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RNS Number : 9334L  SSP Group PLC  12 November 2024

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12 November 2024

SSP GROUP PLC

 

Board Appointment

 

SSP Group plc ("SSP" or the "Group"), a leading operator of restaurants, bars,
cafes and other food and beverage outlets in travel locations across 36
countries, is pleased to announce the appointment of Karina Deacon as
independent Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 January
2025. Karina will be a member of both the Audit and Nomination Committees.

 

Karina is an experienced business leader with a strong financial background
and significant experience in industries aligned with SSP's markets. Having
started her career as an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers, she has held
various management positions at large, Danish-listed companies, spending 13
years with the facilities management company ISS A/S, four years as Group CFO
of the cleaning equipment manufacturer Nilfisk A/S, as well as four years as
CFO of Saxo Bank A/S. From early 2020 to May 2024, Karina served as Group CFO
and member of the Executive Management of the shipping and logistics company
DFDS A/S.

 

Having worked in leadership roles within complex, international companies,
Karina brings valuable industry experience across numerous areas including
finance, business transformation, capital markets, M&A, strategy planning
and risk management.

 

Karina currently serves as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit
Committee of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, an airline company listed on the Oslo
Stock Exchange. In addition, she is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the
Audit Committee of VELUX A/S, a Danish-based manufacturer of roof windows, and
a Non-Executive Director of Maersk Training A/S. She holds a Master of
Economics and Business Administration from the Aarhus Business School in
Denmark.

 

Commenting on the appointment, Mike Clasper, Chair of the SSP Board, said: "We
are delighted to welcome Karina to the Board of SSP. She has strong financial
experience having worked as a CFO in several listed companies and will bring
relevant travel and services industry insight, alongside additional breadth
and diversity, to the Board as it focuses on delivering SSP's strategic
priorities. "

 

Each Director of SSP is subject to annual re-election by shareholders, and
accordingly this appointment will be the subject of a separate resolution at
the Group's 2025 Annual General Meeting.

 

This announcement is made pursuant to Listing Rule 6.4.6. In accordance with
Listing Rule 6.4.8, SSP confirms that there is no information to be disclosed
in terms of Listing Rule 6.4.8R (2) to (6) inclusive in respect of Karina
Deacon.

 

For further information, please contact:

SSP Group plc

Fiona Scattergood, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

+44 (0)20 7543 3305

 

Investor and analyst enquiries:

Sarah John, Director of Corporate Affairs, SSP Group plc

+44 (0) 7736 089218; E-mail: sarah.john@ssp-intl.com
(mailto:sarah.john@ssp-intl.com)

 

Media enquiries

Rob Greening / Russ Lynch

Sodali & Co

+44 (0) 207 250 1446

E-mail: ssp@sodali.com

 

 

 

 

About SSP

 

SSP is a leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations
worldwide, with c.43,000 colleagues in over 600 locations across 36
countries. We operate sit-down and quick service restaurants, cafes, lounges
and food-led convenience stores, principally in airports and train stations,
with a portfolio of more than 550 international, national and local brands.
These include our own brands (such as Urban Crave, which brought the first
"street eats" concept to airports in the US and Nippon Ramen, a noodle and
dumpling concept in the APAC region) as well as franchise brands (such as
M&S Simply Foods, Starbucks and Burger King).

Our purpose is to be the best part of the journey, and this is underpinned by
our aim to bring leading brands and innovative concepts to our clients and
customers around the world, with an emphasis on great value, taste, quality
and service - using digital technology to boost efficiency.

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

 

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