Following completion of the above succession plan on 18 July 2025,the Board of SSE plc will comprise the Chair, three Executive Directors and eight independent non-Executive Directors; and will comprise seven men and five women. Each Director of SSE plc is subject to annual re-appointment and Hixonia's appointment to the Board from 1 January 2025 will be the subject of a resolution at the Company's Annual General Meeting 2025.