3rd May 2007 07:01
SABMiller PLC03 May 2007 Ref 14/2007 3 May 2007 SABMILLER PLC ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO BOARD SABMiller plc announces today that Ms Nancy De Lisi, a non-executive directorand a member of the audit committee, stepped down from the Board with effectfrom 30 April 2007, following her retirement from the Altria Group, Inc.("Altria"). Ms De Lisi was nominated for appointment to the Board and to theaudit committee under the terms of the Relationship Agreement entered intobetween Altria and the Company as part of the Miller Brewing Company transactionin 2002, and had served as a director since 9 September 2002. Altria has nominated Mr Dinyar Devitre to replace Ms De Lisi. Mr Devitre isSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Altria and will join theSABMiller board as a non-executive director and a member of the audit committeewith effect from 16 May 2007. Mr Meyer Kahn, Chairman of SABMiller plc commented: "On behalf of the board of directors and the shareholders of SABMiller, I extendto Ms De Lisi our warmest regards and our thanks for her outstandingcontribution to our deliberations during her directorship. She has broughtconsiderable experience and insight to the board, and with her financialbackground has enhanced the independence and effectiveness of our auditcommittee. We wish her a long and happy retirement and she goes with our goodwishes. In her place, we look forward to welcoming Mr Devitre to our board, andto benefiting from his contribution to our endeavours." Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R(1), details of all directorships held by MrDevitre in any publicly-quoted company at any time in the previous five years,are set out below: Mr Devitre serves on the board of directors of Western Union Company and servedon the board of directors of Kraft Foods Inc. from August 2002 until March 2007. He is also a Trustee of Lincoln Centre Inc., the Asia Society and the BrooklynAcademy of Music. There are no details to disclose under paragraphs 9.6.13(2) to (6) of theListing Rules. John Davidson General Counsel and Group Company Secretary Ends This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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