REG - On the Beach Group - Appointment of Non-Executive Director

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RNS Number : 1342I  On the Beach Group PLC  03 August 2023

3 August 2023

 

On the Beach Group plc

("On the Beach" or the "Group")

 

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

 

On the Beach Group plc (LSE: OTB.L), a leading UK online retailer for beach
holidays, is pleased to announce the appointment of Veronica Sharma to the
Board as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 September
2023. Veronica will also serve as a member of the Audit, Remuneration and
Nomination Committees.

 

Most recently Veronica was Group Chief People Officer at online car retailer
Cazoo Group Ltd (NYSE: CZOO), where she led its people and engagement strategy
as the company grew from a UK only organisation into a European business
across five markets. Prior to this she founded a talent advisory and
organisational change consultancy to private equity, venture capital and other
growth-focused organisations, specialising in technology businesses. Veronica
was also Group Chief People Officer at Photobox & Moonpig Group plc where
she led a large-scale cultural transformation across Europe and has also
worked in a variety of roles at organisations including eBay, Laing O'Rourke
and BAA Heathrow Terminal 5.

 

Richard Pennycook, Chairman of On the Beach Group plc, commented:

"We are delighted to welcome Veronica to the Board as an independent
Non-Executive Director. Her people and organisational strategy capabilities
will be complementary to the composition of the Board, and her experience
working within a number of leading technology enabled organisations will be
beneficial as we continue to invest and innovate."

 

Veronica Sharma said:

"I am excited to join the Board of On the Beach, a company right at the heart
of the online travel sector - a dynamic space to be. I am looking forward to
leveraging my digital and people experience and working with the Company on
evolving its ESG strategy. On the Beach is an innovative and bold business
with supportive values to both its people and customers and I look forward to
working with my Board colleagues and leadership team to deliver its growth
agenda."

 

Save as disclosed herein, there are no further details required to be
disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R in connection with Veronica's
appointment.

 

For further information:

 

 On the Beach Group plc                  via FTI Consulting

 Shaun Morton, Chief Executive Officer

 Jon Wormald, Chief Financial Officer

 FTI Consulting                          Tel: +44 (0)20 3727 1000

 Alex Beagley

 Fiona Walker

 Sam Macpherson

 Rafaella de Freitas

 

About On the Beach

On the Beach Group plc is one of the UK's largest online beach holidays
retailers, with significant opportunities for growth. Its innovative
technology, low-cost base and strong customer-value proposition provides a
structural challenge to legacy tour operators and online travel agents, as it
continues disrupting the online retail of beach holidays. Its model is
customer-centric, asset light, profitable and cash generative.

 

 

www.onthebeachgroupplc.com (http://www.onthebeachgroupplc.com/)

 

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