Vanquis Banking Group plc announced the appointment of three new Independent Non-Executive Directors: Karen Sarah Briggs, Oliver Laird and Jackie Noakes, effective 27 March 2024, with two Independent Non-Executive Directors stepping down: Elizabeth G. Chambers and Margot James. Karen Briggs is a qualified accountant with over 30 years' financial services and banking experience and has been a KPMG UK and FTI Consulting EMEA Executive Committee member and senior leader, with focus on governance, risk and compliance. Oliver Laird is a highly experienced CFO and non-executive director.

He has extensive finance and regulatory experience in financial services, banking and manufacturing, having been CFO at Lookers plc and CFO of First Direct Bank. Jackie Noakes is a senior executive with extensive experience in large scale financial services and banking businesses, currently Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Phoenix Group and was previously Group COO at Bank of Ireland. Elizabeth G. Chambers, after having served over two terms, and Margot James over one term, have informed the Board of their decision to step down, and will not be seeking re-election as Independent Non-Executive Directors at the forthcoming AGM, and therefore will leave the Board as of 15 May 2024.

In accordance with the Listing Rules, there are no other matters requiring disclosure under 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to the appointment of Karen Briggs, Jackie Noakes and Oliver Laird.