The Board of Macfarlane Group PLC announced the appointment of Laura Whyte as a non-executive director with effect from 1 October 2022. She has also been appointed as Chair of Macfarlane Group's Remuneration Committee, succeeding Aleen Gulvanessian, who will become Chair of Macfarlane Group on 1 October. Laura had a long-standing career at John Lewis where she served on the Management Board for over ten years, latterly as HR Director.

She led several business initiatives in support of retailing, with a particular focus on the customer experience. Since 2014 she has worked as a non-executive director with several organisations. Her roles include Capital and Regional plc where she chairs the Remuneration and ESG Committees and is a member of the Audit and Nominations Committees, The British Horseracing Authority and the Old Naval College Greenwich.