Comptoir Group Plc announced the following changes to the Board of Directors of the company: Dr. Beatrice Lafon, Non-Executive Chair, has resigned from the Board with effect from 26 June 2024 to pursue other business interests. Jean-Michel Orieux, Non-Executive Director since August 2022, will succeed Dr. Lafon as Chair of the Board with immediate effect. Ali Aneizi is appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Ali 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, prior to 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.

Following these changes, the Board consists of two Executive Directors and two Independent Non-Executive Directors (including the Chair). Following Dr. Lafon's resignation, she will not seek re-election at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") being held later today. As the Company's Notice of AGM has already been issued, the Company confirms that the resolution to reappoint Dr. Lafon as Non-Executive Chair of the Company (resolution number four) will not be proposed to the AGM.