The former CEO of Barclays Investments Solutions becomes a non-executive director of BlackRock Sustainable American Income Trust.

Pearson plc’s chief financial officer will become a non-executive director of Rentokil Initial on 1 April this year.

Adrian Marsh will also become chair of the consumer co-operative group’s risk and audit committee when he joins the board on 1 May this year.

Currys’ chair Ian Dyson will become a non-executive director of the sports fashion retailer with immediate effect.

Nigel Mills will join the bakery chain’s board immediately, to later become senior independent director when Sandra Turner steps down.

The former director-general of the CBI will become a non-executive director of the company in September this year.

The executive director of Hotel Chocolat will join Superdry’s board as a non-executive director with effect from 1 May 2023.

The former Permira senior executive will become a non-executive director of the Marks and Spencer Group with effect from 1 March 2023.

Shalini Govil-Pai and Devesh Mishra will this week join the board of the international research and data analytics group.

Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch and Rainer Blair have been nominated for election as new independent members of the board.