Marks & Spencer announces that Luc Vandevelde, Chairman has indicated that he wishes to leave the Company's Board of Directors.
Luc's decision has been prompted by personal commitments previously made to the Halley family and which arise from the untimely death of Paul Louis Halley late last year.
A search is under way for a new Chairman and Luc will remain in post for as long as necessary to establish his successor.
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