Christie Group plc announced the appointment of Laurie Benson to its Board of Directors with effect from 12 November 2017. Ms. Benson joins the Board as an Independent Non-Executive director. Laurie has over 30 years of experience in advertising, digital media and digital technology, assisting and advising organizations to exploit the benefits of digital technology. Laurie's executive career was made up of several high-profile roles in the US and EMEA, including roles with Time Warner and Bloomberg, after an early career which focused on the media industry in New York. Laurie currently sits on the Board of Trustees for The Royal Air Force Museum, is a Non-Executive Board member of both The Charity Commission for England and Wales and The Medical Algorithms Company Limited, and is founding partner of Upnexxt Ltd. which provides strategic services to the media industry. Laurie also sits on the Audit and Risk Committee and the Policy and Guidance Committee of The Charity Commission for England and Wales.