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15 May 2024
Domino's Pizza Group Plc
Board appointment
Domino's Pizza Group Plc ("Domino's" or "the Group") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mitesh Patel as an independent non-executive Director, with effect from 1 June 2024. Mitesh will be a member of the Board's Nomination & Governance Committee.
Mitesh is the co-founder of Lenstore, an online contact lens business which in 2013 he sold to GrandVision, the world's largest optical retail group at the time and owner of Vision Express. Following the sale, Mitesh remained with GrandVision in various roles, including as Global eCommerce Director, until 2023, gaining substantial experience of working at a senior level in a franchise-based business.
Mitesh also has highly relevant non-executive experience as a director of Pizza Hut UK Limited from 2018 to 2020, and he has also been a Trustee of Oxfam since 2022, bringing significant retail and digital expertise to its Board.
Chairman Matt Shattock said:
"I am delighted to welcome Mitesh to the Board of Domino's. We are a business built on a network of highly entrepreneurial franchise partners, and, as a brilliant entrepreneur himself with significant expertise of working in franchise businesses, I am sure Mitesh will be a great addition to our Board."
No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R in respect of the appointments noted above.
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About Domino's Pizza Group
Domino's Pizza Group plc is the UK's leading pizza brand and a major player in the Irish market. We hold the master franchise agreement to own, operate and franchise Domino's stores in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.