The Board of Countrywide plc announced that Mark Shuttleworth will be appointed Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1st October 2018 and he will become Chair of the Company's Audit and Risk Committee with effect from 1st January 2019. Mark has held various senior finance positions and most recently was Chief Financial Officer at both Pace PLC, where he successfully completed the merger with Arris PLC, and Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC.