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213800QGNIWTXFMENJ24
12 November 2024
SSP GROUP
PLC
Board
Appointment
SSP Group plc ("SSP" or the "Group"), a leading operator of
restaurants, bars, cafes and other food and beverage outlets in
travel locations across 36 countries, is pleased to announce the
appointment of Karina Deacon as independent Non-Executive Director
of the Company with effect from 1 January 2025. Karina will be a
member of both the Audit and Nomination Committees.
Karina is an experienced business leader with a
strong financial background and significant experience in
industries aligned with SSP's markets. Having started her career as
an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers, she has held various
management positions at large, Danish-listed companies, spending 13
years with the facilities management company ISS A/S, four years as
Group CFO of the cleaning equipment manufacturer Nilfisk A/S, as
well as four years as CFO of Saxo Bank A/S. From early 2020 to May
2024, Karina served as Group CFO and member of the Executive
Management of the shipping and logistics company DFDS
A/S.
Having worked in leadership roles within
complex, international companies, Karina brings valuable industry
experience across numerous areas including finance, business
transformation, capital markets, M&A, strategy planning and
risk management.
Karina currently serves as Non-Executive
Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Norwegian Air Shuttle
ASA, an airline company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. In
addition, she is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit
Committee of VELUX A/S, a Danish-based manufacturer of roof
windows, and a Non-Executive Director of Maersk Training A/S. She
holds a Master of Economics and Business Administration from the
Aarhus Business School in Denmark.
Commenting on
the appointment, Mike Clasper, Chair of the SSP Board,
said: "We are
delighted to welcome Karina to the Board of SSP. She has strong
financial experience having worked as a CFO in several listed
companies and will bring relevant travel and services industry
insight, alongside additional breadth and diversity, to the Board
as it focuses on delivering SSP's strategic priorities.
"
Each Director of SSP is subject to annual
re-election by shareholders, and accordingly this appointment will
be the subject of a separate resolution at the Group's 2025 Annual
General Meeting.
This announcement is made pursuant to Listing
Rule 6.4.6. In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.8, SSP confirms
that there is no information to be disclosed in terms of Listing
Rule 6.4.8R (2) to (6) inclusive in respect of Karina
Deacon.
For
further information, please contact:
SSP
Group plc
Fiona Scattergood, Group General
Counsel & Company Secretary
+44 (0)20 7543 3305
Investor and analyst enquiries:
Sarah John, Director of Corporate
Affairs, SSP Group plc
+44 (0) 7736
089218; E-mail: sarah.john@ssp-intl.com
Media enquiries
Rob Greening / Russ Lynch
Sodali & Co
+44 (0) 207 250 1446
E-mail: ssp@sodali.com
About SSP
SSP is a leading operator of food
and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, with c.43,000
colleagues in over 600 locations across 36 countries. We
operate sit-down and quick service restaurants, cafes, lounges and
food-led convenience stores, principally in airports and train
stations, with a portfolio of more than 550 international, national
and local brands. These include our own brands (such as Urban
Crave, which brought the first "street eats" concept to airports in
the US and Nippon Ramen, a noodle and dumpling concept in the APAC
region) as well as franchise brands (such as M&S Simply Foods,
Starbucks and Burger King).
Our purpose is to be the best part
of the journey, and this is underpinned by our aim to bring leading
brands and innovative concepts to our clients and customers around
the world, with an emphasis on great value, taste, quality and
service - using digital technology to boost
efficiency.
www.foodtravelexperts.com