24th Jan 2007 07:01
Inchcape PLC24 January 2007 24 January 2007 Inchcape plc Appointment of Company Secretary Inchcape plc, the leading international automotive retailer, has appointedClaire Chapman as General Counsel and Group Company Secretary. Claire joins Inchcape as General Counsel on 12 March 2007 and her appointment asCompany Secretary will take effect on 1 July 2007 following the retirement ofRoy Williams on 30 June 2007 after 30 years of service with Inchcape. Andre Lacroix, Group Chief Executive said: "Claire's experience in International law both in a transactional and corporatecapacity is second to none. Claire and her team will be an important cornerstonein the international growth programme of expanding our business with core brandpartners in existing, developing and developed markets." For further information, please contact: Group Communications, Inchcape plc+44 (0) 20 7546 0022 Investor Relations, Inchcape plc+44 (0) 20 7546 8432 Financial Dynamics (Jonathon Brill/Billy Clegg)+44 (0) 20 7831 3113 Notes to editors Inchcape plc Inchcape plc is a leading international automotive distributor and retailer,with scale operations in Australia, Belgium, Greece, Hong Kong, Singapore andthe UK. The Group also has operations in a number of other markets, includingEastern Europe, the Baltics, Russia and South America. In addition to growingits core businesses, Inchcape is looking to develop scale operations in new andemerging regions. It represents leading automotive brands and operates either aretail, or a vertically integrated retail model (i.e. exclusive distribution andretail), depending on the market. Iris's current key manufacturer partners areToyota/Lexus, Subaru, BMW, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, PAG, Volkswagen, Audi andHonda. For further information, visit us at www.inchcape.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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