Last checked at 5 Aug 2020 16:09
5 August 2020
easyJet plc
('easyJet')Â
Board & Committee ChangesÂ
easyJet is pleased to announce the following changes to the Board and its Committees.Â
· | Moni Mannings will join the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director and member of the Remuneration Committee on 6 August 2020. |
· | Julie Southern will succeed Charles Gurassa as Senior Independent Director with immediate effect. Charles will continue to remain as the Deputy Chairman until 31 December 2020 when he steps down from the Board. Julie will also become a member of the Nominations Committee with effect from 31 August 2020. |
· | Catherine Bradley CBE will succeed Andy Martin as Chair of the Finance Committee and become a member of the Audit Committee and Nominations Committee with effect from 31 August 2020, when Andy steps down from the Board. Nick Leeder will become a member of the Nominations Committee with effect from the same date. |
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John Barton, Chairman of easyJet, commented:Â
"I am very pleased to welcome Moni to the Board. She will bring a wide range of skills and experience and we are very much look forward to her joining us."Â
"I am also pleased that Julie will become Senior Independent Director and that Catherine will Chair the Finance Committee. They are both exceptional non-executives and bring valuable experience to these positions. I look forward to continuing to work closely with them in their new roles."
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Enquiries should be directed to:
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Institutional investors and analysts: Â | ||
Michael Barker | Investor Relations | +44 (0) 7985 890 939 |
Holly Grainger | Investor Relations | +44 (0) 7583 101 913 |
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Dorothy Burwell | Finsbury | +44 (0) 207 251 3801 |
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LEI: 2138001S47XKWIB7TH90
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Moni Mannings
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· | Moni currently serves as an independent non-executive director of AIM-listed Breedon Group plc and is Chair of their Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. She also serves as Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at Investec Bank plc, and Deputy Chair of the charity Barnardo's. |
· | Moni has held a number of non-executive positions, including as a Board member of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (chairing its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee), Cranfield University, Dairy Crest Group PLC and Polypipe Group plc. Until 2017, Moni was Chief Operating Officer of Aistemos Limited, a leading IP data analytics and strategy company. From 2000 until 2016, Moni was a Partner and Head of the International Banking and Finance Division of Olswang LLP, before which she held senior positions with Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Simmons & Simmons and Clifford Chance LLP. |
· | For the purposes of Listing Rule 9.6.13, Moni Mannings is currently an independent non-executive director of Breedon Group plc, listed on the London Stock Exchange. Moni served as a non-executive director of Polypipe Group plc (2014 to 2019) and Dairy Crest Group plc (2017 until their acquisition and delisting in 2019). |
· | The Nominations Committee led the recruitment process for Moni Mannings on behalf of the Board. |
· | There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13. |
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