Further to the announcement of 17 May 2016, David Watson has informed the Board of Charles Taylor plc that he will retire from the Board and his position as Audit Committee Chairman on 30 November 2016. The company announced that Paul Hewitt has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the company with effect from 17 November 2016. Paul will join the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees with effect from the same date. Paul Hewitt is an experienced Chief Financial Officer, Chairman and Non-Executive Director. He has chaired audit committees for Tokio Marine, Kiln, NEST Corporation, Tesco Bank, Collins Stewart Hawkpoint, Co-operative Banking Group and GMT Global Aviation. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of Playtech Plc and Chairman of Roberts Jackson Holdings Limited, Validus-IVC Limited and Four Times Enterprises Limited.