Directorate Changes

RNS Number : 2750W

Jet2 PLC

14 April 2023

 

14 April 2023

Jet2 plc

("the Group" or "the Company")

Appointment of Independent Non-executive Directors

Jet2 plc , the Leisure Travel group, is pleased to announce the appointments of Simon Breakwell and Angela Luger as independent non-executive directors of the Company with effect from 27 April and 3 July 2023 respectively. Simon and Angela will also join the Company's Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee with effect from the date of their appointment.

Simon Breakwell:

Simon has spent a significant part of his executive career in the travel industry, first at British Airways and then Expedia, where he scaled the operation and managed the Hotels.com and Expedia brands internationally. Simon launched Uber in Europe, and went on to establish the brand across the region.  He is a former board member of HomeAway, the online vacation rental marketplace and was also Chair of Travel Data. He was also previously CEO and Deputy Chairman of the AA, where he executed a major business and digital transformation program. Simon currently chairs Tiqets, the online attractions ticketing business.

Angela Luger:

Angela has significant experience in marketing, e-commerce and retail, beginning her career in FMCG marketing with Cadbury's, Coca Cola and Mars. She spent 10 years at Asda, holding a variety of positions including Trading Director and Global Managing Director for George. She was MD of Debenhams, CEO of The Original Factory Shop and CEO of N Brown Group plc, where she led the business through a significant digital transformation. For 9 years, Angela was a non-executive director of Manchester Airports Group, where she also chaired the Remuneration Committee. She is currently Chair of The Paint Shed Holdings Limited and Non-Executive Director of New Look Retail Holdings Limited, Portmeirion Group plc and ScS Group plc. Angela also chairs WealthiHer, the network promoting the financial empowerment of women.

Philip Meeson, Executive Chairman, commented:

"We are delighted that Angela and Simon will be joining our board of directors. Their background is ideally suited to this stage in our development and we are confident that they will both make a significant contribution to the ongoing success of our business as we continue our focus on People, Service, Profits".

Please refer to Annex 1 for all further disclosure relating to Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

For further information, please contact:

Jet2 plc Philip Meeson, Executive Chairman Tel:  [phone] Gary Brown, Group Chief Financial Officer Cenkos Securities plc Nominated Adviser Katy Birkin / Camilla Hume / George Lawson Tel:  [phone] Buchanan Financial PR Richard Oldworth Tel:  [phone]

ANNEX 1

The directorships and partnerships currently held by Angela Lesley Luger, aged 60, and Simon John Breakwell, aged 58, and over the five years preceding the date of the appointments are as follows:

Angela Luger
Current directorships/partnerships	Previous directorships/partnerships
New Look Retail Holdings Limited Portmeirion Group Public Limited Company SCS Group P.L.C. The Paint Shed Holdings Ltd The Pennies Foundation	Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación, S.A J.D. Williams & Company Limited Majelan Limited N Brown Group plc Speciality Home Shopping (US) Limited The Hiring Hub Holdings Limited TML Bidco Limited
Simon Breakwell
Current directorships/partnerships	Previous directorships/partnerships
Envilio International Inc. Fallbrook Technology Inc. Marianne Formation SAS OMT Consultancy Ltd Tiqets Holding B.V. Tiqets International B.V. Tripstax Technologies Limited	1 Cranley Gardens (Freehold) Limited AA Bond Co Limited AA Corporation Limited AA Financial Services Limited AA Limited Automobile Association Developments Limited Automobile Association Insurance Services Holdings Limited Basing Topco Limited Bd4travel GmbH BD4 Travel Limited Believe Digital GmbH Believe SA Genius Sports Group Limited Hipmunk Inc. SuperVista AG Trover Inc.

Neither Angela Luger nor Simon Breakwell hold any Ordinary Shares in Jet2 plc.

There are no further disclosures to be made pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.

 

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