British Land Company PLC (LON:BLND) has announced the appointment of Amanda James as a Non-Executive Director, with effect from 1st July 2024. Amanda will join the Audit Committee of British Land on appointment.
Amanda is currently the Chief Financial Officer of NEXT Plc (LON:NXT), one of the UK’s largest FTSE 100 fashion, footwear, and home retailers. She has an extensive background in finance, having joined the NEXT finance team over 28 years ago. Since then, she has held various roles within the finance department, and was appointed CFO and joined the NEXT Board in 2015. Amanda has already announced her intention to step down from the NEXT Board with effect from 26th July and retire from NEXT at the end of September 2024.
Commenting on the appointment, Tim Score, Chair of British Land, said: “We are delighted that Amanda is joining the British Land Board. Amanda brings not only deep expertise in finance, but also strong consumer, retail and multi-channel experience. Her depth of retail expertise will provide valuable insight into the needs of our customers as we continue to execute our value add strategy.”
Amanda will also be appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO) with effect from 1st July 2024 and will join the Audit, Remuneration, Corporate Responsibility and Nomination Committees of Auto Trader on appointment.
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