SSP Group shares fall on CEO departure even as FY results shine

(Reuters) - SSP Group Plc , which operates food and beverage stores in travel locations, said Kate Swann is stepping down as chief executive officer and would be replaced by Simon Smith, currently head of its UK & Ireland region. Shares of the company fell as much as 9 percent in early trading as investors focused on Swann's departure and shrugged off a better-than-expected 19.8 percent rise in full-year underlying operating profit.The operator of restaurants and bars in airports and railway..