# Marston’s PLC Two non-executive appointments to the Board

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/marstons-plc-two-non-executive-appointments-to-the-board/412788671
- Published: 2019-07-29T07:33:09+01:00
- Author: Amilia Stone

**Marston’s PLC** (LON:MARS) today announced two non-executive appointments to the
Board.  In addition, and as mentioned in last year’s Annual Report, Robin Rowland
will step down from the Board as a Non-executive Director with effect from the end
of July.

Bridget Lea and Octavia Morley will join the Board as independent Non-executive 
Directors with effect from 1 September 2019 and 1 January 2020 respectively. 

Bridget is Managing Director (North) at [J Sainsbury PLC](https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/ftse-company/j-sainsbury/sbry.l)
and has had a distinguished career working across multiple leading retail brands.
Starting at Marks & Spencer in 1994, she went on to hold senior positions – spanning
a wide range of disciplines including sales, operations, marketing, supply chain
and digital – within retail corporates such as at Body Shop International Ltd, Clarks
Shoes Ltd, Uniqlo Europe Ltd, Oasis Stores PLC, Arcadia Group Ltd and Telefonica
UK Ltd/O2.  Most recently, she was Director of Stores, Online and Omnichannel at
O2 where she led the re-engineering of the store experience, development of an industry-
leading digital experience and the omnichannel transformation. 

In addition, Bridget has been a member of the Board of Governors at Manchester University
since 2018.

Octavia has extensive experience in executive and Non-executive roles in retail 
and multisite companies having held various senior operational and strategic roles
across all areas of retail at companies including Asda Stores Limited, Laura Ashley
Holdings PLC and Woolworths plc, Octavia became Chief Executive Officer, and then
Chair, at LighterLife UK Limited.  She was subsequently appointed Managing Director
at Crew Clothing Co Ltd and then went on to become Chief Executive at OKA Direct
Limited.

Octavia is currently Executive Chair of Spicers-Office Team Group Ltd. She is also
Senior Independent Director at Card Factory PLC and a Non-executive Director of 
Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC and Ascensos Ltd; she is a former Non-executive director
of John Menzies PLC.

Robin Rowland will step down from the Board as a Non-executive Director of Marston’s
with effect from 31 July 2019.  The Board would like to thank him formally for his
contribution during his nine year tenure with the Group.

There are no other details that are required to be disclosed under Rule 9.6.13 of
the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

> **William Rucker, Chairman of Marston’s PLC, commented**:
> “I am delighted to welcome both Bridget and Octavia to Marston’s.  They are extremely
> high calibre additions to the Board and bring with them extensive experience of
> a wide range of leading consumer retail businesses which is highly relevant to
> Marston’s pub retailing and brewing operations.  Their respective skillsets and
> insight will be of great value to the Group and we look forward to working with
> them.
> “On behalf of the Board, I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Robin
> Rowland for his contribution over his nine year tenure as a Non-executive Director
> of Marston’s.  His passion, energy and experience of the wider eating out market
> has been hugely beneficial during his time with the business and we wish him every
> success with his future ventures.”

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