Directorate Change

RNS Number : 0649R

Coca-Cola HBC AG

24 June 2015

 



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE          

Coca-Cola HBC AG

Appointment of new members of the Board of Directors and composition of the Committees of the Board of Directors of Coca-Cola HBC AG

Zug, Switzerland - 24 June 2015 - Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Coca-Cola HBC" or the "Company") announces today that Mrs. Olusola (Sola) David-Borha and Mrs. Alexandra Papalexopoulou were elected as non-executive members of the Board of Directors of Coca-Cola HBC (the "Board") by the Company's annual general meeting held on 23 June 2015 (the "AGM"), following the retirement from the Board of Mrs. Susan Kilsby and Mr. Christos Ioannou. The AGM further elected Mrs. Papalexopoulou to the Company's Remuneration Committee.

Following the AGM, the Board has appointed Mrs. David-Borhaas a member of the Audit Committee and Mrs. Papalexopoulou as a member of the Nomination Committee of Coca-Cola HBC, with effect from 24 June 2015. On the same date, Mr. Anastassis David and Mr. José Octavio Reyes retired from the Company's Nomination Committee and the members of the Nomination Committee are Sir Michael-Llewellyn-Smith (Chairman), Mr. Antonio D' Amato and Mrs. Alexandra Papalexopoulou.

The Board has also determined that Mrs. David-Borha and Mrs Papalexopoulou are independent in character and judgment. Consequently, the Board considers Mrs. David-Borha and Mrs Papalexopoulou to be independent for purposes of the UK Corporate Governance Code.

Aside from the information set out above, no further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.13 and none of the new non-executive directors hold any interests in the shares of Coca-Cola HBC.

This announcement is made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11.

Enquiries

Coca‑Cola HBC Group Basak Kotler Investor Relations Director	Tel: [phone]  [e-mail]
Eri Tziveli Investor Relations Manager	Tel: [phone]  [e-mail]
Nikos Efstathopoulos Investor Relations Manager	Tel: [phone]   [e-mail]

International media contact: StockWell Communications Rob Morgan Ben Ullmann Anushka Mathew	Tel: [phone]  [e-mail]  [e-mail]  [e-mail]
Greek media contact: V+O Communications Argyro Oikonomou	Tel: [phone]  [e-mail]

About Coca‑Cola HBC

Coca-Cola HBC is the second-largest bottler of the brands of The Coca-Cola Company in terms of volume with sales of more than 2 billion unit cases. It has a broad geographic footprint with operations in 28 countries serving a population of approximately 590 million people. Coca-Cola HBC offers a diverse range of non-alcoholic ready to drink beverages in the sparkling, juice, water, sport, energy, tea and coffee categories. Coca-Cola HBC is committed to promoting sustainable development in order to create value for its business and for society. This includes providing products that meet the beverage needs of consumers, fostering an open and inclusive work environment, conducting its business in ways that protect and preserve the environment and contribute to the socio-economic development of the local communities.

Coca-Cola HBC has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: CCH) and its shares are listed on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX: EEE). Coca-Cola HBC is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indexes. For more information, please visit http://www.coca-colahellenic.com.

 

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