26th Feb 2009 12:24
26 February 2009
Booker Group plc ("the Company")
APPOINTMENT OF NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Board of Booker is pleased to confirm that Karen Jones CBE (52) has been appointed as a non executive director with effect from 4th March 2009.
Until January 2006, Karen Jones was CEO of Spirit Group Ltd, a private equity backed 2000 strong pub & restaurant Group which was built up from the acquisition of Allied Domecq Ltd in 1999, and the subsequent successful acquisition and integration of the 1,500-strong estate of Scottish and Newcastle Retail in November 2003. Spirit was sold for £2.7bn to Punch Taverns in January 2006.
Prior to Spirit, Karen Jones founded, grew and floated Café Rouge and The Pelican Group Plc, which she sold to Whitbread in July 1996. Karen has a first class honours degree from University of East Anglia, and also attended Wellesley College, USA.
Karen has now started another hospitality company in London, Food and Fuel Ltd which currently consists of ten gastropubs.
Karen is a Non Executive Director of Virgin Active Group Ltd and of Royal National Theatre Enterprises Ltd. She is a Governor of Ashridge Business School, sits on the Industrial Development Advisory Board and chairs the Rebuilding Childhoods Board of the NSPCC.
Richard Rose, chairman of Booker, said:
"We are delighted to announce this appointment. Karen will be an excellent addition to the Board of Booker; she is a successful entrepreneur and brings a deep understanding of the hospitality and catering industry. We are delighted that we have attracted a businesswoman of her calibre."
The existing Booker Board consists of Richard Rose (chairman), Charles Wilson (chief executive), Jonathan Prentis (Group finance director), Bryan Drew (commercial director), Bryn Satherley (operations director),
Lord Bilimoria (non executive director), Andrew Cripps (non executive director) and Kevin Lyon (non executive director).
Save as disclosed below, there is nothing further to disclose in relation to the appointment of Karen Jones under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM rules:
For further information contact:
Tulchan Communications (PR Adviser to Booker Group plc)
020 7353 4200
Susanna Voyle/Lucy Legh
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser to Booker Group plc)
020 7597 5970
Keith Anderson
Notes:
Full name: Karen Elisabeth Dind Jones
Current directorships:
Virgin Active Group Limited
Royal National Theatre Enterprises Ltd
Food & Fuel Limited
Front Page Holdings Limited
Front Page Pubs Limited
Arem Foundation
Previous directorships:
Emap plc
Gondola Holdings plc
HBOS plc
See attached schedule for remainder of previous directorships
Schedule of previous directorships:
Abbaye Restaurants Limited
Aspect Leisure Activities Limited
Aspect Ventures Limited
AVL (Pubs) No.1 Limited
AVL (Pubs) No.2 Limited
Bank of Scotland Plc
Barnaby's Carvery Limited
Barshelf 2 Limited
British Beer & Pub Association
Broadway Inns Limited
Cafe Pelican Limited
Cafe Rouge Limited
Cafe Rouge Restaurants Limited
Catertour Limited
Chef & Brewer Hotels Limited
Chef & Brewer Limited
Cheshire Hotels (Developments) Limited
Cheshire Hotels Limited
Chiefgem Limited
City Limits Limited
Cleveland Place Holdings Limited
Clivara Limited
Country Fayre Restaurants Limited
Country Grill Restaurants Limited
CPH (R&L) No.1 Limited
CPH (R&L) No.2 Limited
CPH Palladium Limited
Dearg Limited
Dolmix Limited
Eat Limited
Emap International Limited
Finrange Limited
Floatcity Limited
Freehouse Limited
Freshwild Limited
Gillbrook Limited
Gondola Holdings Limited
Halifax Limited
Handyminster Limited
HBOS Plc
Heathgate Restaurants Limited
Homespreads Limited
Hopegood Limited
Huggins And Company Limited
Huxleys Bar & Kitchen Limited
Jim Thomson's Spice Islands Trading Company Limited
John Barras & Co Limited
Juneford Limited
Law Society Services Limited
Lawnline Investments Limited
Leadenhall Wine Company Limited
Little London Pubs Limited
London Pub-Restaurants Limited
London Tourist Pubs Limited
Mamma Amalfi Restaurants Limited
Market Place Restaurant (Leadenhall) Limited
Mountloop Limitted
Narnain
New Pubco (SLB) Limited
New Pubco Holdings Limited
Newpubco (MC) Limited
Open House Limited
Oriel Restaurants Limited
Ortega Restaurants Limited
Partstripe Limited
Pelican Restaurants Limited
Pomeroys Restaurants Limited
Premier Inn Hotels Limited
Prestbury Wentworth Intermediate Limited
Punch Taverns (CMS) Limited
Punch Taverns (DC) Holdings Limited
Punch Taverns (FH) Limited
Punch Taverns (MH) Limited
Punch Taverns (PGE) Limited
Punch Taverns (PGRF) Limited
Punch Taverns (PGRP) Limited
Punch Taverns (PPCF) Limited
Punch Taverns (PR) Limited
Punch Taverns (RH) Limited
Punch Taverns (VPR) Limited
R.V. Goodhew Limited
Readystripe Limited
Red Restaurants Limited
Royal National Theatre Enterprises Limited
Schooner Inns Limited
Shiela's Public Houses Limited
Southern Inns Limited
Spirit (AKE Holdings) Limited
Spirit (BRB) Limited
Spirit (CCR) Limited
Spirit (Faith) Limited
Spirit (Lodges Holdings) Limited
Spirit (OOL) Limited
Spirit (PSC) Limited
Spirit (SGL) Limited
Spirit Acquisition Properties Limited
Spirit Acquisitions Guarantee Limited
Spirit Acquisitions Holdings Limited
Spirit Financial Holdings Limited
Spirit Group Equity Limited
Spirit Group Finco Limited
Spirit Group Holdings Limited
Spirit Group Limited
Spirit Group Parent Limited
Spirit Group Retail (North) Limited
Spirit Group Retail (Northampton) Limited
Spirit Group Retail (Pubs) No.1 Limited
Spirit Group Retail (Pubs) No.2 Limited
Spirit Group Retail (South) Limited
Spirit Group Retail Hotels Limited
Spirit Group Retail Limited
Spirit Group Retail Pubs and Restaurants Limited
Spirit Intermediate Holdings Limited
Spirit Issuer Parent Limited
Spirit Issuer Plc
Spirit Managed Funding Limited
Spirit Managed Holdings Limited
Spirit Managed Inns Limited
Spirit Managed Pubs Limited
Spirit Parent Limited
Spirit Pubs Holding Limited
Spirit Pubs Parent Limited
Spirit Retail Bidco Limited
Spirit Supply Company Limited
Springtarn Limited
Steward and Patteson Limited
Stickpad Limited
Stripe Travel Inn Limited
Telsombe Tavern Limited
The Chef & Brewer Group Limited
The Host Group Limited
The Nice Pub Company Limited
The Royal National Theatre
Tom Cobleigh (Inns) Limited
Tom Cobleigh (Trading) Limited
Tom Cobleigh Group Limited
Tom cobleigh Holdings Limited
Tom Cobleigh Limited
Whitegate Taverns Limited
Zedlease Limited
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