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Various Eateries PLC
11 November 2022
 

11 November 2022

VARIOUS EATERIES PLC

("Various Eateries" or "the Company"

and with its subsidiaries "the Group")

 

Director Appointment

Various Eateries PLC, the owner, developer and operator of all day club, restaurant and hotel sites in the United Kingdom, is pleased to announce the appointment of James Darwent to the board as director with immediate effect.

 

As previously announced, Oli Williams steps down today from his role as CFO and director of the Company, being replaced by James as CFO on an interim basis. James has been working alongside Oli since joining the Company on 26 September 2022 to ensure a smooth transition.

 

James has over 15 years' experience working in private equity backed businesses and has previously held roles at Big Table Group and Casual Dining Group as Finance Director (non-board positions). Prior to this, he held the role of Global Head of Finance at All Saints Retail Limited. James qualified as a Certified Accountant at Pannell Kerr Forster, now BDO, in 1992.

 

James Darwent, aged 56, holds, or has during the last five years held, the following directorships and partnerships:

 

Current Directorships

LDLR Limited

 

 

Past Directorships

None

 

James Darwent does not hold any ordinary shares in the Company.

 

There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.

  

 

Enquiries

 

Various Eateries plc



Andy Bassadone

Executive Chairman

Via Alma PR

Yishay Malkov

Chief Executive Officer


James Darwent

Interim Chief Financial Officer





WH Ireland Limited

Sole Broker and Nominated Adviser

Tel: +44 (0)20 7220 1666

Broking

Harry Ansell



Nominated Adviser

Katy Mitchell / Megan Liddell






Alma PR

Financial PR

Tel: +44 (0)20 3405 0205

David Ison


variouseateries@almapr.co.uk

Lily Soares Smith



Pippa Crabtree



 

About Various Eateries

 

Various Eateries owns, develops and operates restaurant, clubhouse and hotel sites in the United Kingdom. The Group's stated mission is "great people delivering unique experiences through continuous innovation".

 

The Group is led by a highly experienced senior team including Andy Bassadone (Executive Chairman), Hugh Osmond (Founder), Yishay Malkov (CEO) and Matt Fanthorpe (Chef Director, a non-board position).

 

The Group operates three core brands across 15 locations:

 


·    Coppa Club, a multi-use, all day concept that combines restaurant, terrace, café, lounge, bar and work spaces


·    Tavolino, a restaurant aiming to address a gap in the market for high-quality Italian food at mid-market prices


·    Noci, a modern, neighbourhood pasta-only concept which serves very high-quality dishes at reasonable prices

 

For more information visit www.variouseateries.co.uk

 

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