REG - ASOS PLC - Non-Executive Directorate Changes

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06/04/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 5566V  ASOS PLC  06 April 2023

6 April 2023

 

Non-Executive Directorate Changes

 

ASOS plc ("ASOS" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has further
strengthened its Board with the appointments of Natasja Laheij and Jose Manuel
Martinéz Gutiérrez as Independent Non-Executive Directors.

 

Natasja has more than 25 years of experience in international Commercial &
Financial Management, E-Commerce, Tech, Consumer Electronics, Telco and Retail
in B2C and B2B environments through her roles in Deloitte Australia, Sony
Ericsson, Apple and as CFO Amazon Fashion Europe. She is currently Google's
Senior Finance Director for Google EMEA, Chair of the board of Google Payments
Ltd. and Audit Chair of Vandemoortele, she is based in London, UK.

 

Jose Manuel has more than 30 years of experience in the retail and fashion
industry initially as a strategy consultant at McKinsey before moving into
leadership roles at international fashion businesses. At Inditex, he was
Director of Distribution and Operations, responsible for the global product
distribution model of the group. He later served for six years as CEO and
Executive Director of Hong Kong listed Esprit. Since 2018, Jose Manuel is CEO
and Executive Director of Spanish fashion brand Bimba y Lola.

Natasja will join the Board on 11(th) April, serve as Chair of the Audit
Committee and as a member of the Remuneration committee. Jose Manuel will also
join the Board on 11(th) April and will serve on the Audit Committee.

 

The Company also announces that Patrick Kennedy has given notice of his
decision to step down from the Board with effect from 5(th) April 2023 to
focus on other business activities. Mai Fyfield, who joined the Board in
November 2019, will succeed Patrick as Senior Independent Director of the
Company.

 

 

Jørgen Lindemann, ASOS Chairman, said:

 

"On behalf of the Board, I am delighted to welcome Natasja and Jose Manuel to
ASOS whose addition  will further broaden and deepen the expertise on the
Board. Natasja brings a wealth of highly relevant commercial and financial
experience gained across several leading tech and growth businesses, including
as CFO of Amazon Fashion Europe. Jose Manuel joins with extensive fashion and
supply chain expertise. The Board will greatly benefit from Natasja and Jose's
insight and oversight, and we look forward to working closely with them."

 

"I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Patrick for the important
contribution he has made to ASOS, in particular his contribution to ASOS' move
to the Main Market and his support during a period of management and Board
transition. We wish him well for the future."

 

There are no additional matters that would require disclosure under LR 9.6.13
R (1) to (6) in respect of Natasja Laheij or Jose Manuel Martinéz Gutiérrez.

 

This Announcement is issued on behalf of the Company by Emma Whyte, General
Counsel and Company Secretary.

 

 

For further information:

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 José Antonio Ramos Calamonte, Chief Executive Officer

 Michelle Wilson, Senior Director of Strategy & Corporate Development

 Holly Cassell, Head of Investor Relations

 Website: www.asosplc.com/investors

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 Susanna Voyle / Stephen Malthouse

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 Bill Hutchings / Will Vanderspar

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 Alex Ham / Jonathan Wilcox / Tom Jacob

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 Matthew Armitt / Richard Bootle / Marie Moy

 

 

 

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
100,000 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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