Directorate Change

RNS Number : 8101F

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

17 July 2019

 

17 July 2019

London Stock Exchange Group Board Appointment

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) today announces that Dominic Blakemore will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1 January 2020. Dominic will assume the Chair of the Audit Committee from Paul Heiden after the conclusion of the AGM in April 2020, when Paul will step down from the LSEG Board. 

Don Robert, Chairman, London Stock Exchange Group, said: 

"I am delighted to welcome Dominic to the Board. Dominic brings deep financial and commercial expertise to the Group. His executive and board experience will be of great benefit to the Group as we continue to execute our strategy as a global financial markets infrastructure group. I would also like to record the Board's gratitude to Paul Heiden for his significant contribution to LSEG over the last decade, during a period of significant growth and diversification."

Dominic is currently Group Chief Executive of Compass Group PLC, where he spent the last seven years in a variety of senior roles including as Group Finance Director. Prior to joining Compass, he was Chief Financial Officer of Birds Eye Iglo Group and spent six years at Cadbury plc. His board roles include serving as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee at Shire plc.

There are no other matters which require disclosure under Listing Rules 9.6.13R.

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Notes to the Editor:

Dominic Blakemore

Executive Career:
2012 to date	Compass Group PLC
2018 to date	Group Chief Executive
2017 - 2018	Group Deputy Chief Executive
2015 - 2017	Group Chief Operating Officer, Europe
2012 - 2015	Group Finance Director
2012	Group Finance Director Designate
2010 - 2011	Birds Eye Iglo Group Chief Financial Officer
2004 - 2010	Cadbury Plc
2008 - 2010	Europe Finance and Strategy Director
2006 - 2008	Corporate Finance Director
2004 - 2006	Group Financial Controller
1993 - 2004	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Various Positions
1991 - 1993	UNIFE (Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes), Paris Translator and Interpreter
Non-Executive Career:
2015 to date	University College London Member of the Academic Council and Chair of the Audit Committee
2014 - 2018	Shire Plc
2014 - 2018	Non-Executive Director
2014 - 2017	Chairman, Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
Education & Qualifications:
1996	Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ACA
1989 - 1991	University College London B.A. French with Latin

 

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