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RNS Number : 8344X  Bunzl PLC  26 July 2024

26 July 2024

 

BUNZL APPOINTS NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

 

Bunzl plc (the "Company"), the specialist international distribution and
services Group, today announces the appointment of Daniela Barone Soares, OBE
and Julia Wilson as non-executive directors and as members of the
Remuneration, Audit, Nomination and Board Sustainability Committees. Daniela
and Julia will join the Board and the aforesaid Committees with effect from 16
December 2024.

 

Daniela is currently Chief Executive Officer of Snowball Impact Management
Limited. She was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Granito Group from 2017
to 2019 and prior to this was Chief Executive Officer at Impetus from 2006 to
2015, and Executive Chair of Gove Digital between 2016 and 2020. Daniela has
served on various commercial, non-profit boards and advisory boards during her
career, including Halma plc, Evora S.A. and the UK National Advisory Board to
the G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce. She has considerable international
experience, having also previously worked in the USA, Brazil and Europe.

 

Daniela is presently an independent non-executive director at InterContinental
Hotels Group PLC but will be stepping down from this position on 31 December
2024.

 

Julia is a chartered accountant and was the Group Finance Director of 3i Group
plc from 2008 to 2022. Prior to this, she held a number of senior finance
related roles at Cable & Wireless, latterly as Group Director of Corporate
Finance. Julia was appointed as a non-executive director at Legal &
General Group PLC in 2011 and was Senior Independent Director from 2016 to
2021. She also previously served as the Chair of The 100 Group of FTSE
Finance Directors.

 

Julia is currently a non-executive director of Barclays PLC.

 

Commenting on the appointments, Peter Ventress, Chairman of Bunzl, said:

 

"I am delighted that Daniela and Julia have agreed to join the Board as
non-executive directors.

Daniela's ESG credentials and in-depth knowledge about the role of technology
in driving change will be a valuable addition and will enhance the Board's ESG
capabilities further. In addition, Julia's extensive audit and UK regulatory
expertise and significant executive-level strategic and financial leadership
experience will be of great value to the Company as it continues to expand and
develop."

 

 

Enquiries:

 

 Bunzl plc                                   Teneo

 Frank van Zanten, Chief Executive Officer   Martin Robinson

 Richard Howes, Chief Financial Officer      Olivia Peters

 Tel: +44 (0)20 7725 5000                    Tel: +44 (0)20 7353 4200

 

Bunzl plc confirms that there are no other disclosures that need to be made
under Listing Rule 9.6.13 in relation to Daniela Barone Soares' and Julia
Wilson's appointments.

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