Dart Group PLC Directorate Change (2416H)
June 18 2013 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 2416H
Dart Group PLC
18 June 2013
18 June 2013
Dart Group PLC ("Dart Group" or the "Company")
Board Changes
Dart Group PLC the Leisure Airline, Package Holidays and
Distribution & Logistics Group wishes to announce that Stephen
Heapy, Chief Executive Officer - Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, and
Gary Brown, Group Chief Financial Officer, are to join the board of
directors of the Company (the "Board") as executive directors with
immediate effect.
Stephen Heapy has been with Dart Group since 2009 and is the CEO
of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays. He has extensive experience in the
travel industry having held roles with My Travel PLC, Thomas Cook
and Libra Holidays. Stephen is a Fellow of the Institute for Travel
and Tourism.
Gary Brown has been appointed to the Board as Group CFO. Gary
has significant experience in the retail and consumer goods
sectors, both with smaller companies and larger organisations,
including J Sainsbury PLC, Matalan PLC and Instore PLC. Prior to
joining Dart Group, Gary was Global CFO of Umbro PLC and
subsequently, following the sale of the Umbro business to Nike
Inc., Umbro International Limited. Gary is a Member of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.
The Company also announces that Trevor Crowley, senior
independent non-executive director, and Brian Templar, independent
non-executive director, have resigned from the Board with immediate
effect. Mark Laurence, who joined the Company as a non-executive
director in May 2009, remains on the Board. The Company will
appoint a further non-executive director in due course.
Philip Meeson, Chairman and Chief Executive, commented:
"On behalf of the Board, I would like to express our gratitude
to Trevor and Brian for their long and valuable contribution and
commitment to our growth and development and to wish them well in
their future ventures. I would like to welcome both Stephen Heapy,
who has led the expansion of our holiday business, and Gary Brown,
who brings with him a wealth of financial experience in the
consumer environment, to the board of directors of the Company. I
look forward to working with Stephen, Gary and Mark as we continue
to grow the Company."
Disclosures under Schedule 2(g) of AIM Rules for Stephen Heapy
are as follows:
Full name and age: Stephen Paul Heapy, age 44
Past Directorships within the
Current Directorships last five years
Bourne Aviation Supply Limited None
Deltec Aviation Services Limited
Jet2 Limited
Jet2 Transport Services Limited
Jet2.com Limited
Jet2Holidays Limited
All the companies set out above are subsidiaries of Dart Group
PLC.
There are no further disclosures to be made pursuant to Schedule
2 paragraph (g) of AIM Rules in respect of Stephen Heapy.
On his appointment, Mr Heapy has a beneficial interest in a
total of 15,136 ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"),
representing 0.01 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.
He also has options over a further 160,000 Ordinary Shares.
Disclosures under Schedule 2(g) of AIM Rules for Gary Brown are
as follows:
Full name and age: Gary James Brown, age 47
Past Directorships within the
Current Directorships last five years
Fowler Welch-Coolchain Limited PMG International Limited
Fowler Welch (Containers) Limited PNH Asia Limited
Jet2.com Limited Umbro Asia Sourcing Limited
Jet2Holidays Limited Umbro Finance Limited
Jet2 Transport Services Limited Umbro Hong Kong Limited
Umbro International Holdings
Limited
Umbro International Limited
Umbro JV Limited
Umbro Licensing Limited
Umbro Limited
Umbro Schweiz Limited
Umbro Sportswear Limited
Umbro Worldwide Limited
Umbro.com Limited
There are no further disclosures to be made pursuant to Schedule
2 paragraph (g) of AIM Rules in respect of Gary Brown.
Enquiries:
Dart Group PLC
Philip Meeson
Group Chairman and Chief Executive Mobile: 07785 258 666
Andy Pedrette / Siobhan Sergeant
Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited 020 7131 4000
Peter Stewart / Mark Whitmore
Canaccord Genuity Limited 020 7523 8000
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