BBA Aviation plc announced that Nick Land, the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and Senior Independent Director has notified the Board that he will not be seeking re-election at the company's annual general meeting in 2016. Immediately following the conclusion of the AGM in 2016, Susan Kilsby will be appointed as the Senior Independent Director. She will continue in her role as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.

Susan has been a non-executive director since 2012. Wayne Edmunds who joined the Board in 2013 will be appointed Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee. Peter Edwards and Peter Ventress will be appointed as non-executive directors of the Company with effect from 1 January 2016.

Peter Edwards has spent his career in the aerospace sector across a wide spectrum of roles. Peter spent nine years with Gulfstream in a variety of senior sales and marketing roles. Peter Ventress is Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director of Galliford Try plc and a Non-executive Director of Premier Farnell plc and Softcat plc.

From 2009 he spent six years as Chief Executive Officer of Berendsen plc.