Howdens announced that Louise Fowler will be appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Following her appointment, Louise will be a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. She will also become a member of the Nominations Committee following completion of a formal induction programme. Howdens also announced that Mark Allen, who has served as Non-Executive Director since May 2011 and is a member of the Remuneration, Audit and Nominations Committees, will retire from the Board on 1 December 2019.