SSP Group names Mike Clasper as chairman designate
He will replace Vagn Sørensen, who has had the role since 2006.
SSP Group announced the appointment of Mike Clasper as chairman designate effective 1 November.
Clapser will also join the SSP board as an independent non‐executive director.
He will replace Vagn Sørensen, who joined the board as chairman in 2006 and led the company through its IPO in 2014. He will retire from the company at the completion of their 2020 annual general meeting.
Clasper will also serve as chair of the board's nomination committee with effect from 1 November. Currently the chairperson of Coats Group, he was senior independent director of Serco Group between between March 2014 and December 2018.
“SSP is a fantastic business with excellent ongoing growth potential. I look forward to working with the SSP team to realise this potential,” Clasper said.
"It has been an honour to serve as SSP's Chairman for more than a decade. Having overseen the successful CEO transition to Simon Smith, I believe that with the business in great shape, with a clear and proven strategy and a sound platform on which to generate long term sustainable returns, it's the right time for me to step down,” Sørensen added.
