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Whitbread has announced that Chris Kennedy, non-executive director, will be stepping down from the board and as chair of the audit committee with effect from the conclusion of the company’s 2025 AGM in June.

Kennedy has been appointed to be a member of the board of directors of Tesco PLC with effect from 20 February 2025.

The group stated that it will announce Kennedy’s successor as audit committee chair in due course.

Adam Crozier, chairman of Whitbread, said: “I would like to thank Chris on behalf of the Board for his outstanding contribution to Whitbread over the last nine years, both as a member of the Board and as Chair of the Audit Committee.

“In the meantime, we look forward to continuing to work with Chris over the coming months”.

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