Coats Group plc announced that Anne Fahy will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1 March 2018. In addition, she will join the Audit and Risk Committee and the Nomination Committee. Anne spent over 25 years at BP Plc where she held a series of roles, including Chief Financial Officer of its Aviation Fuels business. She has extensive experience of global business, developing markets and internal control, as well as strategy development in BP's aviation, petrochemicals, trading and retail sectors. Anne is also a Non-Executive Director of Interserve; SThree; and Nyrstar. She is also a Trustee of Save the Children. Ruth Anderson, Non-Executive Director and currently Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee, will not be standing for re-election as a Director at the 2018 AGM, to be held on 16 May 2018. Anne will become Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee on that date.