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Aston Martin adds heavyweights to Board ahead of FTSE listing

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Nicky Godding

Gaydon, Warwickshire-based Aston Martin has announced the appointment of experienced FTSE executives to boost the board of the 105-year old firm as it confirms plans to list on the London Stock Exchange, according to Reuters.

Penny Hughes, who has previously worked at FTSE companies Vodafone and supermarket WM Morrison, will become non-executive chairwoman of the board when the flotation takes place, Aston Martin said.

Richard Solomons, who was chief executive of InterContinental Hotels from 2011 to 2017, will serve as Senior Independent Director and Chair of the board’s Audit and Risk Committee.

Chief Executive Andy Palmer said: “The independent directors will bring significant experience to the Board as we prepare to float and deliver fully on our business plan commitments.”

Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe. After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts. She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.

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