Hansteen announced the appointment of Margaret Young and David Rough as Independent Non-Executive Directors with effect from 1 October 2015 and the retirement of Richard Cotton as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 30 September 2015. Margaret Young is a Non-Executive Director of BlackRock Group Limited. She has more than 15 years of board experience across the logistics, financial services, food manufacturing and fast-moving consumer goods sectors, most recently serving as a Non-Executive Director of BNY Mellon International Asset Management Limited and AA plc.

David Rough was appointed a Non-Executive Director of John Laing Group plc in February 2015 and as the Senior Independent Director. He was previously Group Director of Investments at Legal & General PLC for 10 years prior to his retirement in 2002.