PPHE Hotel Group Limited announced that Mr. Kenneth Bradley has joined the Nominations Committee which is now composed of four non-executive directors, three of which are deemed to be independent (reducing to three non-executive directors two of which will be independent when Mr. Jones retires). While the Board continues to believe that Mr. McAuliffe is independent in character and judgement, he is no longer deemed to be an independent director by virtue of his role as Deputy Chairman and has consequently stepped down from both the Audit and Remuneration Committees. Mr. McAuliffe will remain Deputy Chairman, primarily tasked with overseeing corporate governance. Mr. Jones will retire from the Board prior to the annual general meeting to be held in 2020 following the publication of the 2019 annual financial results. In anticipation of Mr. Jones's retirement, the Company is currently looking for an additional independent non-executive director to join the Board.