Hostmore plc announced the appointment of Helena Feltham as an independent Non-Executive Director. Helena will join the Board at the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting on 7 June 2023. Helena has over 30 years' experience in consumer facing and people leadership roles. She has recently served as the Interim Non-Executive Chair of Ted Baker Plc, where she had also been Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Nominations Committee. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of the IT managed services provider, Redcentric plc, where she Chairs the Remuneration Committee. Helena has previously held non-executive roles in the NHS and at the Retail Trust, and has served as an independent adviser to the Assembly of Wales. She has also previously held executive roles as a Director at B&Q plc and as the People Director at Woolworths South Africa and Marks and Spencer.
On her appointment to the Board, Helena will also become a member of the Audit and Risk, Nominations and Remuneration Committees. Helena will assume the position of Chair of the Remuneration Committee with effect from 1 October 2023, at which point David Lis will step down as Chair of the Remuneration Committee but remain as a member of such Committee.