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12/11/2025 09:00

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RNS Number : 1398H  Marks and Spencer Group PLC  12 November 2025

MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC

Directorate change

 

Marks and Spencer Group plc ("M&S") announces that Sean Doyle, Chairman
& Chief Executive Officer of British Airways, will join the Board as a
Non-Executive Director effective from 1 December 2025.

 

Sean is a practising chief executive and an outstanding business leader in the
complex and challenging airline industry. He also represents an iconic British
brand with extraordinary public exposure.

 

His appointment follows the announcement that Roger Burnley, former CEO of
Asda, will also join the Board on 1 December and that Archie Norman's tenure
as Chair will be extended. This renewal is part of a broader programme to
refresh the Board as M&S embarks on the next phase of the Reshaping for
Growth strategy.

 

Archie Norman commented, "We are delighted to have one of the UK's leading
serving Chief Executive's join our board. M&S is the most public of public
companies, and Sean will bring great leadership and strong operating skills to
M&S as we prepare for the next phase of reshaping."

 

Sean Doyle said, "Being the CEO of Britain's flag carrier is a very special
job, as you are the custodian of a brand which is part of the fabric of the
country. Not many brands can equal that, but M&S certainly can. I am
privileged to be joining a Board focused on 'protecting the magic' of the
brand as it modernises the business through the Reshaping for Growth strategy
and look forward to supporting the next phase."

 

Sean will join the Audit & Risk and Nomination Committees at the same time
as joining the Board. M&S confirms there is no further information
required to be disclosed in accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.8(R).

 

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For more information, please call:

M&S Corporate PR: +44 (0) 208 718 1919

 

Notes to Editors

·    Sean is a member of the management committee of British Airways'
parent company, International Airlines Group.

·    He sits on the leadership council of Business In The Community
(BITC), on the Government's Aviation Futures Forum, and serves as Vice Chair
of BritishAmerican Business (BAB).

 

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