McKay Securities PLC announced that the promotion of Tom Elliott to Executive Director with effect from 1st April 2017. Tom aged 42, most recently as Head of Investment, London. Viscount Lifford will retire from the Board and its Committees in September 2017. Jon Austen, who joined the Board in July 2016 and is currently Chief Financial Officer of Audley Court Ltd. and former Group Finance Director of Terrace Hill plc and Urban&Civic plc, will succeed Viscount Lifford as Senior Independent Director with effect from 1st April 2017. Additionally, Jeremy Bates will succeed Nigel Aslin as Chairman of the Nomination Committee with effect from 1st April 2017. Nigel Aslin will retire from the Board and its Committees in May 2017.