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RNS Number : 3640A  M&C Saatchi PLC  22 January 2024

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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