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1Nomination Committee Report continued2Committee membership3The members of the Committee are the 4Chairman of the Board as the Committee 5Chair, all non-executive directors and the CEO. 6The majority of Committee members are 7independent non-executive directors. The 8Committee met three times during 2023 and 9attendance is set out in the table opposite.10Key focus areas11Board succession planning12At least twice a year, the Committee discusses 13the future composition of the Board, with a 14rolling programme to consider the size and 15shape of the Board, taking into account the 16tenure of individuals, expertise required 17and diversity. Denise Jagger was appointed 18as Senior Independent Director in December 192022 and Darren Fisher as Chief Financial 20Officer in February 2023. The focus for 2023 21was embedding the new Board members, 22including reviewing and improving the 23induction process. You can read more 24about Denise’s programme on page 93.25Steve Hatch left the Board in May 2023 due to 26external commitments and it was decided not 27to appoint a replacement to reduce the size of 28the Board to its former level.29The Committee regularly reviews Board and 30Committee succession plans. There were no 31changes to Committee Chairs in 2023, but 32emergency and short-term succession plans 33for Board and Committee roles were reviewed 34and agreed by the Committee.35Executive succession planning and talent36The Committee regularly reviews Executive 37Committee and senior management 38succession planning and has formal plans 39in place for the short, medium and long term. 40Emergency plans are in place should the need 41arise for any executive position, which are 42periodically assessed.43The Committee also received presentations on 44the performance of the Executive Committee 45and other senior managers and reviewed the 46Executive Committee and senior 47management pipeline.48Board Diversity and Inclusion Policy49A Board Diversity and Inclusion Policy 50(the Policy) was introduced in 2021 and is 51available to view on the Company’s website at 52www.reachplc.com/corporate-governance/53policies. It is reviewed annually and was last 54substantially updated by the Committee in 552022 to include Board diversity targets in line 56with the Listing Rule targets, and to cover the 57diversity policies of the Board Committees 58and wider diversity characteristics.59The Policy formally sets out the Company’s 60approach to the diversity of the Reach plc Board. 61The Policy is consistent with the Company’s 62objective to promote diversity and inclusion 63(D&I) across the business and is aligned with the 64Company’s three D&I pillars: connect, respect 65and thrive. This helps to ensure that the skills, 66experience and social, cultural, educational 67and professional backgrounds of the 68workforce are appropriately diverse 69to support the Company’s strategy.70The Group’s Diversity and Inclusion Policy 71and its objectives are inextricably linked to the 72Company’s strategy, a part of which is focused 73on creating a culture in which all can thrive. 74The governance framework ensures that, for 75senior leaders, the Executive Committee and 76the Board’s strategic priorities incorporate D&I 77where appropriate. For example, senior leaders 78have developed and implemented action 79plans to support the achievement of each 80function’s inclusion strategy and to embed 81it throughout the organisation. You can read 82more about how D&I forms part of our strategy 83on pages 41 to 44.84Committee membership 85and attendance86Nick Prettejohn, Chair   87Anne Bulford   88Priya Guha   89Steve Hatch90Denise Jagger   91Jim Mullen   92Barry Panayi   93Wais Shaifta   94Olivia Streatfeild   95“Building and maintaining 96a diverse and inclusive 97workforce is of the utmost 98importance to the Board 99and the Committee and 100the desire to achieve this 101goal influences every 102hiring discussion 103and decision.”10489105Reach plc Annual Report 2023Strategic Report Governance Financial Statements Other Information