Brown (N.) Group PLC Directorate Change (1955F)
February 19 2018 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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Brown (N.) Group PLC
19 February 2018
19 February 2018
N BROWN GROUP PLC ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHAIRMAN
N Brown, the online, specialist fit, fashion retailer, today
announces the appointment of Matt Davies as Non-Executive Director
and Chairman Elect with immediate effect. Matt will assume the role
of Chairman from 1(st) May 2018. He will succeed Andrew Higginson
who will retire from the Board on that date.
Andrew Higginson, said: "We are delighted to welcome Matt Davies
to N Brown. Matt is a first-class retailer and brings a wealth of
experience to the Group. He has a proven track record of value
creation across retail and online through his roles as CEO of Tesco
UK and ROI and as CEO of Halfords and Pets at Home. It has been a
privilege to chair the company through the past five years, and I
wish the business every success in the coming years."
Matt Davies said: "I am delighted and excited to be taking on
this role. I am really looking forward to working with Angela, her
team and my fellow Non-Executive Directors to further develop and
grow the N Brown business."
Senior Independent Director Ron McMillan, who led the selection
process, said: "Having conducted a thorough process it was clear
that Matt was the best fit to be our next Chair. He has huge
experience of retail and online businesses and will be a strong
addition to the N Brown board, bringing knowledge, leadership and
customer focus. On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Andy
for his considerable help and guidance over the past 5 years and
wish him well going forward."
Notes to editors:
Matt Davies biography
Matt is currently CEO of Tesco UK and ROI, a role he will leave
at the end of April 2018 having been appointed in May 2015. He has
successfully led the turnaround of the UK business which now enters
a new phase with the proposed merger with Booker plc.
Prior to Tesco, Matt was CEO of Halfords from 2012 to 2015 and
Finance Director (2001 - 2004) and CEO (2004 - 2012) of Pets at
Home.
For further information:
N Brown Group 0161 238 2202 / 1845
Angela Spindler, CEO
Craig Lovelace, CFO
Bethany Barnes (nee Hocking),
Director of Investor Relations
and Corporate Communications
MHP Communications 020 3128 8100
Andrew Jacques nbrown@mhpc.com
Simon Hockridge
About N Brown Group:
An expert in fashion that fits and flatters, N Brown is one of
the UK's leading digital retailers. Its key retail brands are JD
Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo. It offers an extensive range of
products, predominantly clothing, footwear and homewares. N Brown
is all about democratising fashion and is size inclusive, focusing
on the needs of underserved customer groups - size 20+ and age
50+.
N Brown is headquartered in Manchester where it designs, sources
and creates its product offer, and employs over 2,600 people across
the UK.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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