RM plc announced that it has appointed Richard Smothers as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 3rd January 2023. Richard joins RM with over 20 years' experience in senior finance roles across a number of sectors. Richard is currently the Chief Financial Officer at Greene King Limited, a role he has been in since 2017.

Prior to this he was Chief Financial Officer at Mothercare and held a number of senior roles at Rexam plc, Tesco plc and Cargill Inc. Following the publication of RM's FY2022 results Richard will succeed Paul Dean as Chair of the Audit Committee. Paul will be retiring from the Board ahead of the 2023 AGM. In addition, RM has agreed to extend the term of Patrick Martell's appointment as a Non-Executive Director by one year to 31 December 2023.

Richard Smothers was an executive director of Greene King PLC between February 2018 until re-registration from Greene King PLC to Greene King Limited in October 2019. Richard Smothers is a director of Premium Dining Restaurants and Pubs Limited, which fully implemented a Company Voluntary Arrangement in June 2022.