Connect Group announces new director

Denise Collis will join the Board of Connect Group as a non-executive director with effect from 1 December.

Collis, who will also be a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees, will subsequently succeed Anthony Cann as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on 4 February 2016, when Anthony Cann will step down and retire from the Board.

Collis was Chief People Officer at healthcare business Bupa from May 2010 until December 2014. Prior to that, she held senior HR roles at a number of leading organisations including 3i Group plc, EY, Standard Chartered Bank and HSBC. She is currently the Chair of the British Heart Foundation’s Remuneration Committee and a member of its Nominations Committee and Advisory Council, Vice Chair to the International Advisory Board to Leeds University Business School and a member of the Advisory Board to the University of Exeter Business School.

Gary Kennedy, Chairman of Connect Group, commented: “Denise brings with her strong cross-sectoral experience and insights, which will broaden the Board’s overall expertise. I welcome her to the Board and look forward to working with her.

“I would also like to thank Anthony Cann for his significant contribution to the Board over the past nine years. His oversight, guidance and judgement have contributed greatly to the overall success of the Company during his time on the Board and as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.”