Directorate Change

RNS Number : 6749V

DP Eurasia N.V

06 April 2023

 

6 April 2023

DP Eurasia N.V.

("DP Eurasia" or the "Company")

Directorate Change

DP Eurasia (DPEU.L), the master franchisee of the Domino's Pizza brand in Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ahmet Fadil Ashaboğlu as Chairman of the Board. He is an existing Independent Non-Executive Director, having been appointed to the Board in September 2022, and will replace Mr. Peter Williams who has made the decision not to stand for re-election after six years as Chairman. Mr. Ashaboğlu's appointment as Chairman will be effective immediately following the 2023 AGM and is conditional upon shareholder approval of his re-appointment to the Board at the AGM, which will be held in June 2023.

Mr. Ashaboğlu holds a Bachelor of Science from Tufts University and a Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), both in Mechanical Engineering. He began his career as a Research Assistant at MIT in 1994, and held various positions in capital markets within UBS Warburg, New York (1996-1999). After serving as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, New York (1999-2003), he moved back to Turkey and joined Koc Holding as Finance Group Coordinator in 2003. He was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in 2006, serving until April 2022. He is currently a Board director at Mavi, Yapi Kredi Bank, Hepsiburada (NASDAQ), Koc Financial Services, Koc Finansman and Sirena Marine.

DP Eurasia is continuing to look to strengthen its Board with an additional Independent Non-Executive Director to ensure it has the best skills, experience and capabilities, as well as complying with best practice corporate governance.

Peter Williams, outgoing Chairman, commented:

"I am very pleased that Ahmet accepted the position as Chairman. He has already made a significant contribution to the Board since his appointment in September 2022 and I have no doubt that he will be a very capable Chairman. I wish him and the business well for the future."

Ahmet Ashaboğlu, incoming Chairman, commented:

"I would like to thank Peter for his work over the last six years and am pleased to be taking up the role, pending re-appointment, of Chairman of DP Eurasia at this pivotal time. Since joining in September, I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the business. I have been impressed with the resilience of its performance through significant inflationary challenges in the Turkish economy. I firmly believe that we have an opportunity to drive sustainable and profitable growth and create an exciting future for the benefit of our people, our franchisees and our shareholders, as well as the customers and communities we are privileged to serve."

Enquiries

DP Eurasia N.V.
İ lknur Kocaer, Investor Relations Director	[phone]
Buchanan (Financial Communications)
Richard Oldworth / Toto Berger / Verity Parker	[phone] [e-mail]

Notes to Editors

DP Eurasia N.V. is the exclusive master franchisee of the Domino's Pizza brand in Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. The Company was admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange plc on 3 July 2017. The Company (together with its subsidiaries, the   "Group") is the largest pizza delivery company in Turkey and the third largest in Russia. The Group offers pizza delivery and takeaway/ eat-in facilities at its 830 stores (655 in Turkey, 159 in Russia, 10 in Azerbaijan and 6 in Georgia as of 31 December 2022) and operates through its owned corporate stores (18%) and franchised stores (82%). In addition to its pizza delivery business, the Group also has its own coffee brand, COFFY, which trades from 29 stores at period-end, 19 of which are franchised. The Group maintains a strategic balance between corporate and franchised stores, establishing networks of corporate stores in its most densely populated areas to provide a development platform upon which to promote best practice and maximise profitability. The Group has adapted the Domino's Pizza globally proven business model to its local markets.

 

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