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1Our Board continued2Denise Jagger3Senior Independent Director 4Priya Guha, MBE5Independent  6Non-Executive Director 7Anne Bulford, CBE8Independent  9Non-Executive Director 10Appointment date: December 202211Skills, experience and contribution: Denise is a qualified 12solicitor, having been a partner at Addleshaw Goddard and, 13until 2020, at Eversheds Sutherlands LLP. Denise brings extensive 14governance and plc experience to the Board, having held a 15number of non-executive positions during her career. Her 16previous appointments include Non-Executive Director at CLS 17Holdings plc, Bellway plc, Pool Reinsurance Company Limited, 18Redrow plc, and the British Olympic Association, and Chair and 19Pro Chancellor of the University of York. She was also a Director 20of Asda Stores, and Group General Counsel and Company 21Secretary of Asda Walmart. Through these roles, she has 22acquired a broad range of M&A, finance raising, competition, 23regulation compliance, HR, and remuneration and 24benefits experience.25Current external appointments: Non-Executive Director of 26Topps Tiles plc, Trustee of the National Trust and a Member 27of the Advisory Panel of the charity IntoUniversity.28Appointment date: September 202229Skills, experience and contribution: Priya brings a unique 30mix of senior diplomatic and governmental leadership to the 31Board, alongside extensive experience of the technology sector. 32She is a Venture Partner at Merian Ventures, with a focus 33on women-led innovation investments. She is also a Non-34Executive Director of Herald Investment Trust, UK Research & 35Innovation and the Digital Catapult. Previously, Priya was a 36career diplomat, most recently as British Consul General to San 37Francisco, with postings before that in India and Spain. In 2021, 38Priya was awarded an MBE for services to international trade 39and women in innovation.40Current external appointments: Venture Partner at Merian 41Ventures, Non-Executive Director of Herald Investment Trust, 42UK Research & Innovation and the Digital Catapult, Adjunct 43Faculty at the Hult Ashridge Business School, Member of the 44Royal Academy of Engineering International Committee and 45Trustee of TechSheCan.46Appointment date: June 201947Skills, experience and contribution: Anne is a chartered 48accountant and an experienced media CFO and Audit 49Committee Chair. The Board considers her continuing 50leadership of the Audit & Risk Committee to be important 51to ensuring the Company continues to benefit from an 52independent and objective audit. Anne was awarded an  53OBE in 2012 for services to UK broadcasting and, in 2020, a 54CBE for services to broadcasting and charity. Some of Anne’s 55previous appointments include Deputy Director General of 56the BBC and Chief Operating Officer of Channel 4. Her previous 57non-executive roles include Chair of the Audit Committee of the 58Executive Committee of the Army Board, and Audit Committee 59Chair of Ofcom and the Ministry of Justice. Anne qualified as a 60chartered accountant with KPMG and spent 12 years in practice.61Current external appointments: Non-Executive Member of 62KPMG’s Public Interest Committee, Non-Executive Chair of 63Trustees of Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital Charity, 64and Governor of the Royal Ballet.65Nomination Committee Audit & Risk Committee Sustainability Committee Remuneration Committee Denotes committee chair667767Reach plc Annual Report 2023Strategic Report Governance Financial Statements Other Information