MAPFRE Middlesea p.l.c. announced that Mr. James Vella, who held the position of Chief Officer Internal Audit, has been selected for another position within the company and has therefore resigned from his position as Chief Officer Internal Audit. James Vella will be temporarily succeeded by Ms. Monica Garay who will be acting Chief Officer Internal Audit, reporting into the Audit Committee, in the interim period subject to regulatory approval. Monica Garay has been an internal auditor at MAPFRE Group in Madrid since July 2004 and has previous work experience at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Spain as an external auditor in the insurance business. Both the resignation of James Vella and appointment of Monica Garay will be effective as of October 1, 2019.