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2 August 2018
Directorate Change - Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
This announcement contains inside information.
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC ("Moneysupermarket" or the "Group") is pleased to announce the appointment of Scilla Grimble to the Board as Chief Financial Officer, subject to regulatory approval. Scilla's start date will be confirmed in due course.
Scilla is currently Director of Group Finance and was previously interim Chief Financial Officer of Marks and Spencer Group plc, having joined Marks and Spencer in 2016. Prior to that she held several senior finance roles at Tesco plc between 2010 and 2016 and before that was a managing director at UBS Investment Bank.
Scilla succeeds Matthew Price who, as previously announced, is to step down on 31 October 2018.
Mark Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, said:
"I am delighted to have Scilla join the team. She brings significant experience to the Group of leading finance teams in several consumer facing public companies and has a strong background in commercial finance and banking. Having launched our new strategy at the start of the year, Scilla will strengthen our management team capability and help us deliver growth."
Scilla Grimble added:
"I am very happy to be joining Moneysupermarket and look forward to working with the team to build on the success of the business and deliver the new strategy."
There is no information required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R relating to Scilla Grimble.
Scilla Grimble's appointment terms are in accordance with the terms of the remuneration policy approved by shareholders.
ENDS
Notes to editors:
The appointment of Scilla Grimble is subject to her prior approval by the FCA as an approved person in accordance with section 59 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Moneysupermarket.com Financial Group Limited, a subsidiary of Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC, is authorised and regulated by the FCA.
For further information, contact:
Jo Britten, Investor Relations Director
Tel: 07896 469380
William Clutterbuck, Maitland
Tel: 0207 379 5151