McKay Securities PLC announced that Jeremy Bates has been appointed to the Board as an independent non-executive Director and as a member of the audit, remuneration and nomination Committees. Jeremy Bates is a Director of Savills UK Ltd, Head of UK Transactional Services and European Head of Worldwide Occupier Services and has been a leading agent in the South East market over the last 25 years. Having qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1990 with Savills Plc. The company also announced that Nigel Aslin, who has been a non-executive Director since May 2006 will retire from the Board and its Committees on the announcement of the Group's year end results in May 2017.