The Board of Persimmon Plc announced the appointment of Colette O'Shea and Alexandra Depledge MBE as independent non-executive Directors of the Group. Colette and Alex will join the Board on 1 May 2023. Both Colette and Alex will join the Nomination Committee.

Colette will also join the Audit and Risk Committee and Alex will also join the Remuneration Committee. These committee appointments will take effect from the date they join the Board. Colette O'Shea is Chief Operating Officer of Land Securities Group PLC ("Landsec") until 31 March 2023, a role she's held since 2020.

In this role Colette was a member of the Group Executive Committee and Investment Committee and was also a Director of the Group Board until 30 September 2022. Originally joining Landsec - one of the UK's leading real estate companies and a FTSE100 business - in 2003, Colette had previously held a number of senior executive positions including Managing Director, London & Retail, and Head of Development. She has particular expertise in planning.

Alex Depledge is a serial British technology entrepreneur and currently CEO of Resi.co.uk, the UK's residential architectural practice and a leading property technology business. Prior to establishing Resi, Alex had co-founded Hassle.com, Europe's domestic cleaning online marketplace, taking it from inception, through a period of rapid expansion across four European markets, to a successful sale. From 2017-2021 Alex sat on the board of the London Economic Action Partnership, the local enterprise partnership chaired by the Mayor of London, which is responsible for over £100m of investment into London culture and communities.

Simon Litherland and Joanna Place, non-executive Directors of the Group,have both decided not to seek re-election for a further term at the forthcomingAnnual General Meeting ("AGM"). Simon and Jo will therefore step down from the Board after six years and three years respectivelyat the conclusion of the AGM on 26 April 2023.