BAE SYSTEMS PLC Directorate Change (8939P)
23 June 2022 - 6:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 8939P
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
23 June 2022
BAE Systems announces Lord Sedwill to join the Board as a
non-executive director
The Board of BAE Systems plc is pleased to announce the
appointment of Lord Sedwill as a non-executive director of the
Company with effect from 1 November 2022.
Sir Roger Carr, Chairman of BAE Systems plc, said:
"I am delighted that Mark has agreed to join the BAE Systems
Board. He is globally respected and has enjoyed an outstanding
public service career at the most senior level. He will bring
well-informed geopolitical and economic perspectives to the Board,
as well as experience in leading large and complex organisations.
His appointment will be a great addition to the Board and further
strengthens its credentials given the Company's role in supporting
global security."
Lord Sedwill said:
"BAE Systems is the UK's leading defence company and is thus
central to this country's national security and economic agenda. I
am delighted to have been invited to join the Board and look
forward to contributing to the Company's continuing success".
Lord Sedwill had a long career in a wide range of national
security and diplomatic roles in the UK and overseas. In his final
decade in public service, he was British Ambassador and NATO
Representative in Afghanistan, Foreign Office Political Director,
Home Office Permanent Secretary, culminating in his period as
National Security Advisor (2017-20) and Cabinet Secretary
(2018-20). Prior to this, he held diplomatic and security posts,
serving in Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Cyprus and Pakistan.
He is a senior adviser and Supervisory Board member of
Rothschild & Co, and the Senior Independent Director and Senior
Deputy Chair of Lloyd's of London. He is also the Chairman of the
Atlantic Future Forum and a member of the UK Parliament's House of
Lords. Educated at the University of St Andrews and the University
of Oxford, Lord Sedwill is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical
Society and of the Institute of Directors. He is President of the
Special Forces Club and has several charitable interests.
Lord Sedwill retired from public service in September 2020 and
will join the Board on 1 November 2022. As such, his appointment
will be effective after the two-year period covered by the UK
Government's Business Appointment Rules for Civil Servants.
Notwithstanding that, he has received written confirmation that the
UK Government does not have any concerns regarding this
appointment.
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