M&C Saatchi plc (LON:SAA) has announce that Georgina Harvey will join the Company as a Non-Executive Director to the board of M&C Saatchi on 1 October 2024. The Company also announces that Louise Jackson will step down from her role as a Non-Executive Director to the Board at the Company’s next Annual General Meeting.
On her appointment to the Board, Georgina will join the Audit & Risk and Nomination Committees and effective 1 January 2025, will become Chair of the Company’s Remuneration Committee.
Georgina is an experienced Non-Executive Director having held several non-executive and senior independent director roles across a range of UK listed companies. She has extensive experience acting as Chair of the Remuneration Committees on the boards that she currently or has previously served on.
Georgina currently acts as a Senior Independent Director on the board of Capita plc as well as Non-Executive Director on the board of Britvic plc, where she also chairs the respective Remuneration Committees. She has also previously served as Non-Executive Director of Superdry plc, McColl’s Retail Group plc, Big Yellow Group plc and William Hill plc.
Georgina also brings many years of executive level experience in advertising and media having previously been Managing Director, Regionals at Trinity Mirror Group, Managing Director at Wallpaper Group, and Managing Director at IPC Advertising.
Zillah Byng-Thorne, Non-Executive Chair, commented:
“The Board looks forward to welcoming Georgina and would like to thank Louise for the advice and guidance she has provided to the Company since she joined the Board in March 2020.”
Georgina Harvey, incoming Non-Executive Director, commented:
“M&C Saatchi is going through an exciting period of transformation. I am looking forward to joining the Board and contributing towards M&C Saatchi’s ongoing development and success over the coming years.”
