Clarkson PLC announced the appointment of Sue Harris as an independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Sue will join the Board as a member of both the Remuneration Committee and the Audit and Risk Committee and, with effect from 1 November 2020, she will become Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, succeeding Marie-Louise Clayton, who has decided to retire from the Board on 31 January 2021. Sue brings significant financial, risk management and listed company experience. She is currently an independent Non-Executive Director at The Co-Operative Bank, where she chairs the Values and Ethics Committee; Wates Group, where she chairs the Audit Committee; FNZ (UK) where she chairs the Audit Committee; and Schroders and Co., where she is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of Schroders' Wealth Management Division.