Sainsbury’s appoints Martin Scicluna its new non-executive chairman

J Sainsbury PLC (Sainsbury's) has announced the appointment of Martin Scicluna as its new Non-Executive Chairman. The company said, Scicluna will join the board as Chairman-Designate and Non-Executive Director from November 1, 2018 working closely with David Tyler for a handover period. The company anticipates that Martin will assume the role of chairman from the beginning of the new financial year in March 2019 or soon after, at which point David Tyler would step down from the board.