Highcroft Investments plc announced that after 12 years as a board member Richard Stansfield has decided that, in order to pursue other opportunities, he will resign as a non-executive director, with effect from the 2015 Annual General Meeting, which is expected to take place on 15 May 2015. Richard was appointed to the board in December 2002 and has served as senior independent director, a member of the nomination committee, chairman of the remuneration committee, and also a member of and, since August 2012, chairman of the audit committee.