boohoo group plc Directorate Change (6107X)

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RNS Number : 6107X

boohoo group plc

27 April 2023

 
 27 April 2023

boohoo group plc

("boohoo" or the "Group")

Directorate Change

boohoo (AIM: BOO), a leading online fashion retailer, is pleased to announce the appointment of John Goold to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from today. John will become Chairman of the Audit Committee and he will also be a member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Risk committees.

John began his career by qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1996 with Touche Ross (which became Deloitte) in London. He has advised public companies for over 25 years, with significant experience across corporate finance and corporate broking having co-founded Arden Partners, before joining Zeus Capital as Chief Executive Officer. John is currently CEO of Kelso Group Holdings plc and Non-Executive Director of Oncimmune Holdings plc.

Mahmud Kamani, Group Executive Chairman, commented:

"John has deep operational and advisory experience at Board level gained over an extensive career that has seen him found, run and support businesses across a variety of sectors. He is held in very high regard throughout the public markets and we look forward to benefitting from his insight and rigour both as a Non-Executive Director and as Chairman of the Audit Committee. John will strengthen the Board and be a great asset. With a well-balanced and high-quality set of Executive and Non-Executive Directors we are in a strong position as we set about achieving our ambition to be the global fashion leader."

The following additional information is provided in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

John Howard Goold (aged 51) holds or has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past five years:

 
 Current Directorships or Partnerships   Previous Directorships or Partnerships 
 Freelands Finance Limited               Zeus Capital Limited 
                                        --------------------------------------- 
 Oncimmune Holdings Plc                  Zeus Securities Limited 
                                        --------------------------------------- 
 Kelso Group Holdings Plc                Zeus Capital Investments Limited 
                                        --------------------------------------- 
 Kelso Limited                           Zeus Group Limited 
                                        ---------------------------------------

John has no shares in boohoo.

There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 
 Enquiries 
 boohoo group plc 
 Shaun McCabe, Chief Financial Officer       Tel: +44 (0)161 233 2050 
 Alistair Davies, Investor Relations         Tel: +44 (0)161 233 2050 
 Clara Melia, Investor Relations             Tel: +44 (0)20 3289 5520 
 Mark Mochalski, Investor Relations          Tel: +44 (0)20 3239 6289 
 
 
 Zeus - Nominated adviser and joint broker 
 Andrew Jones / James Edis / Dan Bate        Tel: +44 (0)161 831 1512 
 Benjamin Robertson                          Tel: +44 (0)20 3829 5000 
 
 
 Jefferies - Joint broker 
 Ed Matthews                                 Tel: +44 (0)20 7029 8000 
 Harry Le May                                Tel: +44 (0)20 7029 8000 
 
 
 Buchanan - Financial PR adviser             boohoo@buchanan.uk.com 
 Richard Oldworth / Toto Berger / Verity     Tel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000 
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About boohoo group plc

"Leading the fashion eCommerce market"

Founded in Manchester in 2006, boohoo is an inclusive and innovative global brand targeting young, value-orientated customers, pushing boundaries to bring its customers up-to-date and inspirational fashion, 24/7.

In 2017, the group extended its customer offering through the acquisitions of the vibrant fashion brand PrettyLittleThing and free-thinking brand Nasty Gal. In March 2019, the group acquired the MissPap brand, in August 2019 the Karen Millen and Coast brands and in June 2020 the Warehouse and Oasis brands, all complementary to the group's scalable, multi-brand platform. In January 2021, the group acquired the intellectual property assets of Debenhams, with the goal of transforming a leading UK fashion and beauty retailer into a digital department store and marketplace through a new capital-light and low-risk operating model. In February 2021, the group acquired the intellectual property assets of UK brands Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton. As at 31 August 2022, the boohoo group had 19 million active customers across all its brands around the world.

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