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Directorate Change
Directorate Change.
About this update from Jet2 Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n5 September 2023\nJet2 plc\n(\"Jet2\", \"the Group\" or \"the Company\")\nRobin Terrell appointed Independent Non-Executive Chairman\nJet2 plc, the Leisure Travel Group, announces that with effect from today's date, Robin Terrell, the Company's current Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman. \nFollowing the announcement on 6 July 2023 of Philip Meeson's intention to step down as Executive Chairman, his remaining executive responsibilities have now been fully handed over. In parallel, the Board has collectively and carefully considered the qualities, skillset and experience required of a new Non-Executive Chairman. Of particular importance was the need to ensure a seamless leadership transition together with the requirements to support the Company's continued growth ambitions, uphold its established values of People, Service, Profits and contribute to its long-term success in continuing to deliver a Customer First experience. Furthermore, the Board recognised that practical experience of the business and its culture, plus strong relationships with the senior management team, were key criteria for any appointment to ensure continuity of culture and strategy.\nConsequently, it was unanimously agreed that the natural candidate for the role should be Robin Terrell. \nRobin was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director in April 2020, just as the Covid-19 pandemic was taking hold. Since then, Robin has helped the Company navigate the most tumultuous period in its history and also taken on the expanded remit of Chair of both the Company's Audit & Risk Committee and Remuneration Committee. In November 2022, he was appointed as the Company's Senior Independent Non-Executive Director. \nRobin has had a highly successful executive career, originally qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, and going on to lead online and retail businesses including Amazon UK, John Lewis Direct and Tesco UK. His background in online and consumer industries is ideally suited to supporting the executive team as they lead the Company's next phase of development and ensuring the continuation of the Company's laser sharp focus on the customer experience which has been so successfully embedded by Philip Meeson and Chief Executive Officer, Steve Heapy.\nRob...