B&M European Value Retail S.A. has announced that Hounaïda Lasry is to be appointed as a non-executive director with effect from 22 September, when she will also join the remuneration and nomination committees.

Lasry, currently a NED at Britvic plc, has almost 30 years’ experience at Procter & Gamble across various sectors (skin & personal care, pet food, sanitary pads, diapers and detergents) and geographies (Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia).

From 2016 to 2021, she was a non-executive director on the advisory board of the Geneva School of Economics and Management.

Peter Bamford, B&M chair, said, “I am delighted that Hounaïda has agreed to join the board of B&M. She brings strong commercial international, and strategic instincts and the benefits of experience gained in a wide variety of challenging operational roles within the highly structured and developed consumer facing disciplines of Procter & Gamble. Hounaïda will enhance the diversity of experience and skills on our board considerably.”