ASOS appoints new Non-Executive Director

ASOS PLC

26 June 2023

 

26 June 2023

ASOS appoints new Non-Executive Director and Chair of the ESG Committee

ASOS plc ("ASOS" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Maria Rugarli as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the ESG Committee.

Anna Maria is a sustainability and CSR expert with more than twenty years of experience working with leaders in global apparel, including Nike Inc. and VF Corporation. She has specialised in creating innovative strategies to address some of the most pressing environmental and social challenges faced by the industry today, as well as providing end-to-end oversight through implementation and roll-out.

She is currently a Board Member at Prada Group and Japan Tobacco International. Anna Maria will join the Board on 26 June 2023 and will become Chair of the ESG Committee.

Jørgen Lindemann, ASOS Chairman, said: 

"On behalf of the Board, I want to welcome Anna Maria to ASOS. Anna Maria joins us with a wealth of ESG experience from some of the biggest brands in global apparel. The Board will greatly benefit from her expertise and we look forward to working closely with her."

There are no additional matters that would require disclosure under LR 9.6.13 R (1) to (6) in respect of Anna Maria Rugarli.

This Announcement is issued on behalf of the Company by Emma Whyte, General Counsel and Company Secretary.

For further information:

ASOS plc	Tel: [phone]
Jose Antonio Ramos Calamonte, Chief Executive Officer Sean Glithero, Interim Chief Financial Officer Michelle Wilson, Senior Director of Strategy and Corporate Development Holly Cassell, Head of Investor Relations Website: www.asosplc.com/investors
Headland Consultancy	Tel: [phone]
Susanna Voyle / Stephen Malthouse / Rob Walker
JPMorgan Cazenove	Tel: [phone]
Bill Hutchings / Will Vanderspar
Numis Securities	Tel: [phone]
Alex Ham / Jonathan Wilcox / Tom Jacob
Berenberg	Tel: [phone]
Matthew Armitt / Richard Bootle / Marie Moy

Background note

ASOS is a destination for fashion-loving 20-somethings around the world, with a purpose to give its customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be. Through its app and mobile/desktop web experience, available in nine languages and in over 200 markets, ASOS customers can shop a curated edit of nearly 60,000 products, sourced from nearly 900 global and local third-party brands alongside a mix of fashion-led own-brand labels - ASOS Design, ASOS Edition, ASOS 4505, Collusion, Reclaimed Vintage, Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT. ASOS aims to give all of its customers a truly frictionless experience, with an ever-greater number of different payment methods and hundreds of local deliveries and return options, including Next-Day Delivery and Same-Day Delivery, dispatched from state-of-the-art fulfilment centres in the UK, US and Germany. 

 

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