Non-Executive Director Appointed To The Board Of Directors Of London Stock Exchange Group Plc

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) today announces that Sharon Bowles will join the LSEG Board as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. 

This appointment brings the Group deep experience in UK and European politics, economics and regulation impacting the market infrastructure sector.

Chris Gibson-Smith, Chairman of LSEG, commented:

“We warmly welcome Sharon to the Board.  Sharon brings extensive knowledge of European political and regulatory trends impacting our business.  Her experience and insight will be of great value to the Group, as we operate in an increasingly complex and evolving regulatory environment. I look forward to working with her.”

Sharon Bowles was a Member of the European Parliament from 2005 – 2014, serving on the Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and the Legal Affairs Committees. She chaired ECON from 2009 – 2014, putting her at the heart of the EU’s response to the financial and Eurozone crisis  dealing with all of the new and complex financial services legislation for markets, infrastructure, banking, corporate governance and accounting as well as competition policy, economic governance, monetary policy and public oversight of the European Central Bank.

During her distinguished career as an MEP, Sharon played a significant role shaping European policy impacting financial sector regulation, including the key second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID II).

Sharon has an academic and professional background in engineering, physics and mathematics and was a partner in Bowles Horton, a firm of European Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys that she founded in 1981. She has acted for a range of leading technology companies in UK, US and Japan and has extensive experience of commercial negotiation and legal systems.

There are no other matters relating to the new directors which would require disclosure under Listing Rules 9.6.13R.