17th Oct 2005 07:00
Domino's Pizza UK & IRL PLC17 October 2005 For Immediate Release 17 October 2005 Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plc Appoints Chris Moore to Chief Operating Officer Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plc ("Domino's" or the "Company") is pleased to announcethat Chris Moore, Sales & Marketing Director, has been promoted to the newlycreated position of Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Chris Moore joined Domino's in 1990 to set up the company's European marketingdepartment with a remit that covered France, Holland, Belgium and Spain as wellas the UK and later, Ireland. He was appointed to the board of Domino's PizzaGroup Limited in 1998 and became an executive board director of Domino's PizzaUK & IRL plc in 1999. Chris Moore's new role will see him take on responsibility for the coreoperational areas of the Domino's business, including the Training andOperations Division, Human Resources and the strategic development of thee-commerce platforms. Chris will also retain the strategic direction of theSales & Marketing function. Chief Executive Stephen Hemsley said: "Chris has been a key driving force behindthe success of the Domino's brand through his inspired leadership of ourmarketing team. However, it is also Chris' understanding of the operationalrequirements of this business that are invaluable. "As our expansion continues we cannot afford to lose sight of the basics.Creating the role of Chief Operating Officer will give us an even stronger focuson our operations and people - both of which are at the heart of delivering onour customers' expectations and retaining our position as market leader. "Chris has already made an outstanding contribution to Domino's Pizza over thelast 15 years, and on behalf of the Board, I congratulate him on this important promotion." -ends- For further information, please contact: Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plcStephen Hemsley, Chief Executive +44 (0 1905 580 604Chris Moore, Chief Operating Officer +44 (0) 1908 580 604Rachel Wattel, PR & Communications Officer +44 (0) 1098 580 672 Hogarth PartnershipAndrew Jaques / Kate Catchpole +44 (0) 20 7357 9477 Notes to editors:Domino's Pizza Group Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Domino's Pizza UK &IRL plc, the shares of which are traded on AIM, a market operated and regulatedby the London Stock Exchange plc (symbol: DOM). Domino's Pizza Group Limited isthe UK's leading pizza delivery company and holds the master franchise to own,operate and franchise Domino's Pizza stores in the UK and Ireland. The first UKstore opened in 1985 and the first Irish store opened in 1991. As at 3 July2005, there were 380 stores in the UK and Ireland.Domino's Pizza is the world leader in pizza delivery and was founded in theUnited States in 1960. There are currently over 7,500 stores open across morethan 50 international markets, employing around 145,000 people. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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