JD Sports Fashion Plc Non-Executive Director Mahbobeh Sabetnia steps down

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JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) has announced that Mahbobeh Sabetnia, a non-executive director and member of the Remuneration Committee having served on the Board for nearly two and a half years, has decided not to stand for re-election at our Annual General Meeting on 27 June 2024, and will therefore step down from the Board at the conclusion of the meeting.

Mahbobeh has served as a member of the Remuneration Committee since 29 November 2021.

Andy Higginson, JD Sports Fashion Chair, said: “Mahbobeh has made a valuable contribution to the Board and in her role as a member of the Remuneration Committee. On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank her for her time and wish her every success for the future.”

The Board is commencing a process to identify and appoint an additional independent non-executive director shortly and will provide an update in due course.

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