JDE Peet's announced the appointment of Fabien Simon as Chief Executive Officer, effective 7 September 2020. He is based in Amsterdam. Simon, who has served as a Director of JDE Peet’s since its listing, has extensive experience within the company and sector. Simon’s appointment follows the strong performance of JDE Peet’s in the first half of 2020, during which time the company demonstrated the resilience of its business and brands despite the unprecedented economic and social disruption of COVID-19. Simon succeeds Casey Keller who decided to return to the United States to be with his family who were unable to relocate to Amsterdam due to health and safety implications related to the pandemic. Simon is appointed as CEO by the Board. The appointment will be tabled for formalization at the next general meeting.