Focusrite plc announced the appointment of Mike Butterworth as a new independent Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee. Mike, aged 60, has over 25 years' experience in senior finance roles in FTSE 250, Small Cap, and AIM businesses across a broad range of sectors. He was CFO of Incepta Group, prior to its acquisition by Huntsworth in 2005, and then Cookson Group until its demerger in 2012. He is a former Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Kin and Carta plc, Johnston Press plc, Stock Spirits Group plc, and Cambian Group plc. Mike is replacing Paul Dean, current independent Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee, who has served on the Board since the IPO and is now retiring from the Company in line with corporate governance best practice. The Company also announces that Phil Dudderidge, currently Executive Chairman and Founder of Focusrite, will move to become Non-executive Chairman. David Bezem, independent Non-executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees, will become Senior Independent Director and Naomi Climer, independent Non-executive Director, will take over as Chair of the Remuneration Committee. Naomi currently fulfils this role on the Board of Oxford Metrics Plc. All of the above changes to the Board are effective from 1 January 2022.