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Fiona McAulay will leave Ferrexpo

Fiona MacAulay, a non-executive director of British mining company Ferrexpo plc with assets in Ukraine, due to her appointment as also a non-executive director of Dowlais Group Plc, which became a public company, will leave the group after the 2023 annual shareholders meeting scheduled for May 2.
“Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.14R(2), Ferrexpo plc (LSE: FXPO) makes the following notice with respect to Fiona McAuley, senior independent director and non-executive director of the company. In connection with her current appointment as a non-executive director of Dowlais Group Plc, Ms. McAuley has informed the company that Dowlais Group Plc has become a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange effective April 20, 2023,” Ferrexpo stated in an announcement on the London Stock Exchange Thursday.
As stated in Ferrexpo’s 2023 annual general meeting notice, Fiona McAuley will step down as non-executive chairman and chairman of the compensation committee following the 2023 annual general meeting scheduled for May 2, 2023.
Earlier, Ferrexpo’s independent non-executive director, Ann-Christin Andersen, declined to run for the company’s next board of directors in May 2023.
“Independent non-executive director Ann-Christin Andersen has notified the board that she will not run for re-election at the company’s next annual general meeting in May 2023,” Ferrexpo’s annual report reported.
Ferrexpo is an iron ore company with assets in Ukraine.
Ferrexpo owns 100% of Yeristovsky GOK LLC and 99.9% of Belanovsky GOK LLC. Before the court ruling in September 2022, Ferrexpo also owned 100% of Poltava Mining and Processing Division PJSC.

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