2nd Oct 2007 16:39
easyJet PLC02 October 2007 Tuesday, October 02, 2007 APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR easyJet plc announced today that John Browett (43) has been appointed to theBoard as a non-executive director. John will join DSG International plc as CEOin early December, and is currently Operations Development Director of Tescoplc. John has held a number of executive director positions at Tesco since joiningthe business as Group Strategy Director in 1998 after five years at the BostonConsulting Group. His experience as CEO of Tesco.com, from 1999 to 2004 where he was responsiblefor formulating and delivering its strategy from launch to profitability, willbe particularly relevant to easyJet - one of Europe's biggest online retailers. Sir Colin Chandler, Chairman of easyJet plc, said: "John will be an excellent addition to the Board of easyJet plc and I lookforward immensely to working with him. The insight he will bring to our businessafter five years as CEO of Tesco.com and his forthcoming position as CEO of oneof the UK's biggest retailers will be particularly useful in our constantinnovation of easyJet.com - already one of Europe's leading consumer websites." There are no further disclosures required under Rule 9.6.13 of the ListingRules. END Biographical note Educated at Cambridge and Wharton Business School, John Browett spent nine yearsin a range of Director roles at Tesco plc from 1998 to 2007 (Group StrategyDirector, CEO Tesco.com, Operations Director - UK, and Operations DevelopmentDirector). John will join DSG International plc as CEO on 5th December 2007. John is a UK national. For further details please contact: easyJet plc Analysts: Andrew Barker, Investor Relations +44 (0) 1582 525 274 Press: Toby Nicol, Corporate Communications +44 (0) 1582 525 339 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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