Fevertree Drinks PLC Appointment of Non-Executive Directors (5311B)
January 11 2018 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5311B
Fevertree Drinks PLC
11 January 2018
11(th) January 2018
Fevertree Drinks plc
("Fever-Tree" or the "Company")
Appointment of Non-Executive Directors
Fever-Tree, the world's leading supplier of premium carbonated
mixers, is pleased to announce the appointments of Kevin Havelock
and Jeff Popkin as Non-Executive Directors of the Company with
immediate effect.
Kevin Havelock (aged 60) has more than 25 years' drinks industry
experience and is currently Global President, Refreshment at
Unilever with responsibility for the Group's EUR10 billion revenue
global beverages and ice cream business. Since joining Unilever in
1985, Kevin has held a wealth of senior leadership positions around
the world, including Chairman for Unilever UK, Unilever France and
Unilever Arabia as well as President, Unilever North America. He
has been a member of the Unilever Executive Committee since 2011
and sits on the Group's Sustainability Board. Kevin also Co-Chairs
the Pepsi/Lipton tea joint venture and became a Trustee of both the
British Council and The Eden Project in 2017.
Jeff Popkin (aged 53) has significant experience across the
North American beverage industry gathered over almost 30 years with
particular expertise in sales and distribution in the US. His
experience spans the beer, spirits, premium non-alcoholic
carbonated soft drink and health & wellness beverage categories
for a range of global brands. His leadership roles have included
CEO of Red Bull Distribution, North America, President of Vita Coco
and he is currently North American CEO of Mast-Jägermeister.
Bill Ronald, Chairman of Fever-Tree, comments; "On behalf of the
Board, I am delighted to welcome Kevin and Jeff to Fever-Tree. They
both have highly impressive track records across the beverage
sector and a breadth of relevant international experience that will
bring valuable insight and additional perspective to the
Company."
"As well as being highly respected sector leaders, Kevin and
Jeff are both huge admirers of Fever-Tree and I have no doubt they
will make a significant contribution to the next stage of
Fever-Tree's growth as we continue to pioneer the global mixer
category."
For further information:
Fevertree Drinks plc
Tim Warrillow, Co-founder and
CEO
Andy Branchflower, Finance
Director
Oliver Winters, Communications
Director +44 (0)20 7349 4922
FTI Consulting - Financial +44 (0)20 3727 1000
PR fever-tree@fticonsulting.com
Jonathon Brill
Georgina Goodhew
Fiona Walker
Investec Bank plc - Nominated
Adviser and Broker
Garry Levin
Alex Wright
David Anderson +44 (0)20 7597 5970
Notes to Editors:
Fever-Tree is the world's leading supplier of premium carbonated
mixers for alcoholic spirits by retail sales value, with
distribution to over 60 countries worldwide. Based in the UK, the
brand was launched in 2005 to provide high quality mixers which
could cater to the growing demand for premium spirits, in
particular gin, but also increasingly for vodka, rum and whisky.
The Company now sells a range of carbonated mixers to hotels,
restaurants, bars and cafes ("On Trade") as well as selected retail
outlets ("Off Trade").
Regulatory Disclosures
The following disclosures are required regarding Kevin John
Havelock's appointment pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two
paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Current directorships and partnerships:
The Eden Trust (Trustee)
British Council (Trustee)
Pepsi Lipton International Limited
Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC (with effect from 1 February
2018)
Past directorships and partnerships held over the last 5
years:
None
Kevin has an indirect interest in 521 ordinary shares in the
Company.
The following disclosures are required regarding Jeffrey
Bradford Popkin's appointment pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two
paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Current directorships and partnerships:
None
Past directorships and partnerships held over the last 5
years:
BrainGear Enterprises Inc.
Jeff has no direct or indirect interest in the Company's
ordinary shares.
No further disclosure is required under AIM Rule 17 and
paragraph (g) to Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies with
respect to Kevin Havelock or Jeff Popkin.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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