25th Mar 2008 07:01
Inchcape PLC25 March 2008 Inchcape plc Appointment of Non-executive Director Inchcape plc ('Inchcape' or 'the Group'), the world's leading car retailer, ispleased to announce the appointment of Graham Pimlott to the Board as a Non-executive Director, from 25 March 2008. Graham Pimlott was, until December 2005, Deputy Chairman of Hammerson plc, arole he had held since 2000, having joined the Board as a Non-executive Directorin 1993. He was also Chairman of the Audit Committee. Graham has held a numberof Non-executive Directorships including Provident Financial plc and Tesco plcwhere he spent five years as Senior Independent Non-executive Director. He is amember of the UK Auditing Practices Board. Graham qualified as a solicitor in 1976 with international law firm Lovell WhiteDurrant, becoming a Partner in 1981. He also spent two years as Secretary of theTakeover Panel. In 1986 he moved into investment banking when he joinedKleinwort Benson's Corporate Finance department. In 1989 he moved to BZW as Headof Corporate Finance and over the next ten years held various senior positionsat BZW and Barclays Bank plc, including membership of the Group ExecutiveCommittee. He retired from the company in 1999. Graham is currently Chairman of Export Credit Guarantee Department. Peter Johnson, Chairman, Inchcape plc said: "We are delighted that Graham has agreed to join the Board as a Non-executiveDirector. Graham has significant experience working with some of the UK'sleading public companies including Tesco and Hammerson. We welcome Graham to theteam." Ends Enquiries: Group Communications, Inchcape plc+44 (0) 20 7546 0022 Investor Relations, Inchcape plc+44 (0) 20 7546 8432 Financial Dynamics (Jonathon Brill/Billy Clegg)+44 (0) 20 7831 3113 Notes to editors Inchcape plc is the leading independent, international automotive retailer, withscale operations in Australia, Belgium, Greece, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK.The Group also has operations in a number of other markets, including EasternEurope, the Baltic's, China, Russia and South America. In addition to growingits core businesses, Inchcape is looking to develop scale operations in new andemerging regions. It represents leading automotive brands and operates either aretail, or a vertically integrated retail model (i.e. exclusive distribution andretail), depending on the market. Inchcape's current key manufacturer partnersare Toyota/Lexus, Subaru, BMW, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Audi and Honda. Save for the directorships disclosed above, there is no information required tobe disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R relating to the appointment to theBoard of Graham Pimlott. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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