Just Eat installs Mike Evans as new chairman

Takeaway food delivery marketplace Just Eat announced on Friday that its board has appointed Mike Evans to the role of non-executive chairman, with effect from 26 April.

The FTSE 100 firm said that since 2014, Evans had been non-executive chairman of digital property portal group ZPG.

He also served as the senior independent director of Chesnara.

Evans was previously non-executive chairman of Hargreaves Lansdown from December 2009 to February 2018, and a non-executive director of esure from June 2013 to August 2015.

“I am delighted to welcome Mike to the Board of Just Eat, where his proven expertise as a FTSE 100 chairman, and experience of online marketplaces, will be immensely valuable,” said interim non-executive chairman Andrew Griffith.

“He joins at an important time for the business, as it seeks to extend its UK and international leadership in fast growing markets.”

Just Eat said Evans is an experienced director, with significant experience acting as chairman of rapidly-growing, digitally-focussed businesses.

He spent much of his career in the financial services industry, where he accumulated more than 30 years of experience and held several senior executive positions, including as chief operating officer of Skandia UK.

Evans would join the board of Just Eat as an independent non-executive director and chairman-elect on 6 March.

His appointment as non-executive chairman would be effective from the conclusion of the company's annual general meeting on 26 April.

Separately, Just Eat also announced that David Buttress would retire from the board as a non-executive director at the end of that AGM.

“Just Eat is an outstanding company in an immensely exciting market, with a great brand and a strong track record of profitable growth,” commented Mike Evans.

“It is a privilege to chair such a dynamic business, and I look forward to using my experience to help the board and leadership team maintain strong growth and governance over the coming years.

“I would also like to pay tribute to Andrew Griffith who, as interim chairman, has provided much-needed stability to the board and the company through a year of exceptional change.”