Marks & Spencer Group PLC Directorate Change (8853F)

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RNS Number : 8853F

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

22 May 2017

Issued: 22 May 2017

Directorate Change

Marks and Spencer Group plc ("M&S") announces that following her appointment as Lead Non-Executive Director of The Foreign and Commonwealth Office ("FCO") in April 2017, Miranda Curtis will step down from the Board at the end of her second three-year term on 1 February 2018.

Since her appointment in February 2012, Miranda has served on the Remuneration, Audit and Nomination Committees.

Robert Swannell, Chairman of M&S said: "We are delighted that Miranda will be with us until the end of her second term in February 2018. I would like to take this opportunity to thank her for her significant contributions to the M&S Board and its Committees over the last six years. Her experience, challenge and insights have been invaluable. We wish her well in her new role at the FCO".

Miranda Curtis said: "I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of this fantastic business and to have played a part in shaping this brand for its future".

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