REG-Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC: Directorate Changes

Fuller Smith & TurnerAnnouncement

31/03/2025 07:15

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   Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC (FSTA)
   Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC: Directorate Changes

   31-March-2025 / 07:00 GMT/BST

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          Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. (“Fuller’s” or “the Company”)

    

                              Directorate Changes

    

    

   Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C., the premium pubs and hotels business, today
   announces the following changes to the Board.

    

   Helen Jones, having served six years as an independent non-executive
   director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee, will retire from the
   Board with effect from 31 March 2025.

    

   Michael Turner, Chairman said "We would like to thank Helen for her six
   years of invaluable contributions and advice to the Board and we wish her
   every success for the future.”

    

   Jane Bednall will join the Board as an independent non-executive director
   with effect from 1 April 2025. Jane will serve on the Audit & Risk
   Committee, Nominations Committee and Remuneration Committee, and will take
   on the role of Employee Engagement Director.

    

   Jane Bednall is an experienced non-executive director following a
   successful executive career in customer-led companies, including British
   Airways plc and Intercontinental Hotels Group plc, where she held senior
   leadership roles in marketing, brand, customer, digital and commercial.
   She is currently a Non-Executive Director overseeing AustralianSuper’s
   interests on the Board of the Kings Cross Central General Partnership, and
   was previously a Non-Executive Director at Enterprise Inns plc and DFS
   Furniture plc.

   Jane said: “I’ve always loved working with hospitality businesses and
   Fuller’s is a company I have long admired. I’m really looking forward to
   seeing more of its iconic pubs and to working with the experienced team
   behind Fuller’s success.”

    

   Chairman Michael Turner said: “We are delighted to welcome Jane to the
   Board.  She brings a wealth of experience and skills from both an
   executive and non-executive perspective. Her expertise in digital,
   marketing and brands across the hospitality and travel sectors makes her a
   great addition to our Board.”

    

   Robin Rowland will be appointed as Chair of the Remuneration Committee
   with effect from 1 April 2025 to replace Helen Jones.

    

   Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R, Jane Bednall was a non-executive
   director of DFS Furniture plc from 1 January 2020 to 23 June 2023.  There
   is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule
   9.6.13R.

    

   For further information, please contact:

    

   Fuller, Smith & Turner P.LC.

   Simon Emeny, Chief Executive    020 8996 2000

   Rachel Spencer, Company Secretary   020 8996 2073

   Georgina Wald, Corporate Comms Manager  020 8996 2198

    

   Notes to Editors:

   Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC is a premium pubs and hotels business. With an
   outstanding estate of iconic pubs and hotels across the Southern half of
   England, our purpose is to create experiences that nourish the soul. At
   our heart is the warm and inviting welcome of a fantastic pub or hotel,
   delivered by an exceptional team of over 5,000 talented individuals. We
   have been delighting our customers – with delicious, fresh, seasonal food,
   an exciting drinks range, and beautiful bedrooms – for 180 years. Fuller’s
   has 185 Managed Pubs and Hotels, with 1,025 bedrooms and 153 Tenanted
   Inns, all aiming to ensure that everyone leaves that little bit happier
   than they arrived.

                                        

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