Trainline plc announced the appointment of Brian McBride as Independent Non-Executive Chair with effect from November 5, 2019. Brian was appointed Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 10 June 2019 and will succeed Douglas S. McCallum, who is stepping down as Chair and retiring from the Board also effective November 5, 2019. This reflects the Board's desire to achieve good governance standards as set out in the UK Governance Code. Brian's Board Committee membership remains unchanged. Doug joined the Group in April 2013 and has chaired the company through a period of extraordinarily successful growth and development. As disclosed in the Company's IPO Prospectus, Doug has remained Non-Executive Chair of the Company to ensure maximum continuity in Trainline's transition from a privately owned company to a publicly listed business. Brian is Non-Executive Director at Wiggle, the Bridgepoint owned global online cycling retailer, and is Non-Executive Director at Kinnevik AB, the Swedish digital investment company. Brian is also Senior Adviser to Lazard's Global Financial Advisory business and a Senior Adviser to Scottish Equity Partners. He is a member of the UK Government's Digital Advisory Board, which steers the digital delivery of Government services to UK citizens. Brian has a strong track record in leading businesses having held many senior positions throughout his career including Chair of ASOS from 2012 to 2018 and Chief Executive Officer of Amazon.co.uk from 2006 to 2011. He has also held Non-Executive Director positions at AO World plc, Computacenter PLC and SThree PLC. He was previously on the Board of the BBC and was a member of the Advisory Board of Huawei UK.