Bermuda-based Signet Jewelers Ltd., the world's largest specialty retail jeweller, yesterday announced the appointment of three independent directors.

Thomas Plaskett, since 1991, has been chairman of Fox Run Capital Associates, a private consulting firm. During his career Mr. Plaskett, 64, has had broad senior international management experience in a number of service and manufacturing businesses and particularly in the airline industry.

Marianne Miller Parrs has also joined Signet as an independent director. Ms Parrs has served on the boards of The Stanley Works and CIT Group Inc as an independent director since April 2008 and 2003 respectively.

Ms Parrs, 64, has considerable senior international management experience in finance, investor relations and information technology with International Paper Company.

Lesley Knox has also joined Signet as an independent director. She was a non-executive director of Signet Group plc during 2008. Ms Knox, 55, has since 2004 been chairman of Alliance Trust PLC and is also a non-executive director of HMV Group PLC and of Hays PLC, positions she has held since 2002. Ms Knox is also, until February 2009, interim chairman of HMV Group PLC.