London-listed Caledonia Investments has added Rod Kent and Robert Woods to its board as independent non-executive directors with effect from 1 October and 1 November respectively.

Kent is known for having been chairman of Close Brothers Group up until 2008, having previously been a non-executive director and before this managing director for 28 years. In his prior career he was a non-executive director and then chairman of M&G Group from 1995 until its sale to the Prudential Group in 1999.

Woods, meanwhile, was a non-executive director of Cathay Pacific Airways between 2006 and 2010. In his prior career he was chief executive of P&O Steam Navigation Company for several years.