Pennon Group PLC

Board/Management Information • Nov 18, 2022

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Pennon Group PLC

18 November 2022

Pennon Group plc today announces the appointment of two new Non-Executive Directors to the Board of Pennon Group plc, South West Water Ltd and Bristol Water plc.  Loraine Woodhouse and Dorothy Burwell will join the Board effective 1st December 2022. Both Loraine and Dorothy will also become members of the Board's Committees.

Their appointments support building internal succession ahead of the planned departure of Neil Cooper, Senior Independent Director and Audit Chair, who will step down in 2023. 

Gill Rider, Chair said "On behalf of the Board, I am delighted to welcome Loraine and Dorothy to Pennon.  They are both highly accomplished individuals with broad experience to complement our Board."

At the date of this announcement, Loraine Woodhouse is a Non-Executive Director of The Restaurant Group plc, and is also Non-Executive Director & Chair of the Audit Committee at British Land Company plc.  Dorothy Burwell is a Partner and Global Partnership Board Member of FGS Global, a Non-Executive Director of Post Holdings, Inc. and a Trustee of the charity the Consumers' Association.

There are no further disclosures required for the purposes of Listing Rule 9.6.13.

For further information contact:

Simon Pugsley, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

Tel: 0139 244 3277

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