lastminute.com group announces new Chief Financial Officer

Amsterdam / Chiasso, 26 January 2017 - lastminute.com group, a European leader in the online travel and leisure industry, today announced that Stefano Biffi, former Chief Financial Officer at Mediamarket S.p.A., will join its Executive Management Team as deputy CFO on 30 January 2017.

Current CFO Francesco Guidotti will be leaving the Company to pursue other business opportunities by mid-March, following the disclosure of the full-year 2016 financial results. Until then, he will support the Company to ensure a smooth and efficient transition and Stefano Biffi to take the lead of the Group's financial department.

Stefano Biffi brings over 20 years of financial and business experience. He joins lastminute.com group after a distinguished career at Mediamarket S.p.A., the Italian company belonging to the Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH. The group is the European leader in electronic consumption devices and unifies the three brands Media Markt, Saturn and redcoon under one roof. Stefano Biffi graduated in Business Administration at the L. Bocconi University in Milan and obtained an Executive Master in Strategic Business at INSEAD Fontainebleau. He served as a CEO, CFO, Country Manager in a number of companies in Italy, inter alia Ikea Italia S.p.A.

Fabio Cannavale, Chief Executive Officer, said: "Francesco has made a great contribution to a consistent financial reporting and planning during his tenure at lastminute.com group. On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank him for his valued work and wish him every success in the future. I am very happy to welcome Stefano, whose solid and valuable background combined with a strong personality and attitude to life fully aligned with the Group's values, will complement our long-term growth objectives. We are now entering into an exciting new phase of development of our Company for which we expect Stefano's contribution to be key."

About lastminute.com group

lastminute.com group is among the worldwide leaders in the online travel industry and operates a portfolio of well-known brands such as lastminute.com, Bravofly, Rumbo, Volagratis and Jetcost. Every month, the Group reaches across its websites and mobile apps (in 17 languages and 40 countries) 43 million users that search for and book their travel and leisure experiences. The mission of the Group is to be an inspiring travel company, committed to enrich the lives of travellers offering support and services whenever need it. lastminute.com NV is a publicly traded company listed under the ticker symbol LMN on SIX Swiss Exchange.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. lastminute.com group undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.


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