Keller Group plc announced the appointment of Annette Kelleher as a Non-executive Director and Chair Designate of the Remuneration Committee, with effect from 1 December 2023. Annette has broad senior management experience in the international industrials sector, including change management, group development and transformation. She is currently Chief Human Resources Director and a member of the Group Management Committee of Johnson Mattheyplc, a global leader in sustainable technologies.

Annette joined Johnson Matthey in May 2013 from NSG Group, the Tokyo-listed global performance glass group which acquired Pilkington Group plc in 2006. During Annette's tenure firstly with Pilkington and then NSG, she held a series of increasingly senior and global human resources roles, spending considerable time in Asia. From 2014 until earlier this year, Annette was Non-Executive Director at Hill & Smith plc, the international infrastructure, engineered solutions and transportation group.

In addition, Annette chaired Hill & Smith's Remuneration Committee from May 2016 to May 2023. From 2006 to 2009 Annette was an independent Director of Tribunal Services, part of the UK'sMinistry of Justice. An Irish citizen, Annette qualified with a BA Business Studies and MSc HR Management and Training.