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27 July 2015
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC
Directorate Change
Appointment of Robin Freestone
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC ("Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Robin Freestone as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 August 2015. He will be a member of the Audit, Risk, Remuneration and Nomination Committees of the Board.
Robin has been Chief Financial Officer of Pearson plc since 2006, and is retiring from this executive role on 1 August 2015. Previously he was Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Pearson and prior to that, he held a number of senior financial positions at Amersham plc from 2000 to 2004, Henkel Ltd from 1995 to 2000 and ICI plc from 1984 to 1995. He started his career at Deloitte (Touche Ross). He sits on the Board of ICAEW as an Advisory Group Member, Financial Reporting Faculty and is a member of the CBI Economic Growth Board and was a Non-Executive director of eChem Ltd from 2000 to 2014. He is currently Deputy Chair of the 100 Group, having been Chair from 2012 to 2014.
Announcing the appointment, Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Chairman of the Company, said: "We are delighted that Robin has agreed to join the Board as a Non-Executive Director. With his experience of leading global and digital businesses, he will be a valuable addition to the Board."
There is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R relating to Robin Freestone.
Darren Drabble
Company Secretary