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Coca-Cola Europacific PartnersAnnouncement

14/12/2023 11:00

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RNS Number : 8350W  Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc  14 December 2023

COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC

 

BOARD AND COMMITTEE CHANGES

 

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc (CCEP) announces that Garry Watts has
resigned from the Board with effect from 31 December 2023. As part of the
Board's succession planning and following a comprehensive search and selection
process, the Board has approved the appointment of Guillaume Bacuvier as a new
Independent Non-executive Director to succeed Garry, which was approved by the
Board on 13 December 2023. Guillaume's appointment will be effective from 1
January 2024.

 

Garry Watts was appointed as a Non-executive Director of CCEP in April 2016,
having previously been a director of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc ("CCE") since
2010. He served as Chairman of the Audit Committee from April 2016 until May
2022 and has remained a member of the Committee to date. Garry was previously
a member of the Remuneration Committee from April 2016 until October 2021 and
has also been a member of the Affiliated Transaction Committee since October
2021. His extensive financial and business experience in Western Europe and
particularly the UK has been invaluable to the Board since the merger. The
Board would also like to recognise the contribution Garry has played in
shaping the success of CCEP to date.

 

As part of the changes, effective 1 January 2024 Nicolas Mirzayantz will
become a member of the Audit Committee.

 

About Guillaume Bacuvier

 

Guillaume Bacuvier brings to the Board valuable perspectives on consumer
behaviors and strategy, as well as marketing effectiveness insights from
across Europe and APAC obtained through his consulting work. Guillaume is
currently the CEO of Worldpanel, Kantar's consumer panel market research
division, where he is leading the transformation of the company's operating
model and technology environment. He also serves as a Non-executive Director
of Berger-Levrault a mid-cap software business. Guillaume was previously the
CEO of Dunnhumby and held a number of senior positions at Google and Orange,
as well as Non-executive directorships with Attest and VEON.

 

Sol Daurella, Chairman said, "Garry has made a huge contribution from the
very beginning of CCEP and has been instrumental in our success. We wish him
every success for the future. I would also like to welcome Guillaume to the
Board and I look forward to working with him and the rest of the Board."

 

This announcement is made pursuant to LR 9.6.11R of the Listing Rules.

 

There is no further information required to be notified under Listing Rule
9.6.13R with regard to Guillaume Bacuvier's appointment referred to above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTACTS

 

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ABOUT CCEP

 

CCEP is one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We make,
move and sell some the world's most loved brands - serving 600 million
consumers and helping 2 million customers across 30 countries grow their
business. We combine the strength and scale of a large, multi-national
business with an expert, local knowledge of the customers we serve and
communities we support. The Company is currently listed on Euronext Amsterdam,
the NASDAQ Global Select Market, London Stock Exchange and on the Spanish
Stock Exchanges, trading under the symbol CCEP. For more information about
CCEP, please visit www.cocacolaep.com & follow CCEP on Twitter at
@CocaColaEP.

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