Appointment of Deputy CEO

ME Group International PLC

02 February 2026

 

2 February 2026                                                          

ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC

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

Appointment of Deputy Chief Executive Officer

ME Group International plc, the instant-service equipment group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Vladimir Crasneanscki as Deputy Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect.

Vladimir was appointed to the Board as an Executive Director of the Company in June 2025. More recently, Vladimir held the role of Managing Director UK, and the role of Head of Investor Relations (which he still retains). He was appointed to these positions in January 2024.

Vladimir joined the Company in April 2022 as Head of Customer Development before being appointed Head of Commercial Operations and then Managing Director UK. During his tenure, he has been instrumental in the rollout of laundry services in the UK - a key strategic priority for the Group. He has successfully developed strategic partnerships with high-footfall site owners, securing landmark agreements with MFG, Morrisons, and Shell. These initiatives have contributed to the UK becoming the fastest-growing laundry market within the Group.

Sir John Lewis OBE, Non-executive Chairman, said:

'I am delighted to announce the appointment of Vladimir as Deputy CEO. Since joining the Company, he has been instrumental in the success of the Group's UK operations as well as the continued progress and development of our core activities, particularly Wash.ME. His strong leadership skills will be invaluable to the Group. 

'We have a strong leadership team in place, and we will continue to consider and evolve the composition of the Board as we further build our leading position and progress our long-term growth strategy.'

ENQUIRIES:

ME Group International plc	[phone]
Sir John Lewis OBE, Non-executive Chairman	[e-mail]
Del Mansi, Company Secretary
Hudson Sandler Wendy Baker / Nick Moore	[phone]  [e-mail]

NOTES TO EDITORS

ME Group International plc (LSE: MEGP) is an international market leader in automated self-service equipment aimed at the consumer market.

The Group operates, sells and services a wide range of instant-service vending equipment across 18 countries in its key regions of Continental Europe, the UK & Republic of Ireland and Asia Pacific. The Group's services include:

Core activities:

·	Photo.ME	Photobooths and integrated biometric identification solutions
·	Wash.ME	Unattended laundry services and launderettes

Ancillary activities:

·	Print.ME	High-quality digital printing kiosks
·	Other vending	Primarily foodservice vending equipment (Feed.ME), Children's rides (Amuse.ME), Photocopier services (Copy.ME)

The Group has a proven track record of innovation and diversification of its products and services enabling it to respond to the evolving needs of its customers and consumers.

The Group benefits from well-established partnerships and long-term contracts with major site owners in attractive, high-footfall locations, enabling it to offer multiple products and services onsite. Partners include supermarkets, petrol forecourts, shopping malls (indoors and outdoors), transport hubs, and administration buildings (City Halls, Police etc.).

The Company's shares have been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1962.

For further information: www.me-group.com

 

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