Compass Group PLC announces that Karen Witts has mutually agreed with the Board that she will step down as Chief Financial Officer of the Company with effect from 31 October 2021. Palmer Brown has been appointed Chief Financial Officer Designate of the Company with immediate effect. He will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer with effect on and from 1 November 2021 and will also join the Corporate Responsibility Committee. Palmer is currently Compass' Group Commercial Director and served as Interim CFO for a period from 2018 to 2019. He joined Compass in 2001 and during this time has held a variety of senior finance, strategy and legal positions and has played a central role as a member of the highly successful executive team in North America. He has also coordinated many of the acquisitions and divestitures for the Group. Palmer has degrees in business and law and is a Certified Public Accountant. Karen will remain available to assist with a transition.