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Marks and Spencer Group PLC announced that Sean Doyle will join its Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective from 1 December 2025. Concurrently, he will also join the Audit & Risk and Nomination Committees.
| Date | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Time | 09:00:00 |
| Category | Board changes |
| ID | 1398H |
MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC
Directorate change
Marks and Spencer Group plc ("M&S") announces that Sean Doyle, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of British Airways, will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director effective from 1 December 2025.
Sean is a practising chief executive and an outstanding business leader in the complex and challenging airline industry. He also represents an iconic British brand with extraordinary public exposure.
His appointment follows the announcement that Roger Burnley, former CEO of Asda, will also join the Board on 1 December and that Archie Norman's tenure as Chair will be extended. This renewal is part of a broader programme to refresh the Board as M&S embarks on the next phase of the Reshaping for Growth strategy.
Archie Norman commented, "We are delighted to have one of the UK's leading serving Chief Executive's join our board. M&S is the most public of public companies, and Sean will bring great leadership and strong operating skills to M&S as we prepare for the next phase of reshaping."
Sean Doyle said, "Being the CEO of Britain's flag carrier is a very special job, as you are the custodian of a brand which is part of the fabric of the country. Not many brands can equal that, but M&S certainly can. I am privileged to be joining a Board focused on 'protecting the magic' of the brand as it modernises the business through the Reshaping for Growth strategy and look forward to supporting the next phase."
Sean will join the Audit & Risk and Nomination Committees at the same time as joining the Board. M&S confirms there is no further information required to be disclosed in accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.8(R).
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For more information, please call:
M&S Corporate PR: +44 (0) 208 718 1919
Notes to Editors
· Sean is a member of the management committee of British Airways' parent company, International Airlines Group.
· He sits on the leadership council of Business In The Community (BITC), on the Government's Aviation Futures Forum, and serves as Vice Chair of BritishAmerican Business (BAB).