– UK, London – SSP Group plc (LON: SSPG), a leading operator of restaurants, bars, cafes, and other food and beverage outlets in travel locations across 36 countries, announced the appointment of Karina Deacon to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director effective from 1 January 2025, bringing valuable industry experience across numerous areas including finance, business transformation, capital markets, M&A, strategy planning and risk management.
“We are delighted to welcome Karina to the Board of SSP. She has strong financial experience having worked as a CFO in several listed companies and will bring relevant travel and services industry insight, alongside additional breadth and diversity, to the Board as it focuses on delivering SSP’s strategic priorities,” said Board Chair, Mike Clasper.
Karina Deacon will also join the Audit and Nomination Committees.
About Karina Deacon
Karina Deacon is an experienced business leader with a strong financial background and significant experience in industries aligned with SSP’s markets. Having started her career as an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers, she has held various management positions at large, Danish-listed companies, spending 13 years with the facilities management company ISS A/S, four years as Group CFO of the cleaning equipment manufacturer Nilfisk A/S, as well as four years as CFO of Saxo Bank A/S. From early 2020 to May 2024, Karina served as Group CFO and member of the Executive Management of the shipping and logistics company DFDS A/S.
Karina Deacon serves as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, an airline company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. She is also a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of VELUX A/S, a Danish-based manufacturer of roof windows, and a Non-Executive Director of Maersk Training A/S.
Karina Deacon holds a Master of Economics and Business Administration from the Aarhus Business School in Denmark.
About SSP
SSP is a leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, with c.43,000 colleagues in over 600 locations across 36 countries. We operate sit-down and quick-service restaurants, cafes, lounges, and food-led convenience stores, principally in airports and train stations, with a portfolio of more than 550 international, national, and local brands. These include our brands (such as Urban Crave, which brought the first “street eats” concept to airports in the US, and Nippon Ramen, a noodle and dumpling concept in the APAC region) as well as franchise brands (such as M&S Simply Foods, Starbucks and Burger King).
Our purpose is to be the best part of the journey, and this is underpinned by our aim to bring leading brands and innovative concepts to our clients and customers around the world, with an emphasis on great value, taste, quality, and service – using digital technology to boost efficiency.
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