Britvic plc Directorate Changes (7844X)

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RNS Number : 7844X

Britvic plc

29 November 2017

Britvic plc

29 November 2017

DIRECTORATE CHANGES

Britvic plc today announces the appointment of Suniti Chauhan and William Eccleshare as independent Non-Executive Directors of the Company with immediate effect. Suniti will serve on Britvic's Audit Committee, and William on the Remuneration Committee.

Suniti brings over 20 years of experience in strategy, finance and M&A through a career in corporate development and investment banking, most recently the Director of Corporate Development for Rexam plc, a multinational consumer packaging company. Formerly, Suniti was a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley, with over 15 years of investment banking experience focused on UK M&A and the Consumer and Retail industry. Suniti has previously served as a trustee of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, the leading breast cancer research charity in the UK. Suniti graduated from Dartmouth College in the US with a degree in Economics and attended the General Management Program at Harvard Business School.

William has strong international experience in business transformation and expansion, marketing, branding, restructuring and digital innovation. He has run the European divisions of major advertising agencies for WPP and Omnicom and he is a former partner of McKinsey & Co where he led the firm's European Marketing practice. For the past eight years William has been CEO of Clear Channel International having led the global out of home advertising business through a major digital transformation. William has previously served as a Non-Executive Director of Hays plc (2004-2014). William is Senior Independent Director of Centaur Media plc and is a Board Member and Trustee of the Donmar Warehouse Theatre. William has a MA in History from Trinity College, University of Cambridge.

Additionally, the Company announces that Ben Gordon will step down from the Board and Committees on 30 January 2018, having joined the Board as a non-executive director in April 2008. Accordingly, he will not seek re-election at the Annual General Meeting on 31 January 2018.

Commenting on the appointments, John Daly, Chairman, said:

"We are delighted to welcome Suniti and William to the Board. Suniti brings significant M&A, corporate finance and development experience whilst William has a strong background in marketing and innovation. They are excellent additions to the Britvic Board as we look to continue to develop our business in the UK and internationally. I would also like to thank Ben for his contribution to the Board and service to the Company during his tenure, we wish him well for the future."

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.13, Suniti is a former director of SKC Partners Limited which was dissolved by way of members voluntary liquidation on 29 January 2016. There are no further details to be disclosed for the above appointments as required under rule 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules.

Jonathan Adelman

Acting General Counsel and Company Secretary

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