Smith & Nephew plc announced that Ian Barlow will retire as Senior Independent Director and Non-Executive Director, and Michael Friedman will retire as Chair of the Ethics & Compliance Committee and Non-Executive Director at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 11 April 2019. Following the AGM on 11 April 2019, and subject to their re-election as Directors of Smith & Nephew plc at the AGM, Robin Freestone will be appointed as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, in place of Ian Barlow and Marc Owen will succeed Michael Friedman as Chair of the Ethics & Compliance Committee. Additionally, Robin Freestone and Erik Engstrom will become members of the Nomination & Governance Committee and Virginia Bottomley and Roland Diggelmann will become members of the Ethics & Compliance Committee.