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London Stock Exchange Group PLC

17 July 2019

17 July 2019

London Stock Exchange Group Board Appointment

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) today announces that Dominic Blakemore will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1 January 2020. Dominic will assume the Chair of the Audit Committee from Paul Heiden after the conclusion of the AGM in April 2020, when Paul will step down from the LSEG Board.

Don Robert, Chairman, London Stock Exchange Group, said:

"I am delighted to welcome Dominic to the Board. Dominic brings deep financial and commercial expertise to the Group. His executive and board experience will be of great benefit to the Group as we continue to execute our strategy as a global financial markets infrastructure group. I would also like to record the Board's gratitude to Paul Heiden for his significant contribution to LSEG over the last decade, during a period of significant growth and diversification."

Dominic is currently Group Chief Executive of Compass Group PLC, where he spent the last seven years in a variety of senior roles including as Group Finance Director. Prior to joining Compass, he was Chief Financial Officer of Birds Eye Iglo Group and spent six years at Cadbury plc. His board roles include serving as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee at Shire plc.

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Notes to the Editor:

Dominic Blakemore

 
 Executive Career: 
 2012 to date                  Compass Group PLC 
 2018 to date                  Group Chief Executive 
 2017 - 2018                   Group Deputy Chief Executive 
 2015 - 2017                   Group Chief Operating Officer, Europe 
 2012 - 2015                   Group Finance Director 
 2012                          Group Finance Director Designate 
 
 2010 - 2011                   Birds Eye Iglo Group Chief Financial Officer 
 
 2004 - 2010                   Cadbury Plc 
 2008 - 2010                   Europe Finance and Strategy Director 
 2006 - 2008                   Corporate Finance Director 
 2004 - 2006                   Group Financial Controller 
 
 1993 - 2004                   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 
                                Various Positions 
 1991 - 1993                   UNIFE (Union des Industries Ferroviaires 
                                Européennes), Paris 
                                Translator and Interpreter 
 
 Non-Executive Career: 
 2015 to date                  University College London 
                                Member of the Academic Council and Chair 
                                of the Audit Committee 
 
 2014 - 2018                   Shire Plc 
 2014 - 2018                   Non-Executive Director 
 2014 - 2017                   Chairman, Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee 
 
 Education & Qualifications: 
 1996                          Institute of Chartered Accountants in England 
                                and Wales ACA 
 
 1989 - 1991                   University College London 
                                B.A. French with Latin 
 

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