Ted Baker appoints Sharon Baylay to its Board as Independent Non-Executive Director

– UK, London – Ted Baker PLC (AIM:TED), the global lifestyle brand, today announced the appointment of Sharon Baylay as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 15 June 2018.

Sharon is a highly experienced digital and marketing executive who spent 16 years at Microsoft, latterly as General Manager of the Advertising and Online division for Microsoft UK. After Microsoft, Sharon became the Director of Marketing, Communications and Audiences at the BBC, where she also served as a member of the board and as a Non-Executive Director of BBC Worldwide.

Sharon is currently a Non-Executive Director of AIM-listed Restore plc, where she is the Chair of the Risk Committee and ITE Group plc, where she is the Chair of the Remuneration Committee.

Sharon has been appointed as a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees of Ted Baker. Since the resignation of Anita Balchandani on 19 February 2018, Andrew Jennings has acted as Chair of the Remuneration Committee. The Company is pleased to announce that Andrew has accepted a permanent appointment as Chair on the Remuneration Committee.

David Bernstein, Non-Executive Chairman of Ted Baker, commented: “We are delighted that Sharon has joined the Ted Baker Board as a Non-Executive Director. Sharon’s experience in the digital and marketing sectors will be invaluable in a competitive retail market in which ever-increasing importance is being placed on online engagement with customers. We look forward to her contributions going forward.”

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