William (Bill) Shannon, Chairman of Johnson Service Group PLC, has advised the JSG Board of his intention to retire from the Board at the conclusion of the Company's AGM to be held in May 2021. The Group announced the appointment of John (Jock) Fyfe Lennox to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 5 January 2021. Jock will also assume the role of Chairman Designate with effect from the same date. The intention is that Jock will step up to the role of Chairman following the conclusion of the 2021 AGM in May. Jock is currently a Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chairman of Barratt Developments PLC and was previously Chairman of Enquest PLC and Hill & Smith Holdings PLC. Jock has also served on the boards of Dixons Carphone PLC, Oxford Instruments PLC and A&J Mucklow Group PLC. Jock spent his executive career with EY, becoming a partner in 1988, and held a number of leadership roles across all service lines, including as head of Industrial Products in the UK and Globally. Since leaving EY in 2009, he has developed an active board career sitting on and leading boards that have undertaken a range of organic and corporate development and growth strategies.