Directorate Change

RNS Number : 2416H

Dart Group PLC

18 June 2013

 



18 June 2013

Dart Group PLC ("Dart Group" or the "Company")

Board Changes

Dart Group PLC the Leisure Airline, Package Holidays and Distribution & Logistics Group wishes to announce that Stephen Heapy, Chief Executive Officer - Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, and Gary Brown, Group Chief Financial Officer, are to join the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") as executive directors with immediate effect.

Stephen Heapy has been with Dart Group since 2009 and is the CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays. He has extensive experience in the travel industry having held roles with My Travel PLC, Thomas Cook and Libra Holidays. Stephen is a Fellow of the Institute for Travel and Tourism.

Gary Brown has been appointed to the Board as Group CFO. Gary has significant experience in the retail and consumer goods sectors, both with smaller companies and larger organisations, including J Sainsbury PLC, Matalan PLC and Instore PLC. Prior to joining Dart Group, Gary was Global CFO of Umbro PLC and subsequently, following the sale of the Umbro business to Nike Inc., Umbro International Limited. Gary is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

The Company also announces that Trevor Crowley, senior independent non-executive director, and Brian Templar, independent non-executive director, have resigned from the Board with immediate effect. Mark Laurence, who joined the Company as a non-executive director in May 2009, remains on the Board. The Company will appoint a further non-executive director in due course.

Philip Meeson, Chairman and Chief Executive, commented:

"On behalf of the Board, I would like to express our gratitude to Trevor and Brian for their long and valuable contribution and commitment to our growth and development and to wish them well in their future ventures. I would like to welcome both Stephen Heapy, who has led the expansion of our holiday business, and Gary Brown, who brings with him a wealth of financial experience in the consumer environment, to the board of directors of the Company. I look forward to working with Stephen, Gary and Mark as we continue to grow the Company."

Disclosures under Schedule 2(g) of AIM Rules for Stephen Heapy are as follows:

Full name and age: Stephen Paul Heapy, age 44

Current Directorships	Past Directorships within the last five years
Bourne Aviation Supply Limited Deltec Aviation Services Limited Jet2 Limited Jet2 Transport Services Limited Jet2.com Limited Jet2Holidays Limited	None

All the companies set out above are subsidiaries of Dart Group PLC.

There are no further disclosures to be made pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of AIM Rules in respect of Stephen Heapy.

On his appointment, Mr Heapy has a beneficial interest in a total of 15,136 ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), representing 0.01 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.  He also has options over a further 160,000 Ordinary Shares.

Disclosures under Schedule 2(g) of AIM Rules for Gary Brown are as follows:

Full name and age: Gary James Brown, age 47

Current Directorships	Past Directorships within the last five years
Fowler Welch-Coolchain Limited Fowler Welch (Containers) Limited Jet2.com Limited Jet2Holidays Limited Jet2 Transport Services Limited	PMG International Limited PNH Asia Limited Umbro Asia Sourcing Limited Umbro Finance Limited Umbro Hong Kong Limited Umbro International Holdings Limited Umbro International Limited Umbro JV Limited Umbro Licensing Limited Umbro Limited Umbro Schweiz Limited Umbro Sportswear Limited Umbro Worldwide Limited Umbro.com Limited

There are no further disclosures to be made pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of AIM Rules in respect of Gary Brown.

Enquiries:

Dart Group PLC
Philip Meeson
Group Chairman and Chief Executive	Mobile: [phone]
Andy Pedrette / Siobhan Sergeant
Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited	020 7131 4000
Peter Stewart / Mark Whitmore
Canaccord Genuity Limited	020 7523 8000

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