Amadeus president and chief executive appointed to board

Amadeus president and chief executive Luis Maroto has been appointed to the board of directors as executive director for a period of three years.

Amadeus president and chief executive Luis Maroto has been appointed to the board of directors as executive director for a period of three years.

The appointment does not represent any changes to his current duties, the company said following a shareholder general meeting.

The meeting also approved the re-election of chairman José Antonio Tazón as an independent director and a number of other board appointments.

The dividend approved from 2013’s profit amounts to €280.2 million, equivalent to a final fixed dividend of €0.625 per share, and a 25% increase on the previous year’s dividend.