ASOS Regulatory News (ASC)

6 April 2023

Non-Executive Directorate Changes

ASOS plc ("ASOS" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has further strengthened its Board with the appointments of Natasja Laheij and Jose Manuel Martinéz Gutiérrez as Independent Non-Executive Directors.

Natasja has more than 25 years of experience in international Commercial & Financial Management, E-Commerce, Tech, Consumer Electronics, Telco and Retail in B2C and B2B environments through her roles in Deloitte Australia, Sony Ericsson, Apple and as CFO Amazon Fashion Europe. She is currently Google's Senior Finance Director for Google EMEA, Chair of the board of Google Payments Ltd. and Audit Chair of Vandemoortele, she is based in London, UK.

Jose Manuel has more than 30 years of experience in the retail and fashion industry initially as a strategy consultant at McKinsey before moving into leadership roles at international fashion businesses. At Inditex, he was Director of Distribution and Operations, responsible for the global product distribution model of the group. He later served for six years as CEO and Executive Director of Hong Kong listed Esprit. Since 2018, Jose Manuel is CEO and Executive Director of Spanish fashion brand Bimba y Lola.

Natasja will join the Board on 11th April, serve as Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Remuneration committee. Jose Manuel will also join the Board on 11th April and will serve on the Audit Committee.

The Company also announces that Patrick Kennedy has given notice of his decision to step down from the Board with effect from 5th April 2023 to focus on other business activities. Mai Fyfield, who joined the Board in November 2019, will succeed Patrick as Senior Independent Director of the Company.

Jørgen Lindemann, ASOS Chairman, said: 

"On behalf of the Board, I am delighted to welcome Natasja and Jose Manuel to ASOS whose addition will further broaden and deepen the expertise on the Board. Natasja brings a wealth of highly relevant commercial and financial experience gained across several leading tech and growth businesses, including as CFO of Amazon Fashion Europe. Jose Manuel joins with extensive fashion and supply chain expertise. The Board will greatly benefit from Natasja and Jose's insight and oversight, and we look forward to working closely with them."

"I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Patrick for the important contribution he has made to ASOS, in particular his contribution to ASOS' move to the Main Market and his support during a period of management and Board transition. We wish him well for the future."

There are no additional matters that would require disclosure under LR 9.6.13 R (1) to (6) in respect of Natasja Laheij or Jose Manuel Martinéz Gutiérrez.

This Announcement is issued on behalf of the Company by Emma Whyte, General Counsel and Company Secretary.

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Background note

ASOS is a destination for fashion-loving 20-somethings around the world, with a purpose to give its customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be. Through its app and mobile/desktop web experience, available in ten languages and in over 200 markets, ASOS customers can shop a curated edit of over 100,000 products, sourced from nearly 900 global and local third-party brands alongside a mix of fashion-led own-brand labels - ASOS Design, ASOS Edition, ASOS 4505, Collusion, Reclaimed Vintage, Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT. ASOS aims to give all of its customers a truly frictionless experience, with an ever-greater number of different payment methods and hundreds of local delivery and return options, including Next-Day Delivery and Same-Day Delivery, dispatched from state-of-the-art fulfilment centres in the UK, US and Germany.