Directorate Change

RNS Number : 1374M

Tesco PLC

18 May 2010

 



DIRECTORATE CHANGE

TESCO PLC

18 May 2010

CHARLES ALLEN AND HARALD EINSMANN TO RETIRE AS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Tesco plc announces that Charles Allen CBE and Dr Harald Einsmann, both non-executive directors of the Company, will retire with effect from the end of this year's Annual General Meeting, to be held on Friday, 2 July, and will not offer themselves for re-election.  The process of recruiting Non-executive Directors to replace Mr Allen and Dr Einsmann is well-advanced and the Company expects to be in a position to announce new appointments in the next few weeks.

Mr Allen and Dr Einsmann have both served on the Tesco Board since February 1999. 

Tesco Chairman, David Reid, said "I would like to thank both Charles and Harald for their excellent advice and for their important contribution to Tesco's success over the last 11 years."

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 9.6.11 - 14

For further information please call the Tesco Press Office on 01992 644645.

 

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