RWS Holdings plc confirms that Julie Southern has been appointed Independent, Non-executive Chairman, as was anticipated by the announcement on 27 July 2022. Having stepped down as Chairman, Andrew Brode will remain on the Board as a Non-executive Director. Julie Southern has served as a Non-executive Director and Chairman Designate of RWS as part of the Group's succession planning since July 2022.

In her new role, she will also chair the Nomination Committee but will step down from the Group's Audit Committee in line with corporate governance best practice. Julie brings a wealth of business, strategic and governance experience from her current and previous Non-executive Director roles. She is currently Chair of the Board of NXP Semiconductors, where she has been a Non-executive Director since 2013 and is also a Non-executive Director at Ocado Group.