Thorn Group Limited provided the following updates. As disclosed at the Annual General Meeting on 30 August 2019, as part of the Board's renewal process, the three remaining Directors - David Foster, Belinda Gibson and Andrew Stevens - intended to retire on an orderly basis. The Chair also stated that a search had commenced for suitably qualified independent non-executive Directors. The Company announced that David Foster will retire as Chair of the Board and as a Director of the Company on 23 October 2019. The Board has appointed Warren McLeland as interim Chairfrom that date until a permanent replacement is appointed. David has been a non-executive Director of the Company for 5 years and the Chair of the Board for the last 18 months. Warren was appointed to the Board on 30 August 2019. Warren is the former CEO and Executive Chairman of Resimac Limited and is currently a Director of the listed company, Resimac Group Ltd. He is Chairman of Somers Limited, the major institutional investor in the Company. As Warren is not regarded as an independent director, Kent Bird has been appointed as Deputy Chair in accordance with the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. The Company also announced the appointment of Paul Oneile as an independent non-executive Director, effective immediately. Paul is the current Chair of ASX listed company, A2B Australia Limited (formerly Cabcharge Australia Limited). He was previously the Non-Executive Chairman of Intecq Limited (formerly eBet Limited), from 2012 until its acquisition by Tabcorp Holdings Limited in December 2016. From 2003 to 2008, Paul was CEO of Aristocrat Leisure Limited where he oversaw significant business and cultural change, refocused R&D spending, streamlined the supply chain operation, and successfully oversaw growth of the company's international operations.