Domino's Pizza UK & IRL PLC
22 February 2006
22 February 2006
Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plc
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
Dianne Thompson CBE has accepted an offer to join the Board of Domino's Pizza
UK & IRL plc ('Domino's', LSE: DOM), as a Non-Executive Director.
The appointment is effective from today.
A high profile business leader with extensive retail, marketing and management
experience, Dianne is Chief Executive of National Lottery operator Camelot
Group plc, a post she has held since 2000. She joined as Commercial Operations
Director in 1997, the first woman Executive Director on the Camelot Board.
Her four previous full time appointments spanned the retail and manufacturing
sectors: Marketing Director Signet Group plc 1994-1997, Director of Marketing
at Woolworths plc 1992-1994, Managing Director of Sandvik Saws & Tools Ltd
1988-1992 and Marketing Director at Sterling Roncraft 1986-1988.
From 1979 to 1986 Dianne was Senior Lecturer in Strategic Planning, Business
Policy and Marketing at Manchester Polytechnic. She was also Managing Director
of Thompson Maud Jones (Advertising) Ltd from 1981 to 1986.
As Chief Executive of Camelot, Dianne has developed and successfully driven the
company's strategy for growth which has delivered the longest period of growth
in the history of The National Lottery.
Dianne was named Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year in 2000 and was
voted 2001 Marketer of the Year by the Marketing Society. She is a Fellow
of the Royal Society of Arts, a Fellow of the Marketing Society,
a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a Companion of the
Chartered Management Institute. Dianne is also a liveryman of the Worshipful
Company of Marketors.
Dianne is a Council Member of ISBA and the Press Complaints Commission, and is a
member of the CBI President's Committee. She chairs the ChildLine Foundation
fund-raising committee. Earlier this year she was awarded a CBE in the New
Year's Honours list for services to business.
Commenting on the appointment, Colin Halpern, Chairman of Domino's, said:
'Dianne brings a wealth of knowledge with us and I am delighted to welcome her
to the Board. Domino's will benefit from her in-depth understanding of the
retail environment as well as her skilful marketing and management
capabilities.'
Dianne Thompson said: 'I am pleased to accept this post on the Board of Domino's
Pizza UK & IRL plc. Having closely watched the Company's rapid growth over
recent years, the prospect of becoming more involved is very exciting. I look
forward to serving on the Board and supporting Domino's with its continued
expansion.'
Additional Existing Directorships
Camelot Group plc, Chief Executive
Additional Former Directorships
Wyevale plc, Non Executive Director August - December 2005
D T I, Group Board Member June 2002 - June 2004
RAC plc, Non Exec Director February 2002 - June 2005
Chartered Institute of Marketing, President June 2001 - December 2004
Save for the information disclosed above, there is no other information falling
to be disclosed under the AIM rules.
- Ends -
Enquiries:
Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plc
Lee Ginsberg, Finance Director +44 (0) 1908 580646
Bernadette Ahmed, PR & Communications Controller +44 (0) 1908 580693
Hogarth Partnership Limited
Andrew Jaques / Chris Matthews / Anthony Arthur +44 (0)20 7357 9477
Camelot Group plc
Ben Rosier, Head of Media Relations, Camelot +44 (0)20 7632 5711
Photographs of Dianne Thompson are available on request
Notes to editors:
Domino's Pizza Group Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Domino's Pizza UK &
IRL plc, which is quoted on the Alternative Investment Market of the London
Stock Exchange (symbol: DOM). Domino's Pizza Group Limited is the UK's leading
pizza delivery company and holds the master franchise to own, operate and
franchise Domino's Pizza stores in the UK and Ireland. The first UK store opened
in 1985 and the first Irish store opened in 1991. As at January 10th, there were
407 stores in the UK and Ireland of which 332 stores are in England, 29 in
Scotland, 13 in Wales, 9 in Northern Ireland and 24 in the Republic of Ireland.
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