The following board members will join the Trust with immediate effect:
* Catherine Howarth, chief executive of Share Action
* Stuart Proffitt, a publishing director of Penguin Press
* Vivian Schiller, an independent journalism, media and technology advisor
* Ole Jacob Sunde, founder and chair of Formuesforvaltning AS private bank and chair of Scandinavian media company Schibsted ASA
* Dr Sushil Wadhwani CBE, CEO of Wadhwani Asset Management LLP
* David Pemsel, recently-appointed CEO of Guardian Media Group
Russell Scott, head of content at The Football League and a member of the Scott family, will succeed Jonathan Scott as the family representative on the board.
Since it was formed in 1936, The Scott Trust's core purpose has been to secure the financial and editorial independence in perpetuity of the Guardian, of which it is the owner. The Trust’s unique ownership structure ensures a long-term, commercially sustainable future for Guardian journalism.
Dame Liz Forgan, chair of The Scott Trust, said: "We are delighted to welcome such a diverse and talented group of individuals to The Scott Trust board. They bring with them a huge amount of experience across media as well as the business and financial sectors, which will help us shape the future of the Guardian in an increasingly competitive and fast-moving media world.”
Liz Forgan will be stepping down as chair of The Scott Trust in September 2016 and will be succeeded by former Guardian News & Media editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger. Andrew Graham, Will Hutton and Jonathan Scott will also be stepping down from the board in the coming year, ensuring a gradual handover with the newly-appointed board members. Andrew Miller, the previous chief executive officer of Guardian Media Group, stood down from the board in June 2015.
The current Scott Trust board members are: Dame Liz Forgan, Katharine Viner, Emily Bell, Alex Graham, Andrew Graham, Will Hutton, Alan Rusbridger, Sir Anthony Salz, Jonathan Scott and Heather Stewart.
