Chesnara plc appointed Mark Hesketh as independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Mark will join the Chesnara plc Nomination & Governance Committee and Audit & Risk Committee as well as becoming a Non-Executive Director on the Board and Audit & Risk Committee of Countrywide Assured plc. Mark has extensive financial and operational experience in financial services across country and channel boundaries, managing significant complexity, scale and diversity including in M&A and risk management. He has held senior roles in Standard Life plc and Royal Bank of Scotland plc.