The Sage Group plc announced that Sangeeta Anand and Irana Wasti have been appointed to its board as independent Non-executive Directors. Both appointments take effect from 1 May 2020. Sangeeta is a senior software technology leader with extensive experience in driving P&L, catalysing growth, and transforming product portfolios to capture the cloud opportunity. Sangeeta has held senior management roles at F5 Networks Inc. and Cisco Systems and is currently CMO of Alkira Inc. Irana is the President for GoDaddy EMEA, driving international growth by enabling everyday entrepreneurs to start, grow and run their businesses online. Prior to this role, Irana was SVP and General Manager for GoDaddy's Productivity business, where she led teams that provide small businesses with tools and services to help run their ventures. Separately, Steve Hare, CEO, has invited Cath Keers, Non-executive Director, to work with Sage's brand and customer teams on projects where she has particularly relevant expertise. The Board has agreed to this activity but has determined that Cath will no longer be independent and that her status is therefore redefined as a non-independent Non-executive Director. Accordingly, she has stepped down as a member of the Remuneration Committee with her place taken by Dr. John Bates, both with effect from 22 April 2020.