M&C Saatchi PLC - London-based advertising agency - Appoints Heather Rabbatts as senior independent director, joining the board on Monday. Rabbatts currently is a non-executive director of retailer and food maker Associated British Foods PLC. Previously she was a non-executive director of construction firm Kier Group PLC. Rabbatts, age 68, also was the first woman on the board of the Football Association, M&C Saatchi notes.

Acting Executive Chair Zillah Byng-Thorne says: "Heather brings a wealth of non-executive experience as well as a deep understanding of our industry and will be a very valuable addition to the board." Rabbatts replaces Lisa Gordon, who stepped down last June.

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By Tom Waite, Alliance News editor

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