Greene King plc announced the appointment of Lynne Weedall to the board as a non-executive director with effect from 11 October 2012. She will also become a member of the remuneration committee and will take over the chairmanship of that committee on the retirement of Norman Murray at the end of December 2012. Lynne is currently group HR and strategy director of Carphone Warehouse.

She has worked in a variety of HR and organisational development roles in the retail sector and elsewhere, including at BUPA, Whitbread and Tesco. She is also a non-executive director of the West London NHS Mental Health Trust.