Informa announced that the Board, led by Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, Gareth Bullock, and working in partnership with external advisors Spencer Stuart, has confirmed the appointment of John Rishton as the next Chair of the Informa Group, succeeding Derek Mapp. Mr. Rishton, who has extensive international executive experience, brings significant non-executive Board experience to the role from his time on the Board of Unilever, as Chair-elect at Serco, and his period as Chair of the Audit Committee and Non-Executive Director at Informa. He will take over as Chair at the Annual General Meeting in June 2021, allowing for a managed handover period. In June, Gill Whitehead, who has served on Informa's Audit Committee over the last year, will take over from John Rishton as Chair of the Audit Committee.