REG - Tortilla Mexcn.Grill - Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Tortilla Mexican GrillAnnouncement

24/08/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 2532K  Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC  24 August 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 August 2023

Tortilla Mexican Grill plc

("Tortilla", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

 

Tortilla Mexican Grill plc ("Tortilla"), the largest and most successful
fast-casual Mexican restaurant group in the UK, is pleased to announce the
appointment of Keith Down to its Board as a Non-Executive Director, with
effect from today (24 August 2023).

 

Keith brings a wealth of leadership experience gained across a broad range of
consumer-focused businesses. He has held senior positions at companies
operating across a wide range of sectors including retail, leisure, and
hospitality. He was previously Finance Director and Company Secretary at JD
Wetherspoon plc, Group Finance Director at Go-Ahead plc, Chief Financial
Officer at Dunelm plc and, most recently, Finance Director of Selfridges
Group. He is currently the Senior Independent Director and Audit Committee
Chair of Topps Tiles plc.

 

Keith will take on the role of Tortilla's Senior Independent Director (SID)
and he will become Chair of the Audit Committee.

 

Emma Woods, Chair of Tortilla, commented:

"We are delighted to welcome Keith to the Board of Tortilla. Keith has a huge
amount of highly relevant experience from several very successful
consumer-facing businesses. I have no doubt that the Board will benefit from
his skills and insights as Tortilla continues to deliver against its long-term
growth strategy."

 

Keith Down added:

"I am very excited to be joining the Board of Tortilla. The Group has a
differentiated and highly compelling customer proposition and very exciting
opportunities to further expand both across the UK and internationally. I am
looking forward to working alongside the rest of the Board to support the
Group's future successes."

 

The following additional information is provided in accordance with Rule 17
and paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

Keith Down (aged 58) directorships in the last five years are as follows:

 

Current directorships and partnerships:

·      Topps Tiles PLC (formerly known as Tabledouble Limited)

 

Past directorships and partnerships held within the last 5 years:

·      St. Clair BV

·      Whistler Sevco Limited

·      Whistler Newco 1 Limited

·      Whistler Newco 2 Limited

·      Whistler Newco 3 Limited

·      Whistler Newco 4 Limited

·      Whistler Newco 5 Limited

·    Selfridges Holdings Limited (formerly known as Oxford Acquisitions
Limited and Mawlaw 599 Limited)

·      Brown Thomas Arnotts Limited

·      Brown Thomas Arnotts Holdings Limited

·      Eataly Retail UK Limited

·     Selfridges & Co. Limited (formerly known as Selfridges Plc and
Capitalboost Public Limited Company)

·      Selfridges Financing Limited

·      Selfridges Manchester Limited

·      Selfridges Properties Limited (formerly known as Mawlaw 610
Limited)

·      SFP Holdings Limited

·   Shel Holdings Europe Limited (formerly known as Selfridges Holdings
Europe Limited and SGL Holdings Europe Limited)

·    SREL Retail Europe Limited (formerly known as Selfridges Retail Europe
Limited, Selfridges Retail Europe Limited and SGL Retail Europe Limited)

·      Selfridges Worldwide Deliveries Limited

·      Arnotts Limited

·      Arhl Retail Holdings Limited

·      101 Whichmore Properties Limited

·      103 Whichmore Properties Limited

·      105 Whichmore Properties Limited

·      39 Dukeson Properties Limited

·      Duke Street Property Limited (formerly known as Packington Place
Properties Limited)

·      31 - 37 Dukeson Properties Limited

·      Dupict Properties Limited (formerly known as Selfridges
Developments Limited)

·      39 Scotland Limited (formerly known as Srl Scotland Limited)

·      Dew Properties Limited

·      Duke Street Properties Limited

·      Own Properties Limited

·      Picton Place Properties Limited

·      SGL Properties UK Limited

·      WS International Limited

 

Keith Down does not currently own any securities in the Company.

 

There are no further disclosures required in accordance with Rule 17 or
Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

ENQUIRIES

 

 Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC                                Via Hudson Sandler
 Emma Woods, Non-Executive Chair
 Richard Morris, CEO
 Andy Naylor, CFO

 Liberum Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser, Sole Broker)  Tel: 020 3100 2222
 Andrew Godber
 Edward Thomas
 Nikhil Varghese

 Hudson Sandler (Public Relations)                         Tel: 020 7796 4133
 Alex Brennan                                              tortilla@hudsonsandler.com (mailto:tortilla@hudsonsandler.com)
 Wendy Baker
 Charlotte Cobb

 

For further information, visit tortillagroup.co.uk
(https://tortillagroup.co.uk/)

 

 

 NOTES TO EDITORS

 

Tortilla is the largest and most successful fast-casual Mexican restaurant
group in the UK specialising in the sale of freshly made Californian-inspired
Mexican cuisine. As at 1 January 2023, the Group had 82 sites worldwide,
comprising 65 sites in the UK operated by the Group, 4 sites franchised to SSP
Group in the UK, 5 sites franchised to Compass Group UK & Ireland and 8
franchised sites in the Middle East.

 

The Group was founded in 2007 by Brandon Stephens, originally from California
who arrived in London in 2003 to find a gap in the market for quality burritos
and tacos. As a result, Brandon established Tortilla with a mission of
offering customers freshly prepared, customisable, and authentic
Californian-inspired Mexican food.

 

The Tortilla and Chilango brands are synonymous with an energetic, vibrant
culture, and with providing a great value-for-money proposition. They embrace
fast-growing sector trends (including eating out, healthy eating, provenance,
ethnic cuisine, delivery) across a variety of locations, through a
differentiated product offering which is popular with a broad customer base,
and a clearly defined multi-channel marketing strategy. It benefits from
flexible site locations and formats, and a scalable central infrastructure.

 

 

 

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