Dominic Blakemore | Group Chief Executive Officer |
Palmer Brown | Group Chief Financial Officer |
Jamie Rollo | Morgan Stanley |
Bilal Aziz | UBS |
Vicki Stern | Barclays |
Richard Clarke | Bernstein |
Neil Tyler | Redburn |
Joe Thomas | HSBC |
Jaafar Mestari | BNP Paribas |
Hello, and welcome to the Compass Group Half Year Results Call. Hosting today's call will be Dominic Blakemore, Group Chief Executive Officer. This call is being recorded, and following the opening remarks, you will have the opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to Dominic Blakemore. Please go ahead.