NEXT PLC has announced the appointment of Venetia Butterfield as an independent non-executive director, effective from 2 April 2024. Butterfield, currently the Managing Director of Cornerstone at Penguin Random House, brings extensive experience as a business leader and marketing professional. Her successful leadership of an independent business within a larger conglomerate is expected to be beneficial as NEXT expands its businesses within the Group through its Total Platform initiatives. Butterfield will also join several committees upon her appointment. No further disclosures are required in relation to this appointment.