AstraZeneca PLC announced that Anna Manz has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director and a member of the Audit Committee with effect from 1 September 2023. Anna is currently an Executive Director and the Group Chief Financial Officer of London Stock Exchange Group plc. Anna joined London Stock Exchange Group plc in November 2020 as Chief Financial Officer, ahead of the $27 billion acquisition of Refinitiv.

From 2016 - 2020, she was an Executive Director and the Chief Financial Officer of Johnson Matthey Plc and led its Finance, Procurement and IT functions. Prior to joining Johnson Matthey, Anna spent 17 years at Diageo plc in a number of senior finance roles, including Chief Strategy Officer and as a member of the Executive Committee. She brings extensive expertise in accounting, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, as well as experience of business diversification and transformation.

Anna has been a Non-Executive Director of ITV plc since 2016 and has served on its Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee for most of that period. She will step down as a Non-Executive Director of ITV at the end of August this year.