The Board of Severn Trent Plc announced that Dame Angela Strank, Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Corporate Sustainability Committee, will step down from the Board in March 2022, after serving over eight years. Additionally, the Board of Severn Trent Plc announced that Gillian Sheldon and Thomas (Tom) Delay have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors of the Company and of Severn Trent Water Limited with effect from 1 November 2021 and 1 January 2022 respectively. Gillian Sheldon has been appointed as a member of the Nominations, Treasury and Audit Committees and she brings extensive strategy, corporate finance and M&A experience to the Company. She is currently a Senior Advisor at Credit Suisse in the Investment Banking division, where she provides advice on a broad range of complex transactions to clients across multiple industries. Gillian is also a member of the Salesforce Europe, Middle East and Africa Advisory Board, where she provides strategic guidance and supports the company's growth into international markets. Tom Delay has also been appointed as a member of the Nominations Committee and of the Corporate Sustainability Committee. He will succeed Dame Angela Strank as Chair of the Corporate Sustainability Committee when she steps down from the Board in March 2022. Tom brings extensive strategy, sustainability, energy and engineering experience to the Company. He was appointed as the first Chief Executive of the Carbon Trust in 2001.