Last checked at 25 Jan 2024 11:00
Committee Changes
Ticker: WIZZ
Geneva, 25 January 2024: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the fastest-growing European airline, announces that it has appointed Phit Lian Chong, Non-Executive Director, as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee with immediate effect.
With effect from 24 January 2024, Charlotte Pedersen will step down from the Audit and Risk Committee and will be replaced by Phit Lian Chong. Ms. Chong was the CEO of award-winning Low-Cost Carriers Jetstar Asia Airways and ValuAir from 2006 to 2012. Ms. Chong also served as an Independent Board Director and member of the Audit Committee on the Board of Tiger Airways Ltd, a low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines.
Following these changes, the Wizz Air Board Committees will comprise:
Nomination & Governance | Audit & Risk Committee | Remuneration Committee | Sustainability & Culture Committee | Safety, Security & Operational Compliance Committee |
William Franke (Chair) | Enrique Dupuy de Lome Chavarri (Chair) | Barry Eccleston (Chair) | Charlotte Andsager (Chair) | Charlotte Pedersen (Chair) |
Barry Eccleston | Phit Lian Chong | Anna Gatti | Anthony Radev | Andrew Broderick |
Charlotte Andsager | Anna Gatti | Anthony Radev | Andrew Broderick |
Barry Eccleston
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Stephen L. Johnson as Observer | Stephen L. Johnson, Andrew Broderick as Observers | Stephen L. Johnson as Observer |
ABOUT WIZZ AIR
Wizz Air, the fastest growing European ultra-low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 197 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. A team of dedicated aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low fares, making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 60.3 million passengers in 2023. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ. The company was recently named the World's Top 5 Safest Low-Cost Airlines 2024 by airlineratings.com, the world's only safety and product rating agency, and named Airline of the Year by Air Transport Awards in 2019 and in 2023. Wizz Air has also been recognised as the "Most Sustainable Low-Cost Airline" within the World Finance Sustainability Awards in 2021-2023 and the "Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year" by the CAPA-Centre for Aviation Awards for Excellence 2022-2023.
For more information:
Investors: Zlatko Custovic, Wizz Air +36 1 777 9407
Media: Tamara Vallois, Wizz Air +36 1 777 9324
James McFarlane/Eleni Menikou/Charles Hirst +44 (0) 20 3128 8100
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