FirstGroup plc announced that Claire Hawkings has been appointed to the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 21 January 2022. Claire has more than 30 years' business experience and has held UK and international leadership positions, most recently with Tullow Oil plc, and prior to that with BG Group plc and British Gas plc. As a qualified environmental scientist and an experienced environmental, social and governance ('ESG') professional, Claire has expertise in a range of issues including sustainability strategy, governance, business transformation, commercial transactions, performance management, and energy transition.

Claire is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the ESG Committee of Ibstockplc, a Non-Executive Director of James Fisher and Sons plc and a Non-Executive Director of Defence Equipment and Support, a bespoke trading entity and arm's length body of the Ministry of Defence. Claire will chair the newly established Responsible Business Committee of the Board, which will focus on the Group's sustainability matters as well as encompassing the responsibilities of the Board Safety Committee. She has also been appointed as a member of the Audit Committee.