Studio Retail Group plc announced the appointment to its board of Michael Torpey as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 December 2021. He will also become a member of the board's Audit, Nomination and Risk Committees, and take over as chair of the Audit Committee, on appointment. Michael is a highly experienced Finance Director and banking executive, with a strong track record in commercial and finance roles in the Irish financial services sector, both private and public. Having retired in 2018, he has since 2019 been a Non-Executive Director and chair of the Audit Committee of Metro Bank plc.