Digital 9 Infrastructure plc (LON:DGI9) have today announced the appointment of Gailina Liew to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and member of the Company’s Management Engagement and Risk Committees with effect from 1 July 2023 and following an induction process.
Gailina has an extensive legal, operations and international business background and brings more than 20 years of board governance experience across listed companies, investment trusts, pensions, venture capital, regulatory and economic development agencies. Gailina is a former non-executive director of JP Morgan Global Convertibles Income Fund Limited and general counsel of a listed molecular diagnostics company. Her current roles include non-executive director appointments to the boards of Digital Jersey Limited, Medicxi Ventures Management (Jersey) Limited, TVM Life Science Innovation I Fund, and voting member of the Jersey Data Protection Authority and the committee of management for the Jersey Public Employee Pension Fund.
Gailina holds an Honours Bachelor of Science in molecular genetics from Trinity College, University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Laws from Western University. She also has a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg (Northwestern University) and the Schulich (York University) Schools of Business.
The appointment followed a formal recruitment process led by the Nomination Committee, with the support of an independent search firm. This process actively encouraged a diverse pool of candidates who could contribute specific skills and experience identified by the Board and would support the Board’s commitment to diversity, in line with the FCA’s targets under the Listing Rules.
Committee changes
Following Gailina’s appointment to the Company’s Risk Committee on 1 July 2023, Aaron Le Cornu will step down from the Risk Committee on the same date. Aaron will remain a member of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Management Engagement Committee.
Phil Jordan, Chair, Digital 9 Infrastructure plc, commented:
“I look forward to welcoming Gailina as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board. Her broad cross-disciplinary knowledge, integrative thinking and strong legal and governance background will be of great value to the Company as we look to continue building upon our progress to date.”
