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RNS Number : 3740O  Rank Group PLC  02 December 2024

2 December 2024

The Rank Group Plc

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Directorate changes

 

The Rank Group Plc ("Rank" or the "Company") announces the appointment of Mr.
Christian Nothhaft as a non-executive director with immediate effect.

Alex Thursby, Rank's chairman, said "I am pleased to welcome Christian
Nothhaft to the Rank board. Christian brings a wealth of international and
strategic experience to the Board and his knowledge of digital transformation
is welcomed."

Further to the announcement made on 2 December 2024, Mr. Chew Seong Aun will
be retiring from the board with immediate effect. The Board thanks Mr. Chew
for his valuable contribution to the Group during his tenure of office.

Biography of Mr. Christian Nothhaft

Mr. Christian Karl Nothhaft has been an Executive Director and Chief Executive
Officer of Guoco Group Limited from 15 April 2024.

 Mr. Nothhaft graduated from Munich University of Applied Science in Germany
with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management. He also
holds a Human Resources / Payroll Management Degree from DGFP (German
Association for Human Resource Management) and has attended the Harvard
University Young Presidents Organisation (YPO) Program. Mr. Nothhaft has
extensive experience in business management and advisory, strategic planning,
retail, consumer products, network rollouts, e-commerce, digital
transformation, people management, ESG and compliance.

Previously, Mr. Nothhaft was the Chief Executive Officer of Watsons Personal
Care Stores, China and the managing director of Watsons Wine and Fortress Hong
Kong. Before that, he was the regional managing director of Movenpick (Asia
Restaurants Group).

Mr. Nothhaft serves as a non-executive director of Lam Soon (Hong Kong)
Limited (a Hong Leong Group subsidiary listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong
Kong Limited). He is currently an independent non-executive director and a
member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committees of DFI Retail Group
Holdings Limited (with primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and
secondary listings in Singapore and Bermuda).

Mr Nothhaft holds and/or has held the following directorships in other
publicly quoted companies in the past five years:

 

 

 

 Company №    Company Name                       Position                                        From              To       Listing

 EC-15590     Guoco Group Limited                Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer  15 April 2024     Present  Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
 01174147     Lam Soon (Hong Kong) Limited       Non-Executive Director                          18 April 2024     Present  Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
 12293        DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited  Independent Non-Executive Director              30 November 2021  Present  Primary listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and secondary
                                                                                                                            listings in Singapore and Bermuda

 

There is no further information which would require disclosure under 6.4.8R of
the UK Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

 

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Contacts:

The Rank Group Plc

David Williams - Director of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations

Tel: 44 + 1628 504 303

 

 FTI Consulting LLP (PR adviser to Rank)

Edward Bridges      Tel: +44 20 3727 1067

Alex Beagley             Tel: +44 20 3727 1045

 

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