2 December 2024
The Rank Group Plc
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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:
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Company №
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Company Name
|
Position
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From
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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