Senior plc announced the appointment of Ian King as its Chairman-designate. Ian brings extensive experience of the aerospace and defence sector and possesses the right skills, industry experience and values to lead the Board through the next phase of the Group's development. Ian will join the Board as a non-executive Director on 13 November 2017, with the intention of taking over as Chairman from Charles Berry when he retires from the Board, as previously announced, at the conclusion of the Group's next Annual General Meeting in April 2018. Ian King is a non-executive Director of Schroders plc, having been appointed to its Board on 1 January 2017, lead non-executive Director of the Department for Transport, and is a senior advisor to the Board of Gleacher Shacklock LLP. Ian was Chief Executive of BAE Systems plc from September 2008 until June 2017, having been originally appointed to its Board as Chief Operating Officer, UK and Rest of the World in 2007. He also served as a non-executive Director and senior independent Director of Rotork plc until June 2014.