Comptoir Group appoints Ali Aneizi to its Board as Non-Executive Director and announces Jean-Michel Orieux as new Board Chair

– UK, London –  Comptoir Group Plc (LON: COM), the owner and operator of Lebanese, Middle Eastern, and North African-inspired restaurants, announced the appointment of current Non-Executive Director Jean-Michel Orieux as Chair of the Board of Directors with immediate effect, succeeding Dr. Beatrice Lafon who has resigned from the Board with effect from 26 June 2024.

The company also immediately announced the appointment of Ali Aneizi to the Board as a Non-Executive Director.

About Ali Aneizi

Ali Aneizi has extensive sector and professional services experience spanning almost 30 years. He was formerly a Corporate Finance Partner and Co-Head of Leisure & Hospitality at RSM (previously Baker Tilly) where he spent 18 years, before establishing Tamweel Capital in 2013. Tamweel Capital is an M&A and private equity advisory business focused exclusively on advising best-in-class, challenger brands across the leisure, hospitality, and wider consumer sectors.

About Comptoir Group

Comptoir Group PLC owns and operates 29 restaurants, six franchised, based predominately in the UK. The flagship brand of the group, Comptoir Libanais is a collection of 23 restaurants located across London and nationwide, including cities such as Manchester, Bath, Birmingham, Oxford, and Exeter.

The name Comptoir Libanais means Lebanese Counter and is a place where guests can eat casually and enjoy Middle Eastern and North African food, served with warm and friendly hospitality, just like back home.

The Group also operates Shawa, serving traditional shawarmas through a counter service model in Westfield and Bluewater shopping centers, Yalla-Yalla near Oxford Circus, and entertainment venue Kenza, located in Devonshire Square, London.

The group has expanded internationally with its franchise partners, with restaurants in the Netherlands, Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Italy.

For more information: https://www.comptoirlibanais.com/

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