– UK, London – Rightmove plc (LON: RMV), the UK’s number one property portal, announced the appointment of Amanda James to its Board as a Non-Executive Director effective on 9th May 2025.
“We are delighted that Amanda is joining Rightmove and look forward to welcoming her to the Board and its committees. Amanda brings not only expertise in finance, but also strong consumer, retail, and multi-channel experience. Her depth of experience will provide valuable insights into the needs of our partners and our consumers as we continue to execute Rightmove’s strategy,” said Board chair Andrew Fisher.
Amanda James will join the Audit Committee as Chair and the Nomination and Corporate Social Responsibility Committees as a member.
The company also announced the retirement of Andrew Findlay from the Board on 1st June 2025.
About Amanda James
Amanda James has an extensive background in finance, having served as CFO and as an Executive Director at Next plc from April 2015 to July 2024, one of the UK’s largest FTSE 100 fashion, footwear, and home retailers.
Amanda James is an independent non-Executive director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Auto Trader Group plc, where she also serves as a member of the Nomination, Remuneration, and Corporate Responsibility committees. Amanda James is also an independent Non-Executive Director of the Board of British Land plc, where she also serves as a member of the Audit Committee.
About Rightmove
- Rightmove has the UK’s largest selection of properties for sale and to rent, adds more listings than anyone else, and over 80% of all time spent on property portals is on Rightmove.
- Rightmove’s vision is to give everyone the belief that they can make their move by giving people the best place to turn and return to for access to tools and expertise to make it happen.
- People can search Rightmove for residential resale, new homes, rentals, commercial property, and overseas properties and use tools and information, including getting a Mortgage in Principle, checking local sold prices, property valuations, market trends, maps, and schools.
- Customers include the following key groups: estate agents, lettings agents, new homes developers, rental operators, commercial property operators, overseas propertyagentst, and financial services operators.
- Using the UK’s largest housing datasets, we issue several regular reports to track housing market indicators: our monthly House Price Index (established 2002), quarterly Rental Trends Tracker (established 2015), weekly Mortgage Rates Tracker (established 2023), and quarterly Commercial Insights Tracker (established 2024). Historical data is available on request.
- Founded in 2000, Rightmovewas listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2006 and is a member of the FTSE 100 index.
For more: https://plc.rightmove.co.uk/
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