Appointment of Non-Executive Director, NWF Group PLC, 2020-05-05
NWF Group plc
NWF Group plc: Appointment of Non-Executive Director
NWF Group plc (“NWF” or the “Group”), the specialist distributor of fuel, feed and food across the UK, announces the appointment of Richard James Armitage, as Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 July 2020. In addition, Richard will assume the role of Chair of the Audit Committee following the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Group.
Richard Armitage, FCMA, aged 54, has wide experience in CFO/Finance Director roles across a number of industry sectors worldwide. Richard is currently CFO at Victrex plc, a FTSE 250 company with revenues of c.£300 million employing c.1,000 people in the UK and internationally. Prior to joining Victrex in April 2018, Richard was Group Finance Director of Samworth Brothers, a UK based branded and own-label food manufacturer. Richard has also held senior financial roles at McBride plc where he was CFO, Premier Foods plc’s Grocery and Chilled Divisions, and at Courtaulds, ICI and Boots plc. Richard trained through the Courtaulds and ICI Management Development programmes.
Commenting on the appointment, Chairman, Philip Acton said: “I am delighted to welcome Richard to the Board of NWF, his experience will be of significant value in the direction of the Group going forwards.”
Information for investors, including analyst consensus forecasts, can be found on the Group’s website at www.nwf.co.uk
Richard Whiting, Chief Executive | Reg Hoare / James Bavister | Mike Bell / Ed Allsopp |
Chris Belsham, Group Finance Director | MHP Communications | Peel Hunt LLP |
NWF Group plc | Tel: 020 3128 8100 | (Nominated Adviser and Broker) |
Tel: 01829 260 260 |
| Tel: 020 7418 8900 |
Disclosures required by Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Current directorships | Directorships held in the last five years |
Invibio Device Component Manufacturing Inc. Invibio Device Component Manufacturing Limited Invibio Inc. Invibio Knees Limited Invibio Limited Juvora Limited Kleiss Gears Inc. Panjin VYX High Performance Materials Co. Limited Victrex Europa GmbH Victrex High Performance Materials (Shanghai) Co. Limited Victrex Hong Kong Limited Victrex Japan Inc. Victrex Manufacturing Limited Victrex PLC Victrex Trading Limited Victrex Trustee Limited Victrex USA Holdings Inc. Victrex USA Holdings Limited Victrex USA Inc. Zyex Group Limited Zyex Limited Zyex Reclaim limited | Blueberry Foods Limited Brooksby Foods Limited Dickinson & Morries Limited Gibbs Croft Limited Ginsters Limited Henry Walker (Retail) Limited Kettleby Foods Limited Melton Foods Limited Merlin Properties (U.K.) Limited Mrs King’s Pork Pies Limited Samworth Brothers Distribution Limited Samworth Brothers Health Care Scheme Limited Samworth Brothers Limited Sci-MX Nutrician Limited Soreen Limited Tamar Foods Limited Thorpe Butler Limited Walker & Son (Leicester) Limited Walkers (Leicester) Limited West Cornwall Food Co Limited West Cornwall Pasty Co. Limited Westward Laboratories Limited |
Save as set out above, there are no further disclosures required pursuant to Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in relation to the appointment of Richard Armitage as Non-Executive Director.
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