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RNS Number : 0733K  Whitbread PLC  27 May 2025

 

 

 

Christine Hodgson appointed as Chair

 

 

Whitbread today announces that Christine Hodgson has been appointed as Chair
with effect from 1 September 2025, replacing Adam Crozier who will step down
as Chair and retire from the Board on the same date.

 

Christine, who is also Chair of Severn Trent PLC, brings a wealth of
experience, having held senior roles across the technology and consumer-facing
sectors, working with multiple high-growth international companies.

 

Adam joined the Board in April 2017 and has been Chair for the past seven
years. During this time, Whitbread has evolved into a focused hotel business
with a clear strategy centred on becoming Europe's No.1 budget hotel business.

 

Christine Hodgson commented: "It is an honour to be appointed Chair of
Whitbread. Whitbread is a business with strong brands, an experienced
leadership team and 34,000 committed team members across the organisation.
It's an exciting time to be joining, as the Company continues to deliver on
its Five-Year Plan, and Premier Inn's expansion in Germany gathers pace. I
look forward to leading the Board and working alongside the talented teams as
we unlock the Group's full potential."

 

Richard Gillingwater, Senior Independent Director, who led the selection
process, said, "We have conducted a thorough process, and it was evident that
Christine will be an outstanding successor to Adam. Christine's experience
working with high-profile consumer and technology businesses will be hugely
valuable over the coming years. On behalf of the whole Board, I would like to
thank Adam for his guidance, wisdom, enthusiasm and commitment, steering the
Company through a period of significant change to create sustainable value for
shareholders."

 

Adam Crozier said, "It has been a privilege to lead the Whitbread Board
through this period of growth and change. I'm proud that as I leave the
business, we are on course for Premier Inn to become Europe's number one
budget hotel business. I want to thank my colleagues on the Board, and the
whole Whitbread team, for their support during my time as Chair, and wish
Christine and everyone in the business every success in the future."

 

 

 

Notes to Editors:

 

Christine Hodgson Biography

 

Christine Hodgson is a highly experienced FTSE 100 Chair with a strong
background in finance, technology and sustainability leadership, and has
worked in several consumer-facing businesses. Christine worked for Capgemini,
one of the world's largest technology and professional services groups, and
held a number of roles, including CFO of the Global Outsourcing business, CEO
of Technology Services North West Europe, and Executive Chair of Capgemini UK
Plc from 2011 to 2020. She also served on the Capgemini Group Executive
Committee and was the Global Head of Corporate Social Responsibility.

 

A respected public company board director, she currently chairs FTSE 100
Severn Trent and Newton, a private consulting firm focused on strategic
delivery and operational improvement. Christine served as the Senior
Independent Director of Standard Chartered Plc until 2023.

 

 

 

For more information please contact:

Investor Relations - Whitbread
 
     investorrelations@whitbread.com
(mailto:investorrelations@whitbread.com)

Peter Reynolds, Director of Investor Relations
 
       peter.reynolds@whitbread.com

Kirsten O'Reilly, Investor Relations
Manager
         kirsten.oreilly@whitbread.com
(mailto:kirsten.oreilly@whitbread.com)

 

Media - Brunswick
whitbread@brunswickgroup.com (mailto:whitbread@brunswickgroup.com)

Tim Danaher
 
                       +44 (0) 20 7404 5959

 

 

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