2nd Sep 2009 11:00
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Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE and LSE: SIG) |
Embargoed until 6.00 a.m. (EST) |
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September 2, 2009 |
Walker Boyd to Retire in june 2010
Signet Jewelers Ltd ("Signet") today announced that Walker Boyd will retire from the Board of the Company and as Finance Director at the end of the Company's annual general meeting to be held in June 2010.
Terry Burman, Group Chief Executive, commented: "It has been a privilege to work with Walker. He has made a very significant contribution to the success of Signet over the last 18 years. We all wish him well in his retirement."
The board will immediately begin a search process involving both internal and external candidates.
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Enquiries |
Terry Burman, Chief Executive, Signet Jewelers |
+1 441 296 5872 |
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Tim Jackson, Investor Relations Director, Signet Jewelers |
+1 441 296 5872 |
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Michael Henson, Taylor Rafferty |
+1 212 889 4350 |
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Jonathan Glass, Brunswick |
+44 (0)20 7404 5959 |
Signet operated 1,952 specialty retail jewelry stores at August 1, 2009; these included 1,396 stores in the US, where the Group trades as "Kay Jewelers", "Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry" and under a number of regional names. At that date Signet operated 556 stores in the UK, where the Group trades as "H.Samuel", "Ernest Jones" and "Leslie Davis". Further information on Signet is available at www.signetjewelers.com. See also www.kay.com, www.jared.com, www.hsamuel.co.uk and www.ernestjones.co.uk.
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