Go-Ahead Group PLC Appointment of Non-Executive Director (2907U)
02 December 2021 - 6:00PM
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Go-Ahead Group PLC
02 December 2021
THE GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC
("GO-AHEAD" or " THE GROUP")
APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Go-Ahead is pleased to announce the appointment of Dominic
Lavelle as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Audit
Committee Chair Designate with effect from 1 January 2022. This
appointment reflects the Board's succession planning, with Adrian
Ewer, the current Audit Committee Chair, reaching a nine year term
in Spring 2022.
Dominic will also be a member of the Remuneration and Nomination
Committees and it is anticipated that he will become Chair of the
Audit Committee following the General Meeting at which the Report
and Accounts 2021 is approved by shareholders in February 2022.
Dominic has extensive corporate and financial knowledge, with
previous positions including Chief Financial Officer of SDL plc,
Group Finance Director of Alfred McAlpine plc and Group Finance
Director of Allders plc.
Dominic is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the
Audit and Risk Committee of McColls Retail Group plc and is a
Non-Executive Director of AIM quoted company FIH Group plc where he
also serves as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. He is also
the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the
Audit Committee of AIM quoted company Fulcrum Utility Services
Limited.
Clare Hollingsworth, The Go-Ahead Group plc Chair, said:
"We are delighted to welcome Dominic to the Board of Go-Ahead at
this time. As an experienced portfolio Chair of Audit Committees
with a commercial mindset and broad finance experience gained from
Executive, project and Non-Executive appointments, he will add
significant insight and value to our business."
Dominic Lavelle added:
"It is an exciting time to be joining Go-Ahead just after the
appointment of Christian Schreyer as the new CEO. I look forward to
contributing to the Board's thinking on the opportunities and risks
facing public transport both in the UK and overseas, and how we can
best support the sustainability agenda."
There is no further information required to be disclosed
pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R.
For further information, please contact:
Media - Andrew Clark, Go-Ahead 07977 343 846
Investors Relations - Holly
Gillis, Citigate Dewe Rogerson 07940 797 560
Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead is a leading public transport operator, connecting
communities through bus and rail services. Our purpose is to be the
local partner taking care of journeys that enhance the lives and
wellbeing of our communities across the world.
We employ more than 27,000 people across our bus and rail
businesses in the UK, Singapore, Ireland, Norway and Germany. In
addition to the travelling public, our customers include
governments and local authorities. We are committed to tackling
climate change, poor air quality and social isolation.
Bus
Go-Ahead is one of the UK's largest bus operators. We run a
fleet of more than 6,000 buses across England and run a quarter of
London's buses for Transport for London. Outside London, we serve
high-density commuter markets in the North East, Greater
Manchester, East Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, East Anglia, the South
East and the South West of England. We also operate a bus contract
in Singapore and two bus contracts in Ireland.
Rail
We operate rail franchises in the UK, Germany and Norway. In the
UK, we run the country's largest passenger franchise, GTR
(Southern, Gatwick Express, Great Northern and Thameslink). This is
managed through our 65 per cent owned subsidiary Govia, which is 35
per cent owned by Keolis. In Germany and Norway, our contracts are
run exclusively by Go-Ahead.
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