Go-Ahead announced the appointment of Dominic Lavelle as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair Designate with effect from 1 January 2022. This appointment reflects the Board's succession planning, with Adrian Ewer, the current Audit Committee Chair, reaching a nine year term in Spring 2022. Dominic will also be a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees and it is anticipated that he will become Chair of the Audit Committee following the General Meeting at which the Report and Accounts 2021 is approved by shareholders in February 2022. Dominic has extensive corporate and financial knowledge, with previous positions including Chief Financial Officer of SDL plc, Group Finance Director of Alfred McAlpine plc and Group Finance Director of Allders plc. Dominic is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of McColls Retail Group plc and is a Non-Executive Director of AIM quoted company FIH Group plc where he also serves as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. He is also the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of AIM quoted company Fulcrum Utility Services Limited.