– UK, Uxbridge – Coca-Cola European Partners plc (NYSE:CCEP | LON:0RH7), announces that L. Phillip Humann and Curtis R. Welling have indicated that they do not intend to seek election to the Board at the Annual General Meeting in May 2019.
The Board has therefore appointed Dagmar Kollmann and Lord Mark Price to succeed them as Non-executive Directors with effect from the end of the AGM, subject to receipt of the resignations of L. Phillip Humann and Curtis R. Welling and their election at the AGM.
Sol Daurella, Chairman said, “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Phil and Curt for the significant contribution they have made to our business. They have supported us with diligence through the initial post-merger years and we wish them every success for the future. I would also like to welcome Dagmar and Mark. I look forward to working with them and the rest of the Board as we start the next chapter of CCEP’s story.”
About Dagmar Kollmann
Dagmar Kollmann brings a wealth of experience in finance and international listed groups to the Board. She is Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and a Non-executive Director of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Deutsche Telekom and KfW IPEX Bank. She is also a Commissioner in the German Monopolies Commission. Previously, she spent 14 years with Morgan Stanley, the last two of which she served as Country Head and CEO for Germany and Austria as well as a Member of the Board of Morgan Stanley International Ltd in London. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, she was an Associate Director with UBS in London and began her career with Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, based in New York.
About Lord Mark Price
Lord Mark Price brings to the Board his substantial experience in retail, gained working for the John Lewis Partnership (the Partnership). He was Managing Director of Waitrose from 2007 to 2016 and Deputy Chairman of the Partnership from 2013 to 2016. Prior to this he held a number of roles within the Partnership, including Managing Director of Partnerships and Development, where he was responsible for developing the Partnership’s strategy, IT and development. He was a Non-executive Director and then Deputy Chairman of Channel 4, is a member of the Development Board of Lancaster University and is Chair of Trustees of Fairtrade. He is a member of the House of Lords and was Minister of State for Trade Policy from 2016 to 2018.
About CCEP
Coca-Cola European Partners plc is a leading consumer goods company in Western Europe, selling, making and distributing an extensive range of nonalcoholic ready-to-drink beverages and is the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler based on revenue. Coca-Cola European Partners serves a consumer population of over 300 million across Western Europe, including Andorra, Belgium, continental France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. The Company is listed on Euronext Amsterdam, the New York Stock Exchange, Euronext London and on the Spanish stock exchanges, trading under the symbol CCEP.
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