Board committees

RNS Number : 1897E

Currys PLC

26 October 2022

 

26 October 2022

Currys plc new Board Committee

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.11, Currys plc (the "Company") announces that the Board has established an Environment, Social and Governance ("ESG") Committee of the Board.  The remit of the ESG Committee includes the approval of the Group's ESG strategy, oversight of the delivery of this strategy and oversight of the management of ESG risks and opportunities. The full Terms of Reference of the ESG Committee have been added to the Company's website today. The Committee will be comprised of non-executive directors, Eileen Burbidge (Committee Chair), Tony DeNunzio and Andrea Gisle Joosen.

A summary of the Board and committee composition with immediate effect is as follows:

Board

Ian Dyson (Chair)

Eileen Burbidge (Non-executive director)

Tony DeNunzio (Non-executive director, Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director)

Andrea Gisle Joosen (Non-executive director)

Fiona McBain (Non-executive director)

Gerry Murphy (Non-executive director)

Alex Baldock (Group Chief Executive)

Bruce Marsh (Group Chief Financial Officer)

Nigel Paterson (General Counsel and Company Secretary)

Audit Committee

Fiona McBain (Chair)

Eileen Burbidge

Gerry Murphy

Disclosure Committee

Bruce Marsh (Chair)

Alex Baldock

Nigel Paterson

Environment, Social and Governance Committee

Eileen Burbidge (Chair)

Tony DeNunzio

Andrea Gisle Joosen

Nominations Committee

Ian Dyson (Chair)

Tony DeNunzio

Andrea Gisle Joosen

Remuneration Committee

Tony DeNunzio (Chair)

Andrea Gisle Joosen

Gerry Murphy

For further information

Dan Homan	Investor Relations Director	[phone]
Sarah Thomas	Deputy Company Secretary	[phone]

Information on Currys plc is available at www.currysplc.com  

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About Currys plc

Currys plc is a leading omnichannel retailer of technology products and services, operating online and through 830 stores in 8 countries. We Help Everyone Enjoy Amazing Technology, however they choose to shop with us.

In the UK & Ireland we trade as Currys; in the Nordics under the Elkjøp brand and as Kotsovolos in Greece. In each of these markets we are the market leader, employing 32,000 capable and committed colleagues. Our full range of services and support makes it easy for our customers to discover, choose, afford and enjoy the right technology for them, throughout their lives. The Group's operations include state-of-the-art repair facilities and 1,300 engineers in Newark, UK, a sourcing office in Hong Kong and an extensive distribution network, enabling fast and efficient delivery to stores and homes.

Our vision, we help everyone enjoy amazing technology, has a powerful social purpose at its heart. We believe in the power of technology to improve lives, help people stay connected, productive, healthy, and entertained. We're here to help everyone enjoy those benefits and with our scale and expertise, we are uniquely placed to do so.

We're a leader in giving technology a longer life through repair, recycling and reuse. We're reducing our impact on the environment in our operations and our wider value chain and we will achieve net zero2 emissions by 2040. We offer customers products that help them save energy, reduce waste and save water, and we partner with charitable organisations to bring the benefits of amazing technology to those who might otherwise be excluded.

 

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