Big Yellow Group PLC announced that Philip Burks, a co-founder of the business in September 1998, will be retiring from his current role as a Non-Executive Director at the group's next AGM on July 19, 2013. The group also announced the appointment by the Nominations Committee of Georgina Harvey as an independent Non-Executive Director from July 1, 2013. Georgina was Managing Director of the Regional division of Trinity Mirror from 2005 to 2012.

Georgina started her media career at Express Newspapers plc where she was appointed Advertising Director in 1994. She joined IPC Media Ltd. in 1995 and went on to form IPC Advertising in 1998, where she was Managing Director. She was a member of the Board of IPC Media from 2000.

She is currently a Non-Executive Director of William Hill plc. Georgina will serve on the Company's Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.