REG - ASOS PLC - Appointment of Patrick Kennedy to the Board

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RNS Number : 2749Y  ASOS PLC  13 January 2022

 

13 January 2022

 

ASOS plc

("the Company")

 

Appointment of Patrick Kennedy as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

 

ASOS plc today announces the appointment of Patrick Kennedy, Chairman of Bank
of Ireland Group plc and the former Chief Executive of Paddy Power plc, to its
Board of Directors (the "Board") with immediate effect.

Patrick replaces Ian Dyson as the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
and Audit Committee Chair, following Ian's appointment as Non-Executive Chair
of the Board on 29 November 2021.

In a 30-year career in business, Patrick has held a range of senior roles,
having started his career at KPMG and McKinsey & Company. From 2006 to
2014 he was Chief Executive of Paddy Power plc and before that worked for
Greencore Group plc, including as Chief Financial Officer. He is currently
Chairman of Bank of Ireland, Chairman of CarTrawler, the B2B travel technology
company, and Honorary Treasurer of the Irish Rugby Football Union. He was
previously a non-executive director of Elan Corporation plc, where he chaired
the Leadership, Development and Compensation Committee, and a non-executive
director of Paddy Power plc, where he chaired the Audit Committee.

 

Ian Dyson said:

 

"On behalf of the Board, I'd like to warmly welcome Patrick to ASOS. His deep
experience across a diverse range of businesses will complement the existing
skillset of the Board as ASOS embarks on its next phase of growth."

 

The following additional information is provided in accordance with paragraph
(g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies. Patrick Kennedy (age 52)
holds or has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past five
years:

 

 Current                                           Past

 Bank of Ireland Group plc                         Ireland Rugby World Cup Bid 2023 Oversight Board

 The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland   Mustang Holdco Limited

 Belfast Group Holdings Limited

 

   Patrick holds 23,000 ordinary shares in the Company.

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

For further information

ASOS
plc                                                                                  Tel:
020 7756 1000

Mathew Dunn, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer

Taryn Rosekilly, Director of Investor Relations

Website: www.asosplc.com/investors (http://www.asosplc.com/investors)

 

Headland
Consultancy                                                            Tel:
020 3805 4822

Susanna Voyle/Stephen Malthouse

 

JPMorgan Cazenove (Nominated
Advisor)                           Tel: 020 7742
4000

Bill Hutchings/Will Vanderspar

 

Numis
Securities                                                                     Tel:
020 7260 1000

Alex Ham/Jonathan Wilcox/Tom
Jacob

 

Berenberg
 
      Tel: 020 3207 7800

Michelle Wilson/Jen Clarke
 

 

Background note

ASOS is a destination for fashion-loving 20-somethings around the world, with
a purpose to give its customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be.
Through its app and mobile/desktop web experience, available in ten languages
and in over 200 markets, ASOS customers can shop a curated edit of over 90,000
products, sourced from nearly 900 global and local third-party brands
alongside a mix of fashion-led own-brand labels - ASOS Design, ASOS Edition,
ASOS 4505, Collusion, Reclaimed Vintage, Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and
HIIT. ASOS aims to give all of its customers a truly frictionless experience,
with an ever-greater number of different payment methods and hundreds of local
delivery and return options, including Next-Day Delivery and Same-Day
Delivery, dispatched from state-of-the-art fulfilment centres in the UK, US
and Germany.

 

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