THE GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC

("GO-AHEAD" or "THE GROUP")

APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Go-Ahead is pleased to announce the appointment of Dominic Lavelle as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair Designate with effect from 1 January 2022. This appointment reflects the Board's succession planning, with Adrian Ewer, the current Audit Committee Chair, reaching a nine year term in Spring 2022.

Dominic will also be a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees and it is anticipated that he will become Chair of the Audit Committee following the General Meeting at which the Report and Accounts 2021 is approved by shareholders in February 2022.

Dominic has extensive corporate and financial knowledge, with previous positions including Chief Financial Officer of SDL plc, Group Finance Director of Alfred McAlpine plc and Group Finance Director of Allders plc.

Dominic is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of McColls Retail Group plc and is a Non-Executive Director of AIM quoted company FIH Group plc where he also serves as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.  He is also the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of AIM quoted company Fulcrum Utility Services Limited.

Clare Hollingsworth, The Go-Ahead Group plc Chair, said:

"We are delighted to welcome Dominic to the Board of Go-Ahead at this time. As an experienced portfolio Chair of Audit Committees with a commercial mindset and broad finance experience  gained from Executive, project and Non-Executive appointments, he will add significant insight and value to our business."

Dominic Lavelle added:

"It is an exciting time to be joining Go-Ahead just after the appointment of Christian Schreyer as the new CEO. I look forward to contributing to the Board's thinking on the opportunities and risks  facing public transport both in the UK and overseas, and how we can best support the sustainability agenda."

There is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R.

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Go-Ahead 

Go-Ahead is a leading public transport operator, connecting communities through bus and rail services. Our purpose is to be the local partner taking care of journeys that enhance the lives and wellbeing of our communities across the world.  

We employ more than 27,000 people across our bus and rail businesses in the UK, Singapore, Ireland, Norway and Germany. In addition to the travelling public, our customers include governments and local authorities. We are committed to tackling climate change, poor air quality and social isolation. 

Bus 

Go-Ahead is one of the UK's largest bus operators. We run a fleet of more than 6,000 buses across England and run a quarter of London's buses for Transport for London. Outside London, we serve high-density commuter markets in the North East, Greater Manchester, East Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, East Anglia, the South East and the South West of England. We also operate a bus contract in Singapore and two bus contracts in Ireland. 

Rail 

We operate rail franchises in the UK, Germany and Norway. In the UK, we run the country's largest passenger franchise, GTR (Southern, Gatwick Express, Great Northern and Thameslink). This is managed through our 65 per cent owned subsidiary Govia, which is 35 per cent owned by Keolis.  In Germany and Norway, our contracts are run exclusively by Go-Ahead.