C&C GROUP PLC 
By C&C Group plc
Directorate Change
Emer Finnan appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director
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Dublin, London, 7 April, 2014 : C&C Group plc ('C&C' or the 'Group'), a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded long alcohol drinks is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Emer Finnan to the Group's Board of Directors as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 May, 2014.
Ms Finnan is a Partner and Senior Managing Director of Kildare Partners, a private equity firm specialising in real estate investment in Western Europe. Ms Finnan is responsible for investment origination for the Irish market. She has over 20 years of UK/Ireland investment banking and financial services experience.
Sir Brian Stewart, Chairman of C&C, commented: "Emer Finnan will bring valuable expertise to C&C and we are pleased to announce her appointment to the Board. C&C is committed to the continuing refreshment and renewal of its Board in line with corporate governance best practice."
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About Emer Finnan
Ms Finnan is a Partner and Senior Managing Director of Kildare Partners a private equity firm based in Dublin, where she is responsible for investment origination in Ireland.
She trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG in Dublin between 1989 and 1993. From 1993 to 1998 she worked in the investment banking divisions of Citibank and ABN AMRO in London and then was a Director of NCB Stockbrokers in Dublin in a similar role until 2005. In 2005 she joined EBS Building Society in Ireland, becoming its Finance Director in early 2010. In September 2012, Ms Finnan re-joined NCB Stockbrokers to lead a financial services team in Ireland. She joined Kildare Partners in 2013.
Ms Finnan is currently a Non-Executive Director of Dublin Port Company and adviser to the audit committee of RTE, the Irish public broadcaster.
About C&C Group plc
C&C Group plc is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded cider and beer. The Group manufactures Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand, Magners, the premium international cider brand, Gaymers cider and the Shepton Mallet Cider Mill range of English ciders and the Tennent's beer brand. C&C Group also owns Woodchuck and Hornsby's, two of the leading craft cider brands in the United States. The Group's Irish wholesaling subsidiary, Gleeson Group, manufactures Tipperary Water and Finches soft drinks. The Group also distributes a number of beer brands in the Scottish, Irish and Northern Irish markets.
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