Board Change

Comptoir Group PLC

24 July 2026

 

24 July 2026

Comptoir Group Plc 

("Comptoir", the "Group" or the "Company")

Board Change

Comptoir Group Plc (AIM: COM), the owner and/or operator of Lebanese and Middle Eastern inspired restaurants, today announces that James Fisher has informed the Board of his intention to step down as Finance Director. He will remain in his role until October 30^th 2026 to ensure an orderly handover.

The Company is pleased to announce that Nathan Portelli, who is currently Head of Finance, will move into the Finance Director role later in the year and will work closely with James on handover.

Chaker Hanna, CEO, said: "On behalf of the Company and Board, we extend our thanks to James for his contribution and commitment to the Group and wish him all the best with his future endeavours".

For further information, please contact:

Enquiries:

Comptoir Group plc Chaker Hanna - Chief Executive Officer James Fisher - Finance Director Tony Kitous - Founder / Director	0207 486 1111
Cavendish Capital Markets Ltd (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Corporate Finance: Matt Goode / Elysia Bough Corporate Broking: Ella Bedford	0207 220 0500

Notes to Editors

About Comptoir Group

Comptoir Group PLC owns and operates 27 Lebanese and Middle Eastern inspired restaurants, seven of which are franchised, based predominantly in the UK. The flagship brand of the Group, Comptoir Libanais, is a collection of 23 restaurants located across London, nationwide and international Travel Hubs, including cities such as Manchester, Bath, Birmingham, Oxford, Dubai, Milan and Rome.

The name Comptoir Libanais means Lebanese Counter and is a place where guests can eat casually and enjoy Lebanese and Middle Eastern food, served with warm and friendly hospitality and a bright vibrant environment.

The Group also operates Shawa, serving traditional shawarma through a counter service model in Westfield and Bluewater shopping centres and Abu Dhabi, and Yalla-Yalla with a branch near Oxford Circus.

The Group has expanded internationally with its franchise partners Avolta, Areas and Qatar Airways, with restaurants in the Netherlands, Qatar, UAE and Italy.

 

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