Su Cacioppo is retiring from J D Wetherspoon plc's board on October 7, 2022, after 31 years with the company. Su started as a pub manager in 1991, then became an area manager, before eventually becoming the board director responsible for the personnel, legal and marketing departments in 2008. Sir Richard Beckett KC is also retiring from the board at this year's AGM, after 13 years as a non-executive director of the company, latterly as head of the nominations committee.