Margaret Ford plans to retire as an independent nonexecutive director at SEGRO Plc at the company's April 19 annual general meeting.

Ford, who joined the board in January 2013, has also served as chairman of the industrial real estate investment trust's remuneration committee. She is a member of the U.K. House of Lords and managing director of global infrastructure at Royal Bank of Canada, as well as a senior independent nonexecutive director at NewRiver REIT.