lastminute.com group announces new Chief Financial Officer

Amsterdam / Chiasso, 18 September 2017- lastminute.com group, a European leader in the online travel and leisure industry, today announced that Sergio Signoretti has joined its Executive Management Team as new CFO with immediate effect.

As announced on 17 July 2017, the former CFO Stefano Biffi is leaving the Company to pursue other business opportunities. Until today he supported the Group to ensure a smooth and efficient transition.

Sergio Signoretti joined lastminute.com group as Head of Payments and Treasury May 2017. His mandate still is to innovate and optimize processes, infrastructures and solutions in that area, in addition to the CFO function.

Sergio Signoretti has extensive experience in the financial services industry, having managed as CEO of CartaLis (IGT-Lottomatica group) the startup of the initiative and led the development of the current second issuer of prepaid cards in Italy. Formerly he was CEO of Lottomatica Videolot Rete (IGT-Lottomatica group) and he held positions as Head of planning and control in diversified multinational contexts (manufacturing, telco, gaming) among which Ominitel Vodafone and Lottomatica. Sergio Signoretti is an Angel Investor member of Italian Angels for Growth, an association of Italian and foreign investors in start-up capital ventures. He is chartered accountant and auditor and graduated in Economics at the State University in Rome.

Fabio Cannavale, CEO of lastminute.com, said "On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Stefano for his valued work and wish him every success in the future. I am very happy to welcome Sergio, whose broad expertise and entrepreneurial attitude represent a valuable support to fulfil our long-term strategic objectives."

About lastminute.com group

lastminute.com group is among the worldwide leaders in the online travel industry and operates a portfolio of well-known brands such as lastminute.com, Bravofly, Rumbo, Volagratis and Jetcost. Every month, the Group reaches across its websites and mobile apps (in 17 languages and 40 countries) 43 million users that search for and book their travel and leisure experiences. The mission of the Group is to be an inspiring travel company, committed to enrich the lives of travellers offering support and services whenever need it. lastminute.com NV is a publicly traded company listed under the ticker symbol LMN on SIX Swiss Exchange.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. lastminute.com group undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.


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