The former Smith & Nephew CFO will join the British telecoms multinational with effect from the conclusion of the 2025 AGM.

Dingemans, formerly GSK’s chief financial officer, will take his seat on the board of the telecoms giant in January.

She will become an independent non-executive director of the global biopharma company with effect from 1 October.

Vodafone’s head of human resources, Leanne Wood, has joined the board of the global food services company as a NED.

The former chief financial officer of AngloGold Ashanti has become a non-executive director on the network operator’s board.

Michel Demaré has been appointed chair-designate and will take over from Leif Johansson, who retires in April next year.

Carter is chief executive of B2B events and academic knowledge group Informa, and was the first CEO of communications regulator Ofcom.

Cunci is president of public broadcaster France Télévisions, while Segars is a former CEO at semiconductor company Arm.

Kerr, who is managing director of private equity firm Warburg Pincus, will take up her new board role in March next year.

Swantee is a former CEO of telecoms firm EE and previously held a number senior positions at France Telecom.