Legal & General Group Plc has announced that Toby Strauss will succeed Richard Meddings as Chair of the Group's Risk Committee from March 09, 2017. This follows Richard advising the board that he intends to step down from the Board following the conclusion of the AGM on May 25, 2017. He will remain a member of the Risk, Audit and Remuneration Committees until he steps down. Toby joined the Board on 1 January 2017 and became a member of the Audit and Risk Committees. Toby has experience following an executive career in financial services which included Group Director of Insurance and Chief Executive of Scottish Widows at Lloyds Banking Group, and prior to that Chief Executive of the UK Life business of Aviva.