JD Sports Fashion Plc announced that Martin Davies, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director who has served on the Board since October 1, 2012 and was nearing the end of the recommended nine year tenure period for an independent non-executive director, has now informed the Board of his intention to step down from the Board and as Chair of the Audit Committee with effect from July 9, 2021. As previously announced in recent AGM statement, JD acknowledges that the composition of its Board should reflect the current scale, momentum and global positioning of the Group, the need to create additional diversity within its membership, and address the tenure of certain Board members who have served on the Board for longer than recommended within the Corporate Governance Code.