Director Appointment and Board Committee Changes

RNS Number : 0658X

Dalata Hotel Group PLC

17 December 2019

 

Director Appointment and Board Committee Changes

ISE: DHG              LSE: DAL

Dublin, 17 December 2019 | Dalata Hotel Group plc ("Dalata" or "the Company"), the largest hotel operator in Ireland, with a growing presence in the United Kingdom, is pleased to announce that Mr Shane Casserly has been appointed to the Board as Corporate Development Director; his appointment will be effective from 1 January 2020.

A graduate of University College Cork and Chartered Accountant, Mr Casserly joined Dalata in March 2014 as Head of Strategy and Development and has been instrumental in driving the Company's growth through acquisition and development activity in Ireland and the UK. He previously worked as Head of Development at Jurys Doyle Hotel Group plc and held senior positions with Ion Equity, Microsoft Europe and Musgrave Group.

The Company also announces a number of changes to its Committee structures and individual Non-executive Directors responsibilities which will also take effect from 1 January 2020.

A Committee with responsibility for oversight of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters at the Company, has been formed and will be Chaired by Independent Non-Executive Director Elizabeth McMeikan. Ms McMeikan will be joined on the Committee by Robert Dix and Stephen McNally.

John Hennessy will assume the role of Chair of the Nomination Committee and Alf Smiddy will continue as Senior Independent Director and Non-executive Director with responsibility for workforce engagement. Elizabeth McMeikan will join the Remuneration Committee.

The revised composition of Board Committees is as follows:

Committee	Chair	Member	Member
Audit and Risk	Robert Dix	Alf Smiddy	Margaret Sweeney
Remuneration	Margaret Sweeney	John Hennessy	Elizabeth McMeikan
Nomination	John Hennessy	Alf Smiddy	Margaret Sweeney
ESG	Elizabeth McMeikan	Robert Dix	Stephen McNally

John Hennessy, Chair, said:

"I am delighted to announce Shane Casserly's appointment to the Board as Corporate Development Director. Shane has been a leading member of the executive team since 2014 and his appointment will further strengthen the Board as the next phase of the Company's expansion into the UK gathers momentum.

The Board is very aware of the Company's responsibility for making a positive contribution to society, for managing its impact on the environment, and for governance matters. I believe that establishing a Board committee with specific responsibility for overseeing these efforts and reporting on them to the Board will provide leadership and demonstrate the priority given to ESG matters by Dalata"

Notes:

The Company confirms that there is no other information that is required to be disclosed in relation to Mr Casserly in accordance with rule 6.1.66 (1) to (6) of the Euronext Dublin Listing Rules and 9.6.13R(1) to (6) of the UK Listing Rules

ENDS

About Dalata

Dalata Hotel Group plc was founded in August 2007 and listed as a plc in March 2014. Dalata has a strategy of owning or leasing its hotels and also has a small number of management contracts. The Group's portfolio now consists of 30 owned hotels, 11 leased hotels and three management contracts with a total of 9,201 bedrooms. In addition to this, the Group is currently developing nine new hotels and has plans to extend two of its existing hotels, with a total of 2,399 bedrooms due to open over the next three years. This will bring the total number of bedrooms in Dalata to over 11,600. Dalata now has close to 5,000 employees. For the first six months of 2019, Dalata reported revenue of €201.9 million and a profit after tax of €32.7 million. Dalata is listed on the Main Market of Euronext Dublin (DHG) and the London Stock Exchange (DAL). For further information visit: www.dalatahotelgroup.com.

Contacts

Dalata Hotel Group plc	Tel [phone]
Pat McCann, CEO	[e-mail]
Dermot Crowley, Deputy CEO, Business Development & Finance
Sean McKeon, Company Secretary and Head of Risk and Compliance
Joint Company Brokers
Davy: Anthony Farrell	Tel [phone]
Berenberg: Ben Wright	Tel [phone]
Investor Relations and PR | FTI Consulting	Tel [phone]
Melanie Farrell	[e-mail]

 

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