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Ms. Claire Marie Bennett
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms. Claire Marie Bennett has served on the Company's board of directors since June 2022.
She served as Global Chief Customer Officer of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG"), a global hospitality company, from October 2020 to April 2024 and as Global Chief Marketing Officer of IHG from October 2017 to October 2020. Prior to joining IHG, Ms. Bennett spent 11 years at The American Express Company, a credit card services company, in a range of senior leadership roles including General Manager, Global Travel and Lifestyle (2013 to 2017), Executive Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Loyalty (2012 to 2013), Senior Vice President and General Manager, US Consumer Travel (2009 to 2012) and Senior Vice President, Global Brand Management (2006 to 2009).
Ms. Bennett also held various marketing and finance positions at Dell Computer Corporation and Quaker Oats Company (PepsiCo). Ms. Bennett has served on the board of directors of AutoNation, Inc., a US-based automotive retailer, since July 2024, previously served as a non-executive director of Tumi Holdings, Inc. from 2013 to 2016 and has served on various industry advisory boards.
Ms. Bennett holds a BS in Accounting from Indiana University, Bloomington and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.