Dixons Carphone PLC Directorate Change (5450X)
February 22 2017 - 6:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5450X
Dixons Carphone PLC
22 February 2017
Dixons Carphone plc
Appointment of Fiona McBain as a Non-Executive Director
Dixons Carphone plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce the
appointment of Fiona McBain as a Non-Executive Director with effect
from 1 March 2017.
Fiona McBain, who was previously engaged in the finance
functions at Scottish Amicable and Prudential plc, joined Scottish
Friendly in 1998, was appointed to its Board in April 2005 and
served as Chief Executive Officer from January 2006 to December
2016.
In addition to being a Non-Executive Director of the Scottish
Mortgage Investment Trust PLC, Fiona is a trustee and Vice Chair of
Save the Children UK and a Non-Executive Director of the
Humanitarian Leadership Academy.
There are no matters in connection with these appointments to be
disclosed under section 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the UK
Listing Authority.
The Company also announces that Baroness Sally Morgan will be
stepping down as a Non-Executive Director at the Company's Annual
General Meeting in September 2017 when Fiona McBain will be joining
the Company's Audit Committee.
Sir Charles Dunstone, Chairman, said:
"We are very pleased that Fiona will be joining our Board which
will be further strengthened by her outstanding record of business
leadership, in particular in the financial services sector. We
would also like to thank Sally for the invaluable guidance and
counsel she has given the Company over many years both as a
Non-Executive Director and as a member of our Audit Committee."
For further information
IR, PR & Corporate
Kate Ferry Affairs Director +44 (0)7748 933 206
Head of Investor
Mark Reynolds Relations +44 (0)7979 696 498
Head of Media
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Nick Cosgrove,
Helen Smith Brunswick Group +44 (0)207 404 5959
Information on Dixons Carphone plc is available at
www.dixonscarphone.com
Follow us on Twitter: @dixonscarphone and @DCSebJ
About Dixons Carphone:
Dixons Carphone plc is Europe's leading specialist
electrical and telecommunications retailer and services
company, employing over 40,000 people in 9 countries.
Focused on helping customers navigate the connected
world, Dixons Carphone offers a comprehensive range
of electrical and mobile products, connectivity and
expert after-sales services from the Geek Squad and
KNOWHOW.
Dixons Carphone's primary brands include Carphone
Warehouse, Currys and PC World in the UK & Ireland,
Elkjøp, Elgiganten, Gigantti and Lefdal in the
Nordic countries, Phone House in Spain, Sweden and
Norway, Kotsovolos in Greece and Dixons Travel in
a number of UK & Ireland airports. Our key service
brands include KNOWHOW in the UK, Ireland and the
Nordics, and Geek Squad in the UK, Ireland and Spain.
Business-to-business (B2B) services are provided through
Connected World Services, PC World Business and Carphone
Warehouse Business. Connected World Services aims
to leverage the Group's existing expertise, operating
processes and technology to provide a range of services
to businesses.
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Certain statements made in this announcement are
forward-looking. Such statements are based on current expectations
and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from any expected future
events or results referred to in these forward-looking statements.
Unless otherwise required by applicable laws, regulations or
accounting standards, we do not undertake any obligation to update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future developments or otherwise. Information
contained on the Dixons Carphone plc website or the Twitter feed
does not form part of this announcement and should not be relied on
as such.
This information is provided by RNS
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