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JD Sports FashionAnnouncement

11/05/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 0101Z  JD Sports Fashion Plc  11 May 2023

11 May 2023

JD SPORTS FASHION PLC

 

APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

JD Sports Fashion Plc ('JD' or 'Group'), the leading global sports-fashion
retailer, today announces that Dominic Platt has been appointed as Chief
Financial Officer ('CFO') and as a member of the Board, and is currently
expected to join later this year.

 

Dominic is currently CFO of BGL Group, one of the UK's leading digital
distributors of financial services and owner of Compare the Market. He
previously held senior finance roles at Darty Plc, where he was Group Finance
Director and Managing Director of International Businesses, and at Cable and
Wireless Plc both in the UK and internationally. Dominic has extensive
experience in international consumer-focused public and private companies,
including helping to drive growth strategies and deliver successful results.
He is an independent non-executive Director at N Brown Group Plc and a Fellow
of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

 

Neil Greenhalgh, JD's current Group CFO, will leave the business later in the
summer having completed the publication of the Annual Report for the year to
28 January 2023 and after ensuring that an orderly transition of his
responsibilities is in place, as communicated on 12 October 2022.

 

Régis Schultz, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

 

"We are delighted to welcome Dominic to JD. He brings strong international and
public company expertise and a wealth of experience in consumer-focused
businesses. Having worked closely with Dominic before, I am certain his
financial expertise, deep knowledge of governance and strategic counsel will
be crucial in helping to drive forward the next chapter in the global growth
story of JD.

 

"I would also like to thank Neil Greenhalgh for his significant contribution
to JD's success since he first joined in 2004, and as CFO since 2018, and wish
him all the best for his future."

 

Dominic Platt commented:

 

"I very much look forward to working with Régis and the team to build on JD's
huge success to date and to execute on the strategy it has set out. JD has a
clear ambition to become the leading global sports-fashion powerhouse and I am
excited to support the Group in realising its strategic vision."

 

There are no further matters which require to be disclosed pursuant to Listing
Rule 9.6.13.

 

Enquiries:

 

JD Sports Fashion Plc
                                   Tel: 0161 767 1000

Andy Higginson, Chair

Régis Schultz, CEO

Neil Greenhalgh, CFO

Theresa Casey, Company Secretary

Alison Lees, Director of Treasury and Investor Relations

 

FGS
Global
                 Tel: 0207 251 3801

Rollo Head

Jenny Davey

James Thompson

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