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RNS Number : 6609O  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 frequently 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.

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*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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