Taylor Wimpey plc announced that Ryan Mangold will be leaving his role as Group Finance Director after almost eight years in that position. Ryan will step down as a Director on 20 April 2018 but will continue to have an active role in the business until 31 December 2018, which will include helping to oversee the half year accounts and help to ensure an orderly transition. He will then be on garden leave until 19 April 2019.

Ryan will be succeeded by Chris Carney who will be appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director with effect from 20 April 2018. Chris is currently the Divisional Chairman of the Company's London and South East Division, a role he has held since 2015. Chris is a Chartered Accountant and having worked in both private practice and for Associated British Foods plc, joined Taylor Wimpey in 2006 as Group Financial Controller, a post he held until 2008.

Chris then became the Finance Director of Taylor Wimpey UK (the Group's main operating company), before undertaking the role of Managing Director of the Company's South Thames business unit. The company announced that Chris will be succeeded by Ingrid Osborne as the Divisional Chairman for the London and South East Division. Ingrid has significant operational and commercial experience and is currently the Divisional Managing Director of company Central and East London businesses.

She is also a member of the Group Management Team. The company also announced the appointment of Jennie Daly to the Board as Group Operations Director with effect from 20 April 2018. Jennie joined Taylor Wimpey in 2014 from Redrow plc, as UK Planning Director, before becoming UK Land Director in 2015.

She has a wealth of experience in the housebuilding industry gained from roles which include strategic land oversight at Westbury plc and managing director of Harrow Estates Plc. Jennie is also a non-executive director of the Peabody Trust.