– UK, London – Capita plc (LON: CPI) today announced the appointment of David Lowden to its Board as Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director Designate effective on 1 January 2021.
“I am delighted to welcome David to the Board. As a former CEO, with chairman and non-executive director experience in both listed and private companies, David brings extensive strategic and board skills that Capita will benefit from hugely, as we continue to transform.” said Board Chairman, Sir Ian Powell.
David takes over the role of Senior Independent Director with effect from 1 March 2021. Gillian Sheldon retires as Senior Independent Director from the Board as planned on 28 February 2021 after eight and a half years.
I “I want to thank Gillian for the significant contribution she had made to the Board since joining in September 2012. It has been a pleasure to work with Gillian and I am grateful for her guidance and support since my appointment as Chairman in 2017.”
David will also be a member of the Remuneration, Audit and Risk, and Nomination committees.
About David Lowden
David brings a wide range of experience from his current and past roles in UK listed companies as a chairman, senior independent director and non-executive director.
He is currently the Senior Independent Director of UK construction firm Morgan Sindall Group plc, where he sits on their Audit, Nomination, and Remuneration committees. He is also chairman of the FTSE 250 recruitment services company, PageGroup plc.
David has held a number of other board roles in the past including at Berendsen, William Hill, Huntsworth and Cable & Wireless. In his executive career, he held a series of senior finance positions and latterly was the CEO of Taylor Nelson Sofres – which is now known as Kantar TNS – having joined initially as their finance director.
David Lowden said: “Capita is going through an exciting transformation process. I am looking forward to joining the Board and making my contribution to its success in the coming years.”
About Capita
Capita is a consulting, transformation and digital services business. Every day our 61,000 colleagues help millions of people, by delivering innovative solutions to transform and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We partner with clients and provide the insight and cutting-edge technologies that give time back, allowing them to focus on what they do best and making people’s lives easier and simpler. We operate in the UK, Europe, India and South Africa – and across six divisions: Customer Management; Government Services; People Solutions; Software; Specialist Services; and Technology Solutions.
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