WH Smith plc announced that Suzanne Baxter will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from February 4, 2013. In addition, following the retirement of Mike Ellis, Suzanne Baxter will also be appointed as Chair of the Audit Committee. Suzanne Baxter is currently Group Finance Director of MITIE Group PLC, a role she has held since 2006, and has a wealth of financial and commercial expertise.