Digital 9 Infrastructure PLC announced that the company announced the following changes to the Board of Directors of D9. As a result of having been offered the Chief Executive Officer role at a new, US based digital infrastructure operating company, Jack Waters has formally notified the Board of his intention to resign from his role as a Director and Chair of the Company. Therefore, Jack Waters will not be standing for re-election at the Company's annual general meeting (scheduled for 23 May 2022) ("AGM") and his resignation will take effect immediately following the AGM.

Jack Waters has worked closely with Lisa Harrington, Chair of the Nomination Committee, to identify his successor and the Board announced that Philip (Phil) Jordan will be appointed as Non-executive Chair of the Board immediately following completion of the AGM, following an induction period and completion of the standard Jersey regulatory confirmations. At the same time, he will also be appointed as a member of the RiskCommittee, Nomination Committee and Management Engagement Committee. Phil Jordan has a successful track record in the digital infrastructure and technology sectors, both in an executive and non-executive capacity.

Phil's executive career includes country, regional and group Chief Information Officer roles, including spending over 10 years at Vodafone, over seven years with Telefonica, where in addition to the Group CIO role, he was CEO and then Chairman of Telefonica Global Technology. He is currently Group CIO of Sainsbury's, a role he has held for over four years. He has also acted as a non-executive industry adviser to HSBC and was a non-executive director of Talk Talk Telecom Group PLC until it was taken private in 2021.

The Board is also announced the appointment of Aaron Le Cornu as a Non-executive Director with effect from 1 April 2022, following an induction period and completion of the standard Jersey regulatory confirmations. Aaron, who is based in Jersey, has been appointed as a replacement for Monique O'Keefe who has informed the Board of her intention to step down from her role as a Director to pursue a senior executive role, limiting her ability to hold non-executive positions. As a result, she will also not be standing for re-election at the AGM.

Aaron will replace Charlotte Valeur as a Chair of the Management Engagement Committee and will be appointed as a member of the Audit Committee and Risk Committee. Charlotte Valeur will become Chair of the Risk Committee, following the resignation of Jack Waters. Aaron Le Cornu comes from a financial background, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen and worked for HSBC for over 10 years.

During his time with HSBC, he held several board positions for HSBC subsidiaries, including as Deputy CEO for HSBC International and was also involved in acquisitions such as the purchase of Marks & Spencer Money. He has since held a number of senior executive roles including at Ogier (offshore legal and fiduciary services provider), Elian (a fiduciary firm headquartered in Jersey) and, latterly, at GLI Finance, an alternative finance provider and strategic investor in numerous fintech platforms. Aaron is currently the Chairman of the Aberdeen Standard Capital Offshore Strategy Fund Ltd. He also served as a non-executive director for Jersey Electricity plc, having stepped down in 2021 after 10 years on the Board. Aaron and his spouse, being a person closely associated ("PCA") jointly hold 45,000 shares in the Company.