Clarkson PLC announced that Peter Backhouse will step down as Senior Independent Director with effect from 11 September 2022 following the completion of his nine-year tenure as an independent Non-Executive Director of Clarksons. He will remain on the Board until the end of 2022. The Board has agreed that Sue Harris, who has been an independent Non-Executive Director since October 2020 and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee since November 2020, will be appointed the Senior Independent Director to replace Peter Backhouse. Following this appointment on 11 September 2022, the following committee membership changes will occur: Peter Backhouse will resign from the Audit and Risk Committee and the Nomination Committee; Martine Bond will be appointed to the Remuneration Committee; Sue Harris will resign from the Remuneration Committee and be appointed to the Nomination Committee; Dr Tim Miller will resign from the Nomination Committee and be appointed to the Audit and Risk Committee; and Birger Nergaard will be appointed to the Nomination Committee.

In addition, Heike Truol will be appointed the Employee Engagement Director and Dr Tim Miller will step down from this role. Following the changes noted above, with effect from 11 September 2022 the Board committee membership will be as follows: Audit and Risk Committee: Sue Harris (Chair), Martine Bond, Dr Tim Miller, Heike Truol; Nomination Committee: Laurence Hollingworth (Chair), Sue Harris, Birger Nergaard, Heike Truol; Remuneration Committee: Dr Tim Miller (Chair), Martine Bond, Laurence Hollingworth, Birger Nergaard.