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Time Out Group plc announced the appointment of Matthew Robert Phillip Pritchard, aged 49, to its Board of Directors with immediate effect on 14 November 2023. His appointment as the company's Chief Financial Officer was announced on 8 November 2023. Mr. Pritchard brings over 25 years of experience and served as CFO of Hotel Chocolat PLC from 2014 to 2023.
| Date | 14 Nov 2023 |
| Time | 07:00:14 |
| Category | Board changes |
| ID | 3018T |
14 November 2023
Time Out Group plc
Appointment of Matt Pritchard to the Board of Directors
Time Out Group plc (AIM: TMO), the global media and hospitality business, is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Robert Phillip Pritchard to the Board of Directors, with immediate effect. His appointment as Time Out Group's Chief Financial Officer was announced on 8 November 2023.
Matt Pritchard has over 25 years of experience of value creation in Retail and FMCG, in both private equity and listed environments, including strategic review and funding of growth strategies. From 2014 to 2023, Matt was CFO of Hotel Chocolat PLC. Prior to this, he worked in senior finance roles with several blue-chip retail organisations including Asda, Somerfield Stores and WHSmith. Matt qualified as a Certified Accountant in 1998.
The names of all companies and partnerships of which Matt Pritchard, aged 49, was a director or partner at any time in the previous five years are set out below:
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Previous directorships |
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Hotel Chocolat Group Plc |
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Hazelnuthill Properties Ltd |
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HOTC Ltd |
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Hotel Chocolat Limited |
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Hotel Chocolat EU Retail Limited |
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Hotel Chocolat Europe Ltd |
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Hotel Chocolat Retail Ltd |
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Hotel Chocolat Stores Limited |
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Hotel Chocolat UK Holdings Ltd |
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Rabot 1745 Limited |
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Rabot Estate UK Ltd |
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The Chocolate Tasting Club Limited |
Matt Pritchard has also been appointed as a Director of the following Time Out Group companies: Time Out Digital Limited, Time Out England Limited, Time Out Group BC Limited, Time Out New York Limited, Leanworks Limited, Time Out Market London Limited, Time Out Market Limited and Time Out Group MC Limited.
Save as set out in this announcement, there are no further details to be disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in respect of Matt Pritchard.
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For further information, please contact: |
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Time Out Group plc |
Tel: +44 (0)207 813 3000 |
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Chris Ohlund, CEO |
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Matt Pritchard, CFO |
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Steven Tredget, Investor Relations Director |
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Liberum (Nominated Adviser and Broker) |
Tel: +44 (0)203 100 2222 |
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Andrew Godber / Edward Thomas / Miquela Bezuidenhoudt |
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FTI Consulting LLP |
Tel: +44 (0)203 727 1000 |
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Edward Bridges / Stephanie Ellis / Fiona Walker |
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Notes to editors
About Time Out Group
Time Out Group is a global media and hospitality business that inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city through its two divisions - Time Out Media and Time Out Market. Time Out launched in London in 1968 to help people discover the exciting new urban cultures that had started up all over the city - today it is the only global brand dedicated to city life. Expert journalists curate and create content about the best things to Do, See and Eat across 333 cities in 59 countries and across a unique multi-platform model spanning both digital and physical channels. Time Out Market is the world's first editorially curated food and cultural market, bringing a city's best chefs, restaurateurs and unique cultural experiences together under one roof. The portfolio includes open Markets in six cities such as Lisbon, New York and Dubai, several new locations with expected opening dates in 2023 and beyond, in addition to a pipeline of further locations in advanced discussions. Time Out Group PLC, listed on AIM, is headquartered in London (UK).