Directorate Change (8913N)
September 08 2011 - 7:09AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 8913N
Carpetright PLC
08 September 2011
Carpetright plc
Board changes
Appointment of Director
Carpetright plc, Europe's leading specialist carpet and floor
coverings retailer, announces that Darren Shapland has been
appointed to the board as an independent non-executive director,
with effect from the close of the Annual General Meeting held on
8(th) September 2011.
Darren Shapland (44) was until recently an executive director of
J Sainsbury plc. He was its Group Development Director from July
2010 until he stepped down from the board and was its Chief
Financial Officer from 2005 to 2010. He remains the chairman of
Sainsbury's Bank plc. He was the Group Finance Director of
Carpetright between 2002 and 2005, and prior to that was the
Finance Director of Superdrug Stores plc. Between 1988 and 2000 he
held a number of financial and operational roles at Arcadia plc. He
is also a non-executive director of Ladbrokes plc.
Lord Harris of Peckham, Chairman and Chief Executive, said:
"I am delighted that Darren has agreed to join Carpetright's
board as a non-executive director. He was an outstanding Finance
Director when he was with us before and his subsequent success at
Sainsbury's speaks for itself."
Committee changes
Alan Dickinson has today been appointed as the Chairman of the
Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee,
replacing Guy Weston who steps down from the Board at the close of
today's Annual General Meeting. Following Darren Shapland's
appointment to the board, he is also being appointed as a member of
the Remuneration Committee.
Regulatory information
No other information is required to be disclosed pursuant to
paragraph LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the Financial Services
Authority in relation to the appointment of Darren Shapland as a
Director of Carpetright.
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For further enquiries please contact:
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Kevin Smith / Lindsay Noton
Tel: 020 7638 9571
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