Pendragon has actually selected Jemima Bird as an independent non-executive director since today.
Making the statement through the London Stock Exchange today (July 10), it said she will change Ian Filby as head of the car dealership chain’s compensation committee.
Filby is stepping down as chairman of Pendragon, whose brand names consist of Evans Halshaw and Stratstone, after less than 2 years in the function.
His resignation was revealed on June 30, ahead of the business’s yearly conference that day.
That conference saw Pendragon directors’ compensation tossed out by investors, with CEO Bill Berman only simply holding on to his job. It was the only resolution to be turned down.
Votes cast likewise revealed that Filby would have been re-elected with the narrowest of margins at simply 54.86 percent.
He is leaving ‘to pursue other interests’ and will stay in the function of chairman up until his follower is discovered.
Bird will likewise serve on Pendragon’s election committee, which Filby chairs, along with its audit committee.
She has 3 years of retail experience, generally in the food sector, consisting of the Co-op. In 2013, Bird developed tactical brand name consultancy Hello Finch.
Bird has actually likewise held functions as the business and operations director of Moss Bros Group.
She is presently the senior independent director at Revolution Bars Group and chairs its compensation committee, together with being a non-executive director at Headlam Group, whose compensation committee she likewise chairs.
Pendragon senior independent director Dietmar Exler said: ‘I am thrilled to invite Jemima to the board of Pendragon.
‘She has actually developed substantial experience at leading sellers over a long, effective profession and I am positive she will make a positive contribution to the board.
‘We are also pleased that Jemima has agreed to chair the remuneration committee and we look forward to benefiting from her expertise in this area.’
