Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68

COMPASS GROUP PLC

(The "Company")

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS

The Company is pleased to announce the appointments of Arlene Isaacs-Lowe and Sundar Raman as Non-executive directors with effect from 1 November 2021 and 1 January 2022 respectively. On appointment, both Arlene and Sundar will also join the Audit, Corporate Responsibility, Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

Arlene is currently Special Advisor at Moody's Corporation and was formerly their Global Head of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), where she developed and implemented their global CSR strategy. She joined Moody's Corporation in 1998 and held various senior leadership, analytical, commercial and relationship management roles before assuming her current position in 2021. Prior to joining Moody's, Arlene was Chief Financial Officer of Equinox Realty Advisors LLC and before that, she was a portfolio manager with MetLife Realty Group, Inc. 

Sundar is currently the Global CEO of Fabric and Home Care, Procter & Gamble's largest business, where he is responsible for delivering growth through innovation, a synchronised supply chain, brand building and sales.  He started his career with Procter & Gamble in 1998 as a market analyst and held a number of senior leadership roles in business intelligence, marketing and innovation across a variety of product lines and market segments prior to his current role.

Commenting on the appointments, Ian Meakins, Chairman said:

 "We are delighted to welcome Arlene and Sundar to Compass. Arlene brings over 20 years' executive experience in CSR, finance, strategy and sales. Sundar also brings over 20 years' experience as an executive operating in highly competitive markets and successfully growing global consumer brands.  We look forward to benefitting from their backgrounds and experience in Board deliberations over the coming years."

There are no matters which require disclosure in respect of the appointments of Ms Isaacs-Lowe and Mr Raman in accordance with LR 9.6.13 (1) to (6).

Enquiries

Investors:

Alvin Concepcion, Agatha Donnelly & Helen Javanshiri                                          

+44 (0) 1932 573 000

Press:                                                                                                                                            

Giles Robinson, Compass Group PLC          

+44 (0) 1932 963 486                                                        

Tim Danaher, Brunswick                                                                                           
+44 (0) 207 404 5959

Website:                                                                                                                     
www.compass-group.com                            

Note to Editors: Compass Group PLC is the world's leading food service company, which generated annual revenues of £20.2 billion in the year to 30 September 2020.  It operates in around 45 countries, employs and engages around 550,000 people and serves over 5.5 billion meals a year. The Company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Sports & Leisure and Defence, Offshore & Remote, with an established brand portfolio.