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Shaftesbury PLC

Appointment of a non-executive director

Shaftesbury PLC is pleased to announce that Jennelle Tilling will join the Board as a non-executive director on 1 January 2019.

Jennelle Tilling has over 25 years' consumer marketing, digital and innovation experience with leading global FMCG and food retail brands spanning UK, international and global roles. She spent over 17 years working for Yum! Restaurants International in a variety of senior marketing roles across the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands. This culminated in her serving as the Global Chief Marketing Officer for KFC - where she was responsible for the company's brand marketing, communications, innovation, digital presence and brand reputation in over 125 countries around the world.

Jennelle is the Founder and Chief Brand Strategist at Marketing with Insight, a London-based brand consultancy specialising in retail, food and beverage strategy. She is a Fellow of The Marketing Society and a member of the Marketing Group of Great Britain. She is also a member and past president of Women in Advertising and Communications, a Leadership Fellow of St George's House and a mentor to The Marketing Academy.

Jennelle is currently a non-executive director with Camelot Group.

There are no further details that are required to be disclosed in respect of her appointment under LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

Jonathan Nicholls, Chairman, said:

"We are delighted that Jennelle has agreed to join the Board. She has a wide range of experience in consumer marketing, digital and innovation and will complement the skills we have on the Board".

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4 December 2018