Taylor Wimpey plc announced that Irene Dorner will be stepping down from her role as Chair of the Board, for personal family reasons, at the conclusion of the 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 27 April 2023. Irene will stay on the Board as a Non Executive Director following the conclusion of the AGM. She will be succeeded as Chair by Robert Noel, currently the Company's Senior Independent Director.

His appointment follows a thorough search process which considered both internal and external candidates. Rob joined the Board as an independent Non Executive Director in October 2019 and subsequently became the Senior Independent Director in April 2020. He has over 30 years' experience in the property sector, including eight years as the CEO of Land Securities Group PLC.

Rob is also Chair of Hammerson plc.