Man Group plc announced that Luke Ellis has informed the board of his decision to retire and that Robyn Grew will be appointed as the next CEO of the company. Robyn is currently president of the company and a member of the Senior Executive Committee, based in the US. She has significant operational and financial services experience as well as a strong track record of demonstrating strategic vision and leadership.

During her 14 years at Man Group, Robyn has managed the solutions business, overseen trading and execution as well as acted as Group COO, Head of ESG and General Counsel. Her wide-ranging responsibilities, spanning from investment divisions, risk and technology to legal, infrastructure and operations, have provided her with broad experience and a deep understanding of the business. She has been integral to the firm's global strategic expansion and oversaw the reorganization of the company's corporate structure in 2019 to better align it with the global footprint of the business.

She has also spearheaded the firm's diversity programme, Drive. Before joining the firm in 2009, Robyn held senior positions at investment banks Barclays Capital and Lehman Brothers as well as at LIFFE, the largest futures and options exchange in London - since renamed the ICE Futures Europe. These roles saw her based for periods of time in New York, London and Tokyo giving her broad, global experience.

Robyn will take over from Luke as CEO as of 1 September 2023, at which time she will also join the Man Group Board as an executive director. While she will relocate to the UK following her appointment, she will continue to spend a substantial proportion of her time in the US, given the firm's presence there. Luke will continue as CEO and remain an executive director of the Company until 1 September 2023 to ensure an orderly transition and oversight of the Company's 2023 interim results.

In line with best practice and its roles and responsibilities, the Nomination Committee of the Board has continually reviewed and discussed Board and executive succession plans. This has included identifying potential internal successors for the CEO role and, with the assistance of an external executive search firm, undertaking a thorough preparatory external benchmarking exercise. Following Luke's decision to retire, the Board is be able to implement its succession plans and immediately approve the appointment of Robyn as the Company's next CEO.