Confirmation of CEO Commencement Date

David Forde to join as Group CEO on 2 November

Dublin, London: 11 August 2020 | Further to the CEO succession announcement of 9 July 2020, C&C Group plc ("C&C" or the "Group") confirms that David Forde will take up the role of Group Chief Executive Officer on 2 November 2020 and will join the Board as an Executive Director on the same date. 

Upon David joining C&C, Stewart Gilliland will revert to the role of Non-Executive Chairman.

ENDS

This announcement contains inside information. The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company is Mark Chilton, Company Secretary & Group General Counsel.

Contacts

C&C Group plc
Patrick McMahon, Group Chief Financial Officer
Email: [email protected]

FTI Consulting
Jonathan Neilan/Paddy Berkery
Tel: +353 1 765 0886/0884
Email: [email protected]

Novella Communications
Tim Robertson
Tel: +44 203 151 7008
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About C&C Group plc

C&C Group plc is a leading, vertically integrated premium drinks company which manufactures, markets and distributes branded beer, cider, wine, spirits, and soft drinks across the UK and Ireland.

·    C&C Group's portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include: Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent's, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast-growing, super-premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea and Orchard Pig.

·    C&C Group has own brand and contract manufacturing/packing operations in Co. Tipperary, Ireland; Glasgow, Scotland; and Vermont, United States, where it manufactures Woodchuck, a leading craft cider brand in the United States.

·    C&C Group is the No.#1 drinks distributor to the UK and Ireland hospitality sectors. Operating under the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent's and C&C Gleeson brands, the C&C Group supplies over 35,000 pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels, and is a key route-to-market for major international beverage companies.

·    C&C Group also has a minority investment in the Admiral Taverns tenanted pub group, which owns over 1,000 pubs across England and Wales and exports its Magners and Tennent's brands to over 60 countries worldwide.

C&C is a FTSE 250 company, headquartered in Dublin and listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Note to Editors

There are no other matters to disclose under Listing Rule 9.6.13