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Rank Group PLC - Directorate Change
2nd December 2024, 10:00
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Rank Group PLC
02 December 2024
 

2 December 2024

The Rank Group Plc

LEI: 213800TXKD6XZWOFTE12

 

Directorate changes

 

The Rank Group Plc ("Rank" or the "Company") announces the appointment of Mr. Christian Nothhaft as a non-executive director with immediate effect.

Alex Thursby, Rank's chairman, said "I am pleased to welcome Christian Nothhaft to the Rank board. Christian brings a wealth of international and strategic experience to the Board and his knowledge of digital transformation is welcomed."

Further to the announcement made on 2 December 2024, Mr. Chew Seong Aun will be retiring from the board with immediate effect. The Board thanks Mr. Chew for his valuable contribution to the Group during his tenure of office.

Biography of Mr. Christian Nothhaft

Mr. Christian Karl Nothhaft has been an Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Guoco Group Limited from 15 April 2024.

 Mr. Nothhaft graduated from Munich University of Applied Science in Germany with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management. He also holds a Human Resources / Payroll Management Degree from DGFP (German Association for Human Resource Management) and has attended the Harvard University Young Presidents Organisation (YPO) Program. Mr. Nothhaft has extensive experience in business management and advisory, strategic planning, retail, consumer products, network rollouts, e-commerce, digital transformation, people management, ESG and compliance.

Previously, Mr. Nothhaft was the Chief Executive Officer of Watsons Personal Care Stores, China and the managing director of Watsons Wine and Fortress Hong Kong. Before that, he was the regional managing director of Movenpick (Asia Restaurants Group).

Mr. Nothhaft serves as a non-executive director of Lam Soon (Hong Kong) Limited (a Hong Leong Group subsidiary listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited). He is currently an independent non-executive director and a member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committees of DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited (with primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and secondary listings in Singapore and Bermuda).

Mr Nothhaft holds and/or has held the following directorships in other publicly quoted companies in the past five years:

 

 

 

Company №

 

Company Name

 

Position

From

To

Listing

EC-15590

Guoco Group Limited

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

15 April 2024

Present

Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

01174147

Lam Soon (Hong Kong) Limited

Non-Executive Director

18 April 2024

Present

Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

12293

DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited

Independent Non-Executive Director

30 November 2021

Present

Primary listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and secondary listings in Singapore and Bermuda

 

There is no further information which would require disclosure under 6.4.8R of the UK Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

 

Ends

Contacts:

The Rank Group Plc

David Williams - Director of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations

Tel: 44 + 1628 504 303

 

 FTI Consulting LLP (PR adviser to Rank)

Edward Bridges      Tel: +44 20 3727 1067   

Alex Beagley             Tel: +44 20 3727 1045

 

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