[ARCHIVE] Burberry Group announces Dame Carolyn McCall as next Senior Independent Director

– UK, London –  Burberry Group plc (LON: BRBY), today announced that Dame Carolyn McCall, who has been an Independent Non-Executive Director since 1 September 2014, will assume the role of Senior Independent Director with effect from the Annual General Meeting on 15 July 2020.

This change follows the announcement of Jeremy Darroch, Independent Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director that, due to his other executive commitments, he will not stand for re-election at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting on 15 July 2020.

Jeremy joined the Board in February 2014 becoming Senior Independent Director on 1 July 2017. He also served as Chair of the Audit Committee from 1 August 2016 to 6 February 2019.

Gerry Murphy, Board Chairman, said: “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Jeremy for his outstanding contribution to Burberry’s development over the last six years. We shall miss his wisdom and experience and we wish him the very best for the future.”

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