Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director
Future plc has appointed Randal Casson as an Independent Non-Executive Director, effective immediately, bringing extensive finance and accounting expertise gained over 35 years at PwC, including 22 years as an audit partner. Casson, who retired from PwC on June 30, 2022, also holds current directorships at Games Workshop Group plc and The Smarter Web Company PLC, chairing the Audit Committee at both. He will join Future's Audit and Risk Committee and Nomination Committee, and will assume the role of Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee in February 2027. This appointment follows two other recent Non-Executive Director additions, aiming to bring new perspectives to support the company's growth in the evolving media landscape.
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Future plc (LSE: FUTR; "Future" or "the Group"), the global platform for specialist media, announces the appointment of Randal Casson as Independent Non-Executive Director, with effect from today.
Randal brings a wealth of relevant finance and accounting experience to the Board. He qualified as a chartered accountant at PwC where he spent 35 years, including 22 years as an audit partner, before retiring from PwC on 30 June 2022.
Randal has significant listed board experience and is currently an independent non-executive director at Games Workshop Group plc (FTSE 100) and The Smarter Web Company PLC (FTSE All-Share), chairing the Audit Committee at both companies.
Randal will join Future's Audit and Risk Committee and Nomination Committee on appointment, and he will assume the role of Chair of Future's Audit and Risk Committee in February 2027, when Alan Newman steps down from the Board after nine years as a Non-Executive Director.
Randal is the third new Non-Executive Director appointment to the Future Board following the addition of Patricia Corsi and Anna Mallett announced on 21 July 2026.
Mark Brooker, Chair, commented: "I am delighted that Randal has joined the Board of Future and that, after a transition period, he will become Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. He brings extensive financial and accounting expertise, as well as listed board experience, through his former career at PwC and his current plc directorships. On behalf of the Board, I look forward to working with him.
Taken together, the recent changes to the Board will bring new perspectives and insight enabling us to best support Future to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the evolving media landscape."
Randal Casson commented: "I look forward to joining Mark, Kevin, Sharjeel and the whole of the Future Board at this exciting time in the Company's story, to deliver long-term value for shareholders."
Regarding Randal Casson's appointment as a Non-Executive Director, there are no other matters to be disclosed under UKLR 6.4.8R.
Future will announce its pre-close trading update on 30 September 2026, as previously announced.
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