De La Rue plc announced that, following a comprehensive selection process, it has appointed Clive Whiley as non-executive chairman of the board, effective immediately. Clive Whiley has forty years' experience, both as an executive and non-executive director, across a wide range of industries and geographies in regulated and listed company governance positions. He is currently Chairman of Mothercare plc, and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Griffin Mining Limited and Sportech plc.

He was previously Chairman of Dignity plc and a non-executive director of Grand Harbour Marina plc (listed in Malta), Camper & Nicholsons Marina Investments Limited and Stanley Gibbons Group plc. Clive was responsible for successfully guiding Mothercare's emergence as an internationally-focused brand business alongside, at Dignity, leading twelve per cent of the UK funeral market in the eye of the Covid-19 pandemic and is capable of operating in all operational, financial or regulatory circumstances. Nick Bray, who stepped into the role of Interim Chairman after Kevin Loosemore's resignation became effective on 1 May 2023, will now return to his previous role as a Non-Executive Director and chairman of the Audit Committee.