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RNS Number : 2750W  Jet2 PLC  14 April 2023

14 April 2023

Jet2 plc

("the Group" or "the Company")

 

Appointment of Independent Non-executive Directors

 

Jet2 plc, the Leisure Travel group, is pleased to announce the appointments of
Simon Breakwell and Angela Luger as independent non-executive directors of the
Company with effect from 27 April and 3 July 2023 respectively. Simon and
Angela will also join the Company's Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee
with effect from the date of their appointment.

 

Simon Breakwell:

Simon has spent a significant part of his executive career in the travel
industry, first at British Airways and then Expedia, where he scaled the
operation and managed the Hotels.com and Expedia brands internationally. Simon
launched Uber in Europe, and went on to establish the brand across the region.
 He is a former board member of HomeAway, the online vacation rental
marketplace and was also Chair of Travel Data. He was also previously CEO and
Deputy Chairman of the AA, where he executed a major business and digital
transformation program. Simon currently chairs Tiqets, the online attractions
ticketing business.

 

Angela Luger:

Angela has significant experience in marketing, e-commerce and retail,
beginning her career in FMCG marketing with Cadbury's, Coca Cola and Mars. She
spent 10 years at Asda, holding a variety of positions including Trading
Director and Global Managing Director for George. She was MD of Debenhams, CEO
of The Original Factory Shop and CEO of N Brown Group plc, where she led the
business through a significant digital transformation. For 9 years, Angela was
a non-executive director of Manchester Airports Group, where she also chaired
the Remuneration Committee. She is currently Chair of The Paint Shed Holdings
Limited and Non-Executive Director of New Look Retail Holdings Limited,
Portmeirion Group plc and ScS Group plc. Angela also chairs WealthiHer, the
network promoting the financial empowerment of women.

 

Philip Meeson, Executive Chairman, commented:

 

"We are delighted that Angela and Simon will be joining our board of
directors. Their background is ideally suited to this stage in our development
and we are confident that they will both make a significant contribution to
the ongoing success of our business as we continue our focus on People,
Service, Profits".

 

Please refer to Annex 1 for all further disclosure relating to Rule 17 or
paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

For further information, please contact:

 Jet2 plc                                     Tel:             0113 239 7692

 Philip Meeson, Executive Chairman
 Gary Brown, Group Chief Financial Officer
 Cenkos Securities plc                        Tel:             020 7397 8900

 Nominated Adviser

 Katy Birkin / Camilla Hume / George Lawson
 Buchanan                                     Tel:             020 7466 5000

 Financial PR

 Richard Oldworth

 

ANNEX 1

 

The directorships and partnerships currently held by Angela Lesley Luger, aged
60, and Simon John Breakwell, aged 58, and over the five years preceding the
date of the appointments are as follows:

 

 Angela Luger

 Current directorships/partnerships         Previous directorships/partnerships
 New Look Retail Holdings Limited           Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación, S.A

 Portmeirion Group Public Limited Company   J.D. Williams & Company Limited

 SCS Group P.L.C.                           Majelan Limited

 The Paint Shed Holdings Ltd                N Brown Group plc

 The Pennies Foundation                     Speciality Home Shopping (US) Limited

                                            The Hiring Hub Holdings Limited

                                            TML Bidco Limited

 Simon Breakwell

 Current directorships/partnerships         Previous directorships/partnerships
 Envilio International Inc.                 1 Cranley Gardens (Freehold) Limited

 Fallbrook Technology Inc.                  AA Bond Co Limited

 Marianne Formation SAS                     AA Corporation Limited

 OMT Consultancy Ltd                        AA Financial Services Limited

 Tiqets Holding B.V.                        AA Limited

 Tiqets International B.V.                  Automobile Association Developments Limited

 Tripstax Technologies Limited              Automobile Association Insurance Services Holdings Limited

                                            Basing Topco Limited

                                            Bd4travel GmbH

                                            BD4 Travel Limited

                                            Believe Digital GmbH

                                            Believe SA

                                            Genius Sports Group Limited

                                            Hipmunk Inc.

                                            SuperVista AG

                                            Trover Inc.

Neither Angela Luger nor Simon Breakwell hold any Ordinary Shares in Jet2 plc.

 

There are no further disclosures to be made pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph
(g) of the AIM Rules.

 

 

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