Cineworld Group plc announced the appointment of Alicja Kornasiewicz as Deputy Chair of the Board with immediate effect. Alicja will step up into the role of Chair of the Board at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") in 2020. At that time, the current Chair, Anthony Bloom, will step down, having served as Chairman for almost 25 years dating back to the formation of the company. Prior to the AGM in 2020, Anthony and Alicja will work closely together to ensure a smooth handover. Alicja joined the Board in 2015 as an independent non-executive director, and has played an extremely valuable role. She has had a distinguished career in business, finance, politics, and on regulatory bodies, having worked in management roles at UniCredit and Morgan Stanley, as Chair of the Supervisory Board of Bank Pekao SA, and as a member of the Polish parliament after the first free elections in 1989. Alicja has also served as Secretary of State for the Ministry of the State Treasury of the Republic of Poland.