Shepherd Neame Limited Board Appointments (6370M)
22 January 2016 - 7:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 6370M
Shepherd Neame Limited
22 January 2016
22nd January 2016
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Shepherd Neame is pleased to announce the appointment of two
non-executive directors to the Board.
Hilary Riva OBE, 58, will join the Board in April 2016. Hilary
has enjoyed a successful career in fashion retailing with various
senior roles in the Arcadia group followed by her jointly leading
the buyout of Principles, Hawkshead, Warehouse and Racing Green as
Managing Director of Rubicon Retail. Following the sale of Rubicon,
Hilary was CEO of the British Fashion Council from 2005 to 2009.
She is also a current non-executive director at Shaftesbury plc,
the FSTE 250 property company, at ASOS plc, the largest online
fashion retailer, and at London and Partners, the official
promotional company for London.
Richard Oldfield DL, 60, will join the board in June 2016.
Richard is executive chairman of Oldfield Partners LLP, an
investment management firm managing listed equities funds. He is
also a Director of Witan Investment Trust plc and a trustee of the
Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and the Clore Duffield Foundation.
Previously he was a Director of Mercury Asset Management plc.
Oliver Barnes, who has served as a non-executive director since
2005 will step down from the Board in July 2016 and James
Leigh-Pemberton CVO, who has served as a non-executive director
since 2004 will step down from the Board in September 2016.
Miles Templeman, Chairman, said "We are delighted to welcome
Hilary and Richard to the Board. They are both highly capable
individuals who enjoy very distinguished careers in their chosen
fields and will no doubt make a great contribution to the continued
success and development of Shepherd Neame.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank James and Oliver
for their very significant individual contributions to the
business. They have helped to steer the Company through some
challenging times for the industry over the past 10 years, and
played a big part in helping the company achieve the strong
position we are in today."
For further information, please contact:
Shepherd Neame Limited
Jonathan Neame, Chief Executive Tel: 01795
Mark Rider, Finance and IT Director 532206
Kreab
Marc Cohen / Christina Clark Tel: 020 7074
1800
Regional and Trade Media Contact:
John Humphreys Tel: 01795 542051
Note: The Directors of Shepherd Neame Limited accept
responsibility for this announcement.
NOTES FOR EDITORS
Shepherd Neame is Britain's oldest brewer. Established in 1698
and based in Faversham, Kent it employs around 1,200 people.
The Company retails its own beers, on draught and in bottles,
under a range of highly successful brand names, including:
- Spitfire: One of the leading premium bottled ales in the UK
with national distribution on draught (4.2% abv) and in bottle
(4.5% abv). Spitfire Gold, a golden ale (4.1% abv) and in bottle
(4.3%), was launched to mark the 75(th) anniversary of the Battle
of Britain.
- Whitstable Bay: This range, sold under the Faversham Steam
Brewery brand, includes a Pale Ale on draught (3.9%) and in bottle
(4%), an Organic Ale (4.5%), Blonde Lager (4.5%) and Black Oyster
Stout (4.2%).
- Bishops Finger: Connoisseur premium ale (5.4% abv).
- Master Brew: The 'Original Kentish Ale' is a well-hopped cask ale (3.7% abv).
The Company also brews lagers under license, including:
- Asahi Super Dry: Japan's number one beer (5% abv), which is
produced under an exclusive UK license for brewing, sales and
marketing.
- Samuel Adams Boston Lager: The leading US craft lager (4.8%
abv) brewed under an exclusive license from the Boston Beer
Company. The Company also imports Rebel IPA, a strong hopped US
craft beer (6.5% abv) and Angry Orchard, America's No. 1 Hard Cider
(5%).
Shepherd Neame sold 261,000 brewers' barrels of beer (75.1
million pints) including 224,000 brewers' barrels of own brewed
beer (64.6 million pints) in the last year. The majority of these
sales were made in the UK although the Company also exports to more
than 35 countries.
At the year end, the Company operated 338 pubs in the South
East, of which 286 were tenanted or leased and 52 managed. The pub
estate ranges from inns and hotels to destination dining, great
traditional and local community pubs.
Shepherd Neame's shares are traded on the ISDX Growth Market.
See http://www.isdx.com/ for further information and the current
share price.
For further information on the Company, see
www.shepherdneame.co.uk.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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