Rank Group appoints Steven Esom to the Board as Non-Executive Director

– UK, Maidenhead – Rank (LSE:RNK), announces the appointment of Steven Esom to the board of Rank with effect from 1 March 2016 as a non-executive director. He will also chair Rank’s remuneration committee and serve on its audit and nominations committees.

Steven Esom, 55, had a 12-year career at Waitrose, the last five years of which were as managing director. He has held a number of senior and non-executive positions within the food sector. He is currently the senior independent director and remuneration committee chairman of the FTSE-250-listed food producer, Cranswick plc. He is also non-executive chairman of the British Retail Consortium (trading) and of Advantage Travel Centres.

Ian Burke, Rank’s chairman, said “I am delighted to welcome Steven to the Rank board and I know that his skills and experience will be a real asset to the Group. The board and I very much look forward to working with him over the coming years.”

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