10th Nov 2005 07:01
SABMiller PLC10 November 2005 SABMiller plc Directorate Change Ref: 10/11/2005 London and Johannesburg, 10 November 2005. The Company announces that MrAlejandro Santo Domingo Davila and Mr Carlos Alejandro Perez Davila have beenappointed to the Board as non-executive directors, effective 9 November 2005. As a result of the merger of the Company and Bavaria S.A., on 12 October 2005BevCo LLC became the holder of 225,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company,representing 15.04% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.Exercising its right to do so under the terms of the relationship agreementbetween the Company and BevCo LLC, approved by shareholders at the EGM on 7October 2005, BevCo LLC nominated Mr Santo Domingo and Mr Perez for appointmentto the SABMiller plc Board. Mr Santo Domingo (28) is a Managing Director at Quadrant Capital Advisors and amember of the board of Bavaria S.A. He is a graduate of Harvard University. Mr Perez (43) is also a Managing Director at Quadrant Capital Advisors and hasbeen an alternate director of Bavaria S.A. Mr Perez holds degrees in economicsand politics from Harvard and Cambridge Universities. Mr Meyer Kahn, Chairman of SABMiller, said that he and the rest of the Boardwished to extend the warmest welcome to Mr. Santo Domingo and Mr Perez. Mr Kahnadded that SABMiller was delighted that Bavaria was now part of the SABMillergroup, bringing a new platform for growth on the South American continent. By order of the board A O C TonkinsonCompany Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
SAB.L