Saga plc announced the appointment of Euan Sutherland as Group Chief Executive Officer with effect from 6 January 2020. As announced earlier this year, Lance Batchelor is retiring and will continue as a statutory Director until he leaves the business on 31 January 2020. Euan has substantial experience having led major consumer-facing businesses, including financial services, through periods of change, both in the UK and internationally. Most recently he was the CEO of Superdry plc, the global digital brand, for five years. In that time Euan led a strategy focused on customer insight, innovation and digital, international and wholesale expansion. Prior to this Euan was the Group CEO of The Co-op Group, the mutual retailer, insurance and funeral services business where he led a significant transformation programme resulting in a more efficient and profitable business. Before that, he was Group COO & CEO UK at Kingfisher plc, and also has a background in global FMCG brands having worked at Mars and Coca Cola earlier in his career. He is a non-executive director of Britvic plc.