easyJet appoints Moni Mannings to its Board as Independent Director alongside Julie Southern stepping to Senior Independent Director

– UK, Luton –  easyJet PLC (LON: EZJ) today announced the appointment of Moni Mannings to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and member of the Remuneration Committee effective on 6 August 2020.

The company also announced that Julie Southern is succeeding Charles Gurassa as Senior Independent Director with immediate effect.

Charles will continue to remain as the Deputy Chairman until 31 December 2020 when he steps down from the Board. Julie will also become a member of the Nominations Committee with effect from 31 August 2020.

Catherine Bradley CBE will succeed Andy Martin as Chair of the Finance Committee and become a member of the Audit Committee and Nominations Committee with effect from 31 August 2020, when Andy steps down from the Board. Nick Leeder will become a member of the Nominations Committee with effect from the same date.

“I am very pleased to welcome Moni to the Board. She will bring a wide range of skills and experience and we are very much looking forward to her joining us.” said Board Chairman, John Barton “I am also pleased that Julie will become Senior Independent Director and that Catherine will Chair the Finance Committee. They are both exceptional non-executives and bring valuable experience to these positions. I look forward to continuing to work closely with them in their new roles.”

About Moni Mannings

Moni currently serves as an independent non-executive director of AIM-listed Breedon Group plc and is Chair of their Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. She also serves as Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at Investec Bank plc, and Deputy Chair of the charity Barnardo’s.

Moni has held a number of non-executive positions, including as a Board member of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, Cranfield University, Dairy Crest Group PLC and Polypipe Group plc. Until 2017, Moni was Chief Operating Officer of Aistemos Limited, a leading IP data analytics and strategy company. From 2000 until 2016, Moni was a Partner and Head of the International Banking and Finance Division of Olswang LLP, before which she held senior positions with Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Simmons & Simmons and Clifford Chance LLP.

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