Budget airline easyJet has announced that Sue Clark will become its senior independent director from 1 March 2023. Clark will join easyJet’s audit, nominations and safety committees at the same time.
Clark is senior independent director at Imperial Brands and a non-executive director of Mondi Group, Britvic and Tulchan Communications.
Clark was on the executive management team of brewing multinational SABMiller from 2003 until 2016, which included four years as its managing director. Prior to this, she served as director of corporate affairs for Railtrack and Scottish Power.
Stephen Hester, easyJet’s chair, commented: “I am very pleased to welcome Sue to easyJet. Her strong strategic and commercial background, along with her experience of operating in large, international companies in both executive and non-executive roles, will be valuable as we focus on driving long-term shareholder value. I look forward to her joining the board.”