29th Mar 2007 12:35
Burberry Group PLC29 March 2007 BURBERRY GROUP PLC - DIRECTORATE CHANGES Burberry Group plc (the 'Company') is pleased to announce the appointment of IanCarter as a non-executive director, with effect from 1 April 2007. Ian Carteris Executive Vice President of Hilton Hotels Corporation and Chief ExecutiveOfficer of Hilton International Co., and was a director of Hilton Group plcuntil the acquisition of Hilton International by Hilton Hotels Corporation inFebruary 2006. There are no further matters to be disclosed under LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority. The Company also announces that Guy Peyrelongue will retire as a non-executivedirector with effect from 31 March 2007. In addition, Guy Peyrelongue retiredfrom the position of chairman of the Remuneration Committee with effect from 23March 2007. The board thanks Guy for his valuable contribution and wishes himwell for the future. David Tyler, who has been a non-executive director of the Company since June2002 and is currently a member of the Audit Committee, took up the position ofchairman of the Remuneration Committee with effect from 23 March 2007. Following the changes outlined above, the Company's board will comprise: John Peace - Chairman Rose Marie Bravo - Vice-Chairman Angela Ahrendts - Chief Executive Officer Stacey Cartwright - Chief Financial Officer Philip Bowman - Senior Independent Director David Tyler - non-executive director Stephanie George - non-executive director Ian Carter - non-executive director ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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