Centrica plc has appointed Richard Haythornthwaite as a Non-Executive Director with effect from October 14, 2013 and as Non-Executive Chairman with effect from January 1, 2014, the firm confirmed that Haythornthwaite holds or has held the following directorships of a publicly quoted company in the last 5 years: MasterCard Inc. from May 2006 to current; Land Securities Group plc from April 2008 to February 2009.