to academic publishing. We look forward to benefitting from his experience,
combined with his innovative, commercial approach."

There are no disclosures required in respect of Chris Blatchford under UKLR
6.4.8R.

Baroness Lola Young will retire from the Board at the conclusion of the 2026
Annual General Meeting. John Bason said, "Baroness Young's presence on our
Board for the past five years has been the most enormous good fortune for
Bloomsbury. She has helped guide us through one of the most challenging
periods in cultural relations, and wearing her literary hat as former Chair of
the Judges of the Booker Prize and as an author, she has supported us in the
success of our literary mission. We will miss her and are very grateful to
her".

 

For further information, please contact:

 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
 General Counsel & Company Secretary             Maya.Abu-Deeb@bloomsbury.com
 Hudson Sandler                                  +44 (0) 20 7796 4133
 Dan de Belder / Hattie Dreyfus / Emily Brooker  bloomsbury@hudsonsandler.com

 

 

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