REG - Dispensa Group PLC - Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

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20/10/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 7951Q  Dispensa Group PLC  20 October 2023

20 October 2023

Dispensa Group plc ("Dispensa" or the "Company")

Appointment of CEO

Dispensa Group plc (LON: DISP), the holding company developing a portfolio of
international luxury food brands, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr
Alessandro Colombo as CEO with immediate effect.

Mr Colombo, 56, is a highly experienced executive who has held senior
leadership positions within both public and private companies as General
Manager and CEO. Most recently, Mr Colombo was the Area General Manager for
Italy at Sonder, a leading hospitality group, where he was responsible for
strategy and operations as well as delivering record revenue growth. Prior to
this, Mr Colombo was Chief Executive Officer at IKB Corporate Lab, a
joint-venture between UniCredit and IKB in the financial sector, and a Vice
President in investment banking at Credit Suisse First Boston, where he
advised corporate clients on corporate strategy, M&A and fundraisings. Mr
Colombo has also worked as a corporate finance manager at Swiss insurance
company, Assura S.A. and as a management consultant for McKinsey & Co.

An Italian national, Mr Colombo speaks five languages, and has experience of
working across mainland Europe and in the UK. He holds a degree in Economics
from Bocconi and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Mr Colombo's current and past directorships are as follows:

 Current  Past five years
 None     Sonder Italy S.r.l., special attorney (legal representative) from 10/12/2018
          until 30/06/2023, Director from 28/10/2019 until 21/11/2019.

Save for the information given above, there is no further information relating
to Mr Colombo required to be disclosed under the listing requirements of the
London Stock Exchange.

Niccolò Caderni, Chairman of Dispensa commented; "I am delighted that
Alessandro is joining the Dispensa Group as we continue to build our portfolio
of luxury food brands.  Alessandro brings a wealth of commercial experience
which will be important as we drive growth in our group, both organically and
by acquisition".

 

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 Dr Niccolò Caderni                                 n.caderni@dispensagroup.com (mailto:n.caderni@dispensagroup.com)

 Alessandro Colombo                                 a.colombo@dispensagroup.com (mailto:a.colombo@dispensagroup.com)

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  Paul Vann/Nick Rome/Joe Walker                       dispensa@walbrookpr.com

 

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