The Board of Legal & General Group Plc announced that Lesley Knox will succeed Philip Broadley as Senior Independent Director with immediate effect. Philip will remain a Non-Executive Director of the Company and as a member of the Group Audit Committee, Group Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee, Group Remuneration Committee, Group Risk Committee and Group Technology Committee. Lesley joined the Board on 1 June 2016 as a Non-Executive Director.

Lesley is Chair of the Group Remuneration Committee and is also a member of the Group Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee and Group Risk Committee.