Countrywide appoints Mark Shuttleworth to its Board as Non Executive Director

– UK, London – Countrywide plc (LSE:CWD), today announced that Mark Shuttleworth has been appointed Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1st October 2018 and he will become Chair of the Company’s Audit and Risk Committee with effect from 1st January 2019.

Commenting on the appointment, Peter Long, Executive Chairman Countrywide plc said: “I am delighted to welcome Mark to the Board of Countrywide plc. He is a highly experienced and established finance leader with experience in public companies across the FTSE and Middle Eastern Exchanges. Mark brings substantial restructuring and turnaround expertise”.

About Mark Shuttleworth

Mark has held various senior finance positions and most recently was Chief Financial Officer at both Pace PLC, where he successfully completed the merger with Arris PLC, and Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC.

Mark Shuttleworth was a director of ORA Telecom Ltd from May 1999 to May 2001, which was subsequently placed into receivership in November 2001 and European Telecom PLC between July 2001 and May 2002, which was placed in administrative receivership in May 2002.

For more information : http://www.countrywide.co.uk

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