Just Group plc announced that John Hastings-Bass will join the Board as Chair and Non-Executive Director with effect from 13 August 2020. The appointment has been approved by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Chris Gibson-Smith will step down as Chair and Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from close of business on 13 August 2020, following publication of the Company's interim financial results on that day. The retirement of Chris Gibson-Smith from the Board follows his statement on 12 March 2020 of his intention to step down as soon as a suitable successor had been identified. John will chair the Nominations Committee and be a member of the Market Disclosure Committee, Group Risk and Compliance Committee and Remuneration Committee. He will also be Non-Executive Director of the Group's insurance subsidiaries, Just Retirement Limited and Partnership Life Assurance Company Limited. John is Chair of BMS Group, the private equity backed global insurance broking group, and until 2017, was chair of publicly quoted Novae Group plc. He has over 35 years' experience in the insurance and reinsurance sectors.