Smiths News plc announced that Deborah Rabey will join the board as an Independent non-executive director with effect from 1 March 2023. Deborah possess a wealth of experience across supply chains, global sourcing, change management and general marketing, particularly within the retail sector, having spent 23 years with Tesco PLC (to October 2022), of which 14 years were at director level positions, most recently as UK Category Director, General Merchandise. She is currently Interim Chief Customer Officer at Wilko, the mixed-goods retailer, having joined earlier February 2023.