Personal Group plc, announced that following eight years on the Board, Deborah Frost, Group Chief Executive, has notified the Board of her intention to retire at the end of the year and will step down as Group Chief Executive and from the Board, with effect from 31 December 2023, to pursue a portfolio career. Following a rigorous recruitment process, the Board announced the appointment of Paula Constant as Group Chief Executive and Executive Director, subject to regulatory approval. Paula is expected to join Personal Group with effect from 1 September 2023 and an orderly transition will follow.

Deborah joined the Personal Group Board in 2015 as a Non-Executive Director. She became Group Chief Executive in February 2019, following the Group's acquisition of Innecto People Consulting Limited, and has overseen an outstanding period of change and transformation within the Group. Paula is a highly experienced CEO, with over 20 years of telecoms, banking and outsourcing experience, including executive roles at National Australia Bank, Mitie, BT, Vodafone and Accenture.

She has a strong track record of delivering growth through enhancing distribution and improving customer service in B2C and B2B organisations. During her time with BT, she delivered substantial improvements in B2B engineering revenues, in addition to working with the regulator and over 500 customers to significantly reduce delivery lead times and complaints. Paula is currently CEO of Woven Solutions Group Limited ("Woven Group"), which she joined in October 2020.