Business
APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR DESIGNATE
APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR DESIGNATE.
About this update from Mobico Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n 8 September 2022\n \n \n \n NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC\n \n \n \n \n APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR DESIGNATE\n \n \n \n National Express Group PLC (\"National Express\" or the \"Company\"), a leading international transport provider, is pleased to announce that following a comprehensive selection process, it has appointed Helen Weir as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate. Helen will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 1 October 2022 and will succeed Sir John Armitt, CBE, as the Company's Chair on 1 January 2023, when Sir John will stand down from the Board after almost ten years in the role. \n \n \n Helen\n is currently a Supervisory Board Member of Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. and holds Non-Executive Director roles at Greencore Group plc and Superdry plc. Helen had a lengthy executive career as a CFO of a number of listed companies and most recently served as the CFO of Marks & Spencer plc between 2015 and 2018. She also previously served as a Non-Executive Director of Just Eat plc, SABMiller plc, Royal Mail Holdings plc and Cineworld Group plc.\n \n \n \n Sir John Armitt commented:\n \n \n \n \n \"\n \n It has been a tremendous privilege to work with my many talented colleagues at National Express over the past decade during which time the Company has become a leader in the sector. With a deep understanding of the customer and technology from her executive and non-executive experience and her extensive financial expertise, Helen is ideally positioned for the role. I have every confidence that National Express will continue to go from strength to strength and capitalise on the exciting growth opportunities it has across its markets.\" \n \n \n \n Helen Weir commented: \n \n \n \n \"I am delighted to be joining National Express at such an important time for the business. The Company has a clear strategy rooted in a purpose to encourage the important modal shift away from private vehicles into public transport. I am greatly looking forward to working with Ignacio and his executive team to build on everything National Express has achieved to date and to create further value for all of its stakeholders through the execution of the Evolve strategy.\" \n \n \n \n Ignacio Garat, Chief Executive Officer of National Express, commented:\n \n \n \n \"Helen is joining Natio...