17th May 2006 15:53
Next PLC17 May 2006 Changes to the Board of Next plc Today David Jones steps down as Chairman of Next plc after 20 years service withthe Company. David has been Chairman of the Company for four years and was ChiefExecutive for twelve years. David led the company through some of its toughesttimes and has made an outstanding contribution to the development of thebusiness. David leaves with the profound thanks of his colleagues. Next is pleased to announce that John Barton is appointed Chairman of Next plc.John has been on the board of Next for four years and in that time has acted asSenior Independent non-executive Director, Chairman of the RemunerationCommittee and Deputy Chairman. Following John's appointment as Chairman, Jonathan Dawson has today beenappointed as Senior Independent non-executive Director. A J R McKinlayCompany SecretaryNext plc This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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