Ansell Limited announced its Board and senior management succession plans with respect to the Group's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Magnus Nicolin and the company's Chairman, Mr. Glenn Barnes. The Board of the company announced that, having led the Ansell group as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer since 2010, Magnus Nicolin has agreed to continue to lead the company until the end of the 2021 financial year, with his intention to retire at that time. As announced on 3 March, Mr. Dale Crandall will retire from the Board at the 2017 AGM after nearly 15 years' service on the Board and Ansell's General Counsel, Mr. Bill Reilly will seek election to the Board at the AGM in place of Mr. Crandall.

Mr. Reilly will bring his extensive 17 years' experience with Ansell to the Board in his new role as a non-executive director. While the Board has chosen Mr. Reilly for his business acumen, his legal skills and his independent mind, as a recently retired executive, Mr. Reilly will not be an independent director under the definitions favored by governance bodies. Also announced on 19 May, Christina Stercken joins the Board on 1 October 2017.

It is also intended that Mr. Ronnie Bell will retire from the Board at the 2018 AGM. In addition, Chairman, Mr. Glenn Barnes, will stand for re-election as a director at the 2017 AGM and intends to retire at the 2019 AGM. As announced on 10 February, Mr. John Bevan has assumed the position of Deputy Chairman and it is intended that Mr. Bevan will succeed Mr. Barnes following the 2019 AGM as the next Chairman of company.