Two Woolworths directors retire
Board members to leave after transition period with new appointments.
Two Woolworths Ltd non-executive directors will retire on August 31, chairman Ralph Waters announced in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange.
Sir Roderick Deane and John Astbury will leave as part of the board's succession process, allowing for a transition period after the appointment of three directors in January 2012.
Mr Waters thanked the directors for long-term contributions on financial management, growth initiatives, governance and people strategy.
Mr Astbury will remain a director of the home improvement joint venture company Hydrox Holdings Pty Ltd.
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