Pets At Home Group Plc Directorate Change (6033S)
10 Julio 2020 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 6033S
Pets At Home Group Plc
10 July 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 10 July 2020
Pets at Home Group Plc: Directorate Change
Pets at Home Group Plc, the UK's leading Pet Care Business,
announces the appointment of Karen Whitworth as Independent
Non-Executive Director on 9 July 2020. Karen will succeed Sharon
Flood as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.
This announcement is made pursuant to the decision by Paul Moody
to step down from the Board at the conclusion of the Company's
annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday, and the commencement of
Sharon Flood's new role as Chair of the Remuneration Committee, as
announced on 26 March 2020.
Karen qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Coopers &
Lybrand (now PwC) and has 18 years' experience operating at board
level in a variety of commercial, operational and governance roles
across several private and publicly listed organisations. More
recently, Karen spent 10 years at J Sainsbury plc, the last three
of which as a Member of the Commercial Board and Director of
Non-Food Grocery and New Business, and prior to that as Supply
Chain Director and Director of Group Internal Audit. Until 2018,
she was a Supervisory Board member and member of the Audit
Committee at GS1 UK Limited.
Karen is currently a Non-Executive Director of Tritax Big Box
REIT plc and a non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit
Committee at The Rank Group plc.
On appointment, Karen will become Chair of the Audit and Risk
Committee. She will also be a member of the Nominations and
Corporate Governance Committee.
Ian Burke, Chairman of Pets at Home, commented :
I am delighted to welcome Karen Whitworth to the plc Board as
Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. Karen has extensive Retail
experience, particularly in logistics and supply chain, together
with a strong Audit background. We look forward to her valuable
input.
This disclosure is given in accordance with Listing Rule
9.6.11.
Enquiries
Pets at Home Group Plc:
Lucy Williams, Company Secretary
+44 (0)161 468 6688
Investor Relations/Media Enquiries
Pets at Home Group Plc:
Roger Tejwani, Director of Investor Relations & External
Communications
+44 (0)1279 927022
About Pets at Home
Pets at Home Group Plc is the UK's leading pet care business;
our commitment is to make sure pets and their owners get the very
best advice, products and care. Pet products are available online
or from our 453 stores, many of which also have vet practices and
grooming salons. Pets at Home also operates a UK leading small
animal veterinary business, with 441 First Opinion practices
located both in our stores and in standalone locations, as well as
four Specialist Referral centres. For more information visit:
http://investors.petsathome.com/
Disclaimer
This trading statement does not constitute an invitation to
underwrite, subscribe for, or otherwise acquire or dispose of any
Pets at Home Group Plc shares or other securities nor should it
form the basis of or be relied on in connection with any contract
or commitment whatsoever. It does not constitute a recommendation
regarding any securities. Past performance, including the price at
which the Company's securities have been bought or sold in the
past, is no guide to future performance and persons needing advice
should consult an independent financial adviser.
Certain statements in this trading statement constitute
forward-looking statements. Any statement in this document that is
not a statement of historical fact including, without limitation,
those regarding the Company's future plans and expectations,
operations, financial performance, financial condition and business
is a forward-looking statement. Such forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to
differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, among
other factors, changing economic, financial, business or other
market conditions. These and other factors could adversely affect
the outcome and financial effects of the plans and events described
in this statement. As a result you are cautioned not to place
reliance on such forward-looking statements. Nothing in this
statement should be construed as a profit forecast.
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