17th Jul 2019 09:26
(Alliance News) - London Stock Exchange Group PLC said Wednesday Compass Group PLC Chief Executive Dominic Blakemore will join the stock market operator as a non-executive director from the start of 2020.
Blakemore, boss of Compass since 2018, will join the LSE board from the start of 2020, ahead of becoming chair of the audit committee in April 2020.
Prior to being CEO at catering firm Compass, he had served in a number of senior roles at the FTSE 100-listed firm including as finance director.
"I am delighted to welcome Dominic to the board," LSE Chair Don Robert said. "Dominic brings deep financial and commercial expertise to the group. His executive and board experience will be of great benefit to the group as we continue to execute our strategy as a global financial markets infrastructure group."
Shares in LSE were 0.3% higher at 5,777.00 pence in London on Wednesday.
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