22nd Feb 2006 07:00
Domino's Pizza UK & IRL PLC22 February 2006 22 February 2006 Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plc Appointment of Non-Executive Director Dianne Thompson CBE has accepted an offer to join the Board of Domino's PizzaUK & IRL plc ("Domino's", LSE: DOM), as a Non-Executive Director.The appointment is effective from today. A high profile business leader with extensive retail, marketing and managementexperience, Dianne is Chief Executive of National Lottery operator CamelotGroup plc, a post she has held since 2000. She joined as Commercial OperationsDirector in 1997, the first woman Executive Director on the Camelot Board. Her four previous full time appointments spanned the retail and manufacturingsectors: Marketing Director Signet Group plc 1994-1997, Director of Marketing at Woolworths plc 1992-1994, Managing Director of Sandvik Saws & Tools Ltd1988-1992 and Marketing Director at Sterling Roncraft 1986-1988. From 1979 to 1986 Dianne was Senior Lecturer in Strategic Planning, BusinessPolicy and Marketing at Manchester Polytechnic. She was also Managing Directorof Thompson Maud Jones (Advertising) Ltd from 1981 to 1986. As Chief Executive of Camelot, Dianne has developed and successfully driven thecompany's strategy for growth which has delivered the longest period of growthin the history of The National Lottery. Dianne was named Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year in 2000 and wasvoted 2001 Marketer of the Year by the Marketing Society. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Fellow of the Marketing Society, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a Companion of theChartered Management Institute. Dianne is also a liveryman of the WorshipfulCompany of Marketors. Dianne is a Council Member of ISBA and the Press Complaints Commission, and is amember of the CBI President's Committee. She chairs the ChildLine Foundationfund-raising committee. Earlier this year she was awarded a CBE in the NewYear's Honours list for services to business. Commenting on the appointment, Colin Halpern, Chairman of Domino's, said:"Dianne brings a wealth of knowledge with us and I am delighted to welcome herto the Board. Domino's will benefit from her in-depth understanding of theretail environment as well as her skilful marketing and managementcapabilities." Dianne Thompson said: "I am pleased to accept this post on the Board of Domino'sPizza UK & IRL plc. Having closely watched the Company's rapid growth overrecent years, the prospect of becoming more involved is very exciting. I lookforward to serving on the Board and supporting Domino's with its continuedexpansion." Additional Existing Directorships Camelot Group plc, Chief Executive Additional Former Directorships Wyevale plc, Non Executive Director August - December 2005 D T I, Group Board Member June 2002 - June 2004 RAC plc, Non Exec Director February 2002 - June 2005 Chartered Institute of Marketing, President June 2001 - December 2004 Save for the information disclosed above, there is no other information fallingto be disclosed under the AIM rules. - Ends - Enquiries: Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plc Lee Ginsberg, Finance Director +44 (0) 1908 580646 Bernadette Ahmed, PR & Communications Controller +44 (0) 1908 580693 Hogarth Partnership Limited Andrew Jaques / Chris Matthews / Anthony Arthur +44 (0)20 7357 9477 Camelot Group plc Ben Rosier, Head of Media Relations, Camelot +44 (0)20 7632 5711 Photographs of Dianne Thompson are available on request Notes to editors: Domino's Pizza Group Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Domino's Pizza UK &IRL plc, which is quoted on the Alternative Investment Market of the LondonStock Exchange (symbol: DOM). Domino's Pizza Group Limited is the UK's leadingpizza delivery company and holds the master franchise to own, operate andfranchise Domino's Pizza stores in the UK and Ireland. The first UK store openedin 1985 and the first Irish store opened in 1991. As at January 10th, there were407 stores in the UK and Ireland of which 332 stores are in England, 29 inScotland, 13 in Wales, 9 in Northern Ireland and 24 in the Republic of Ireland. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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