Michael Roney
Good morning to everyone. Earlier than I hand it over to Simon, just some feedback. Two long-serving Board members, Jane Shields and Jonathan Bewes shall be stepping down from our Board of Administrators in Could. Jane has labored for NEXT greater than 40 years. You do not see that a lot anymore, do you? Greater than 40 years and been on the Board of Administrators since 2013. Jane’s contribution to the success of the corporate has been substantial, each on the operational degree and positively on the Board degree. And I’d simply say, I believe Jane represents the very best qualities of what we have now at NEXT plc. Jonathan Bewes has been a Board member for 9.5 years, and he has been Senior Impartial Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, and he is made important contribution. So I would say, Jonathan, many thanks to your work and your service on the Board.
I want to welcome two new Board members, Annette Court docket and Jeni Mundy, who shall be becoming a member of the Board. Annette began on March 1, and Jeni shall be beginning on April 1, and each will stand for election on the Could AGM. As you have seen, the outcomes for the yr ended 2026 are excellent, and it actually displays the broad power of the group as we outperform
