Grainger plc announced that Baroness Ford, the non-executive Chairman of the company, has notified the Board of her intention to retire from Grainger at the next Annual General Meeting of the company on 8 February 2017. Grainger is announcing that Mark Clare will join the company as non-executive Chairman of the Board on 13 February 2017. Mark is currently Senior Independent Director of both United Utilities Group plc and adbrokes Coral Group plc and a Non-Executive Director of Premier Marinas Holdings Limited. Mark was previously Chief Executive of Barratt Developments plc from 2006-2015 and is a former trustee of the Building Research Establishment and the UK Green Building Council. Prior to joining Barratt, he was an executive director of Centrica plc and held a number of senior roles both within Centrica plc and British Gas. Mark has also been a non-executive director of BAA plc. The company announced that Justin Read will join the board as a non-executive director on 13 February 2017.