Flybe Group PLC Appointment of Non-Executive Director (4290G)

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RNS Number : 4290G

Flybe Group PLC

03 March 2015

3 March 2015

Flybe Group plc

("Flybe")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Kappler as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

David is Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director at Shire plc and a director of a number of private companies. David has previously served as a Non-Executive Director at InterContinental Hotels Group, Premier Foods, HMV and Camelot. Before this, he was CFO at Cadbury Schweppes and is a qualified accountant.

David will join the Audit, Remuneration, and Nomination Committees.

After 9 years of service, Charlie Scott has announced his intention to step down from the Board at the Annual general meeting in July this year. After an induction period, David Kappler will take on the roles of Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee from Charlie.

Simon Laffin, Chairman, commented:

"I would like to welcome David to the Board. We will benefit from his immense experience as an executive and non-executive director in the consumer and hospitality sectors and his financial expertise.

I would like to thank Charlie Scott for his many years of service, and express our appreciation of his support, especially through the first phase of the transformation of Flybe since Saad Hammad became CEO in August 2013.

We are now nearing the end of the period of renewing the Board, which leaves Flybe well placed to face the future."

No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.13 R.

3 March 2015

Enquiries:

 
 Flybe       Annelie Carver, Company Secretary    [phone] 
 Maitland    Martin Barrow                        [phone] 
 

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