Whitbread PLC announced that its Chairman, Richard Baker, will be retiring from the Board at the next financial year end, 28 February 2018, having completed nearly nine years service on the Board, including the last four years as Chairman. He will be succeeded by Adam Crozier, currently the Senior Independent Director. Adam has extensive and broad experience as chief executive of Saatchi & Saatchi, the Football Association, the Royal Mail and most recently ITV plc, where he served as CEO until June 2017. Adam joined the Whitbread PLC Board in April 2017 and became Senior Independent Director in September 2017.