Debenhams plc announced that Fitzgerald stepped down from the board as an independent non-executive director on 24 October 2018 following six years' service. The board of directors as at 25 October 2018 is therefore as follows: Sir Ian Cheshire (Chairman), Sergio Bucher (Chief Executive), Rachel Osborne (Chief Financial Officer), Terry Duddy (senior independent director), David Adams (independent non-executive director and Audit chair), Stephen Ingham (independent non-executive director), Nicky Kinnaird (independent non-executive director and RemCo chair) and Lisa Myers (independent non-executive director).